NYASALAND HYDRO PLAN

Press, Volume C, Issue 29682, 28 November 1961, Page 4

NYASALAND HYDRO PLAN

Opposition By Banda

(IV Z P.A .-Reuter— ■Copy rig ht) ZOMBA (Nyasajand), November 28. Dr. Hastings Banda, said today: "I would rather see the whole of Nyaqaland starve to death than accept charity from Welensky and the Federal Government," the Associated Press reported. He was referring to a decision of the Federal Governmet of Rhodesia and Nyssaland, headed by Sir Roy Welensky, to go ahead wi'h Nyasaland's Nkulu Falls hydro-electric scheme. TTie African nationalist leader told a press conference: "Nobody can build a thing In this country unless I sign the papers as Minister of Natural Resources. If t cannot build Nkulu Falls the way I want it. then I'll not let it be built at all." Dr. Banda said that it funds for the £6.000.000 project could not be obtained elsewhere than the whits Federal Government in Salisbury, then it would not bs built Dr. Banda said: "If Welensky wants to build it he can build it with an army, but I don't Klink be is all that Stupid.” Then Dr. Bands made his remark about starvatleo and added that hs would say the same thing to the British Prime Minis'.el ’Mr Macmillan) and ths Colonial Secretary (Mr Maud, ling). „