GOVT. OF S.A.

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29799, 16 April 1962, Page 11

GOVT. OF S.A.

‘Bid To Found Aryan State’ (N Z-P-A.-Reuter—Copyright) LONDON, April 13 The Nationalist Governmerit *n South Africa was „- v, . ng to do precisely what H'.Jer tried to do in Gern Lacas said last Lord Lucas, who recently vi=..ed South Africa, told the House of Lords that South to set up a wtate Afrikeam s.ate. redllctoS the non-whites to servitude. Hitler had tried to set up Aryan state, but I>r-. Verwoerd will fail as tgnommouriy as Hitler faned, ’ be said. > r?« w,a * dismissing a Bui, already passed bv the House of Commons. which legalises British-Soirth African relations now that South Africa is outside the Commonwealth. It was given an unopposed second reading. The Foreign Secretary <Lord Home) said it would be “needless folly” to damage the Links and common heritage between South Africa and Britain.

. Although the occasion for this legislation has been Wit about by political change, this bil should not be used to attack South African policy,” he said. He hoped the day would come when the present differences of view on race masters and human freedoms which divided the two countries would be narrowed to rnssgaiftcance.