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5/7/1959 - The Opposition by Smith Hempstone Jr.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION INSTITUTE OF CURRENT WORLD AFFAIRS SH The Opposition Freetown Sierra Leone Walter S Rogers Institute Current Werld Affairs adison Avenue New Yerk N Y Dear Rogers The alternatives Dr argai Sierra Leone Peoples Party terribly prepessessing There Albert course Albert ichael argai years younger Decter which makes He broad sheulder thick waist physique retired wrestler gotten outside petatoes He resembles elder brother about rhino leopard After finishing secondary education Freetewn Albert medical depart clerk He spent thirteen years capacity before brother ilton convinced talents along other lines With family inclu ilton Albert London He called entered private Freetown following ALBERT ARGAI In elected A wrestler defunct Protectorate Assembly organization which elder brother already exerting siderabl influence With Doctor Albert helped found Sierra Leone People Party after election House Representatives named inister Local Goverrnnent Education Welfare When tried brother ilton SLPP leadership SH Albert almost pulled manuevered Doctor ended folio pains Since member which broke SLPP formed under leadership People National Party Since PNP contest election party members stood under SLPP banner Albert satisfaction additional salary leader Official Opposition That distinction longs C B Rogers Wright leader United People Partyo Albert differences opinion between brother himself could patched But longer He criticizes SLPP diamond policy states Government million compensation Sierra Leone Selection Trust giving rights which nearly worthless He maintains measures restricting freedom movement Kono indicate SLPP instituting police state But hisses around cigarette holder I despise brother preaching division between Protectorate Colony between Temne Mende This healthy approaching independence Albert feels SLPP dragged matter independence Independence would tomorrow could Albert Africanist brother seems little loyalty Crown He asserts feels Sierra Leone should probably remain Commonwealth membership should preclude following independent course regards African unity He Sierra Leone should refuse financial technical assistance Iron Curtain ideological reasons On domestic Albert strong advocate creation separate House Chiefs This prising since twelve chiefs House Representatives government House consti SLPP margin power If Albert twelve chiefs could probably government Since chiefs distrust Albert unlikely could neutralize shoving powerless upper house C B Rogers Wright United People Party leader Official member Opposition lawyer Albert little smoother He Creole party although denies basically devoted protection Creole interests The United People Party successor series organizations groups parties which attempted balance power Colony years outspoken demanded least federal relationship between Protectorate Colony complete separation The UPP leadership realizes cannot preach Creolism openly Creoles outnumbered country Colony itself The policy seems emphasize Creole affiliation concentrate attacking unpopular government power By espousing causes disaffected elements Protectorate UPP hopes maintain Creole influence Although UPP maintains favors indep endence asserts because lethargy SLPP indepen dence early 1960s feasible Like Albert argai reasons Rogers Wright favors creation separate House Chiefs It SLPP diamond policy tyrannical The agree Selection Trust UPP maintains people Sierra Leone white expatriates present agreement clearly inimical national interest Everything Rogers Wright lieutenants Britain Britain terms We inves competition Like Albert argai PNP UPP Common wealth embittered toward Britain because betrayal Creoles C B ROGERS WRIGHT The Defender Creoledom UPP maintains favors African unity federal relationship transitional phase It adpts neutralist itien regards Cold War We would welcome source asserts Rogers Wright The UPP maintains Africanization ceeding expatriate officers slander their African subordinates Most English third enough Sierra Leone On practical level opposition parties problems The SLPP patronage disposal which makes adherence attractive proposition PNP UPP In addition SLPP amount politicking because happens power every SLPP minister makes country government expense bolsters party position Lastly parties strong leadership cogent programs experience In reduced sniping chinks appear SLPP armor Most Sierra Leoneans understand UPP still basically Creole party protestations contrary And pretty cooks political future Albert Margai PNP cannot counted because considerable following Protectorate Albert chance could SLPP should split along religious lines choice between Christian Karefa Smart Muslim Mustapha That doesn cards right When right basic difference between parties SLPP wants UPP PNP From where I SLPP looks stable three likely running Sierra Leone decade pundit But Africa dicey place Sincerly Smith Hemp Received NeT York May