SIERRA LEONE

ILLEGAL STRANGERS WARNED TO QUIT MINING AREAS
Freetown DAILY MAIL in English 14 Jul 82 pp 1, 5

[Text] President Siaka Stevens has given a strong warning that all aliens and
immigrants without valid travelling and. residential documents should quietly
leave the mining areas and the country.

Government, he said, will not.permit the transformation of Sierra Leone into a
free-for-all state where illegal aliens and immigrants roam around and do as
they please,

The Head of State was addressing a large crowd of Paramount Chiefs, Chiefdom
Councillors and people of Lower Bambara Chiefdom at Tongo Field before he
returned’ to Freetown on Sunday.

Dr Stevens ‘conceded that while’his Government cherished freedom, the unbridled
freedom that would:allow strangers’to plunder the country's mining fields and to
smuggle produce and mineral wealth out of the country was inimical to the
interest’of Sierra Leone.

The permission of an influx of strangers and illegal immigrants into any part
of the country with their attendant social and economic problems would frustrate
the efforts of government to adequately plan for. the development of the country
and its people, he:added.

He appealed to the Chiefs and Chiefdom Councillors to carry out the spade work
in ridding the areas of lawless and undesirable elements who, he said were a
threat to peace, law and order.

President Stevens also reminded Parliamentarians of their responsibility to
prevent their supporters from molesting rival supporters and to remind them of
the dire consequences of such a practice.

President Stevens was accorded a rousing welcome by thousands of cheering and

wavering crowds who lined the route to the hall. Drumming, singing and
dancing were highlights of the welcoming ceremony.

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MINISTER NOTES INCREASE IN PUBLIC SHOPS LAST YEAR
Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 10 Jul 82 p 1

[Article by Mkumbwa Ally]

[Excerpt]

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VILLAGE and consumers’ co-?
operative shdps account for 31.5
per cent of all shops in the
country while 1,200 private ones
were phased out last year under
government efforts to: socialise
trade, the National Assembly
was told in Dar es Salaam
yesterday. . 7

The Minister for Trade,
Ndugu Ali Mchumo. told the
House that public — shop:
increased by 1,056 to 13,016 but
that those rurprivately dwindled
$028,319.

Presenting his Ministry’s 1982/
83 estimates, the Minister said
745 village shops and 848 co-
Operative shops in urban areas
were opened last year.

“It-is my hope that where
viable shops have . been
established, ‘village govern-
ments will no Jonger approve
applications for licences ‘by
individuals,” he said adding that
villages were ultimately expected
to declare private shops
redundant.

He stated that the newly-
formed Biashara Consumers
Services Company (BCs) would
open four departmental stores
and supermarkets, two of them
in,Dar es Salaam and the rest in
Dodoma and Arusha between
now and 1986. rt

said the programme was
undermined: by shortage of
suitable premises but added that
buildings for the first such store
in Dar es Salaam ‘had been
obtained and the shop. would.
open during the first aif of this
fiseab year. weer ps

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TANZANIA



TANZANIA

NYERERE SAYS OUTLOOK FOR FOOD CROPS PROMISING, CASH CROPS POOR

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 8 Jul 82 pl

[Excerpt]

CCM Chairman Mwalimu
Nyerere yesterday said there
were promising indications of
a good harvest of food crops
this season.

He asked peasants to
carefully harvest their crops
and store enough for their
families’ requirements and
sell the remaining to crop
authorities. .

Addressing a Peasants Day
rally at Umoja Stadium at
Mtwara, Mwalimu wamed
peasants not to sell their
produce to black marketeers
(walanguzi) because this
would deal a blow to both ef-
forts at food self-sufficiency
and in conserving foreign ex-
change. ©

-His speech was broadcast
live by Radio Tanzania.

If food we sold ts
walanguzi, shortages would
occur forcing the Govern~
ment to. import huge quan-
tities with the meagre foreign
exchange which could other-
wise be” spent on the -im-.
tation of other necessities, |
e explaine _
“This is no small matter,”.
Mwalimu said and urged;
peasants to have their own
food stocks which could’ see
them through to the next
season.

He explained that although
some areas of the country
received insufficient rainfall
and peasants in others had to
replant their crops, there were

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good: pointers that this season:
would be better than the last,
one.

Tanzania imported food
last year and in 1980,
Mwalimu said, adding that
most of the grains imported
were maize, rice and wheat,
whose production was
promising this season.

There would be a good har-
vest of. paddy this season,
Mwalimu said, explaining
that despite damage to the
crop.in Kyela by floods, there
were indication of a good har-
vest in other paddy-growing
areas:

There-were also indications

that. the wheat harvest this
season would be good, he
said.
“The Party Chairman ex=
plained, however, that the an-
ticipated ‘harvest could solve
the food shortage in‘ the coun-
try if Tanzanians did not
neglect their traditional
staple foods for the finer
grains.

“There are indications that
we shall have enough food if
we do away with the attitudes
of choosing between foods,”*
he said adding that Tan-
zanians should eat potatoes,
cassava, bananas and millet.

Mwalimu said ‘the outlook
was not very bright for the
cash crops. He explained that
cotton harvests were not ex-
pected to be good in thé
traditional leading producer
regions of Mwanza and
Shinyanga due to excessive
rainfall.

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Production levels in the two
regions could not reach last’
year’s output, Mwalimu said.
He explained that although
the other cotton areas could
produce more, they could not:
compensate for the shortfall
in production in the major
areas.

‘There were also pointers that
coffee output would not be high
this season and the overall
national production figure would
remain low unless the new coffee
areas produced more to cover the,
production shortfall in the
traditional areas. ’

‘The Chairman explained that’.
in terms of foreign exchange ear-.
nings through coffee exports, the’
prospects were gloomy in view of
the fluctuating world market
price of the crop.

For this whole week, the price of
coffee had been falling, he noted
saying that it fell by 450/- pound.
30) on Monday and rose by 135/-*
(pound 9) on Tuesday for ‘robusta *
coffee.

“By the New York prices, the
price of arabica went down yester-
day,” Miwalime told, the rally.

Taken by what this ‘means,
therefore, the country would con-
tinue experiencing the shortage of
foreign exchange, the Party Chair-
man explained.


TANZANIA

LIDA CONDUCTING LIVESTOCK EXPORT DRIVE IN PHASES
Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 14 Jul 82 p 3

[Excerpt] The Livestock Development Authority (LIDA) is negotiating with
firms in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait willing to import at least 85,000 cattle,
goats and sheep from the country.

The Ministry for Livestock Development, Ndugu Herman Kirigini told the
National Assembly yesterday that LIDA had already concluded an agreement with
a Saudi Arabian firm which would buy 15,000 head of cattle and 25,000 goats
and sheep in a three-month period ending September, this year.

He said another Saudi Arabian company was expected to import 30,000 head of
cattle and that there was a possibility of exporting between 10,000 and 15,000
head of cattle to Kuwait.

LIDA is also negotiating with Uganda Development Bank for the supply to Uganda
of 15,000 heibers, he added.

Ndugu Kirigini was answering a question by Ndugu Moringe Parkipuny
(Ngorongoro) who pointed out that the target to export 350,000 head of cattle
this year was too optimistic, asking the minister to explain arrangements made
to achieve this goal.

The MP also wanted to know how LIDA and other ranches would contribute to the
export and that the Minister should reveal the number of cattle which died of
east coast fever and trypanosomiasis last year.

Ndugu Kirigini said the government had decided to execute the livestock
export drive in phases and that 30,000 head of cattle would be exported under
the first phase.

He told the House that districts and regions would contribute specified
numbers of cattle for export and that special committees had been formed to
educate the people on the campaign.

He said the National Ranching Company (NARCO) would contribute 5,000 cattle.
Tanzania Sisal Authority (TSA) ranches 1,350 and that the Amboni Group would
provide 1,000 cattle for export under the programme.

The Minister said the export deals would be arranged under Free on Board (FOB)
agreement in which the buyer bears responsibility over the animals during
transportation abroad.

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one of military liquidation of the Eritrean revolution, benefiting from the disputes
which most unfortunately have occurred and have been of service to them. As long
as we overcome our disputes, and as long as our condition is one of determination,

I do not believe that Ethiopia will be strong enough to continue to fight, because
the people in Ethiopia are most at odds and in oonflict internally and there are
many movements inside Ethiopia, the movement for equality, the movement of new
nationalism, al-Arun, western Somalia and then many movements inside Ethiopia. The
Ethiopian regime has been relying on foreign protection up to this moment, but the
regime is feeble, and if we can be strong and closely knit and it is possible to put
it in a defensive situation, then our thoughts of a solution will be different from
the solution now.

AL-RIYAD: If you call for negotiation on a peaceful basis, and this voice is heard,
whether from inside Ethiopia, through African mediation or through international
mediation, would this principle be discussed on your part?

'‘abdallah: ‘This principle has been discussed by the Eritrean detachments and they
have each separately declared their positions. When President Ja'far al-Numayri
declared his initiative which was aimed at negotiation and mediation between the
Eritrean revolution and Ethiopia, agreement was reached in principle on negotiation
without preconditions from amy party and on the condition that there be a united
Eritrean delegation. We have no objections, and I consider negotiations with the
Ethiopians by means of a single Eritrean delegation to be part of our struggle and
our role in our cause,

AL-RIYAD: How do you obtain arms sources?

'abdallah: The source of arms is our brothers’ support for us and combat with
Ethiopia. Perhaps most of the basic source existed in the 1977 period, when we
liberated most of the towns. Our arms supply came from what we took as booty from
Ethiopia itself, The Ethiopian army is one of our sources, along with the support
we receive from our brethren,

AL-RIYAD: Mr ‘Abdallah, have you met with Saudi officials? What is the kingdom's
position on the Eritrean Liberation Front?

‘Abdallah: The visit has been an official one, by official invitation of the king-
dom. In the course of it we have met with officials and have met with a good re-
ception and endorsement of the Eritrean cause in general and a call for the unifi-
cation of the detachments of the revolution in general. We expect much from the
kingdom in support on various levels, and this is in coordination and harmonization
with the program, ,and the presentation of the facts as they are.

Muhammad: Is the existing situation in the balance of foreign powers, as it is re-
flected in the Eritrean revolution, in the revolution's interests in the foresee-
able future, or is it against it in the medium and long range, in the Mediterran-
ean basin?

‘Abdallah: In my estimation, the Eritrean revolution must work hastily to strive
toward unity in its ranks so that it can play its part.



TANZANIA

BRIEFS

EXPRESS PASSENGER SERVICE--The Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) plans to
introduce express passenger train services on the Central Line. The Minister
for Communications and Transport Ndugu John Malecela, told the National
Assembly yesterday. He said the express services would cut down the number
of hours between Dar es Salaam and Mwanza from 48 to 36. Winding up debate
on his ministry's estimates, Ndugu Malecala said the services would be
introduced on trial basis with at least one or two trains a week. The

trains would only stop at regional towns on the line, he said. Ndugu Malecela
also told the House that daily passenger trains to Moshi from Arusha would
also be introduced on trial basis. The train would have third class coaches,
he said, adding that the success of the service would determine whether another
second train should. be introduced on the line. [Excerpt] [Dar es Salaam
DAILY NEWS in English 10 Jul 82 p 1]

KAWAWA'S RETURN FROM YUGOSLAVIA--A delegation of Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM)
which had attended the 12th Congress of the League of Communist Yogoslavia
[Lcy] arrived in Dar es Salaam yesterday with special messages to the Party
Chairman, Mwalimu Nyerere. The leader of the delegation, Ndugu Rashidi
Kawawa, said at a press conference in the city that the messages were from
Yugoslavia's President, Ndugu Peter Stambolic, and LCY Chairman, Ndugu
Dusan Dragosavac. Ndugu Kawawa who is the Chairman of Standing Committee on
Party Affairs and a Minister Without Portfolio said that while in Belgrade,
the CCM delegation paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister, Ndugu Milka
Plannic. [Text] [Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 3 Jul 82 p 1]

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secretaries but the only reliable identity were rubber stamps bearing the
office concerned.

As a result, the report disclosed that some people had resorted to making
their own rubber stamps bearing names of Party branch offices, ward and
divisional secretaries.

The report has already been discussed by the Regional Party Working Committee
and several recommendations to contain the situation are expected to be

approved by a Regional Party Executive Committee session scheduled for July
20.

Last year, rustlers in Tabora Region stole 11,752 head of cattle worth
10,820,118/- of which only 2,680 head of cattle valued at 2,520,104/- were

recovered.

Twenty-two rustlers were killed.

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MINI-HYDRO POWER STATIONS TO SUPPLY SIX TOWNS

TANZANIA

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 3 Jul 82 p 1

[Text ]

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. Tanangozi,

THE townships of Mbulu,
Kasulu, Tunduru, Mpanda
and Uvinza will be supplied
with electricity from mini-
hydro power stations, the
Minister for Water and
Energy, Ndugu Al-Noor
Kassum, said in the National
Assembly yesterday.

Winding up debate on the
estimates of his Ministry,
Ndugu Kassum said the sup-
ply of power to these town-
ships. was now being in-
vestigated.

He did not give details, but
explained that his Ministry
would endeavour to hasten
power transmission to in-
digenous sources of energy,
particularly for. the rural
areas.

“This means as far as elec-
tricity is.concerned that sup-
ply to isolated areas will be
either distribution from the.
extended grid or setting up of
mini-hydro-power stations,’
he’ said.

On other rural areas for
electrification, the Minister
said Mahenge, Mafinga, Sao
Hill, Kibao, Ifunda,
Trole/Lugalo,
ula and Dabaga townships

been surveyed. °
would be supplied

tension of the grid which is
being extended from Kidatu
to Mbeya via Mufindi: and
Tringa, he said.

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from the south-western ex-~

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Other townships which the
Tanzania Electric: Supply Com-
pany (TANESCO) had surveyed
but for which funds had’ not been
obtained for implementation were
Biharamulo, Muleba,
Kamachumu/Katoke, _ Kiomboi,

va, Mbozi and Kongwa.

je sad TANESCU would carry
out detailed survey of Kibondo,
Utete and Manvoni townships in
the “near future”.

On the power problems of
Dodoma, Mbeya and Tabora
towns Ndugu Kassum said the
erection of the second and third
power generating sets for the
Mbeya station was proceeding

‘or Dodoma, the erection of
electrical equipment, which is
being undertaken by TANESCO,
‘would commence on the seco
week of next month,

‘The Minister said the first set
for the Tabora power station
would -be commissioned in:
February next year

When the House met as the
Committee of Supply to approve
the Ministry's estimates, Tabora
Urban MP Reverend Paulo
Misigalo stood and said he would
block the estimates until a con-
vincing explanation was given on
the continuing delays in im-
plementing the Tabora power
Project.

It took Finance Minister Amir
Jamal, Prime Minister Cleopa
Msuya and Tabora Regional
Commissioner Pius. Msekwa to
convince the MP, who said delays
in implementing the pre project
affected several i evelopment
projects in ion.

House later approved the
estimates which were tabled on
Thursday.



He is held under section 10 (1) (A) of the Internal Security Act of 1976 but
has been héld at various times under almost every existing form of detention
legislation.

Modika Tatsa was first detained in December 1979 as a standard six pupil and
spent 6 months in detention before being charged. The charges were later
dropped because there was insufficient evidence. He was re-detained under
section six of the terrorism act and refused to give evidence in a terrorism
trial in Ermerlo.

The accused in the trial were acquitted but Modika Tatsa was sentenced to 3
years' imprisonment. On appeal the sentence was reduced to 12 months. The
day he was due to leave prison after serving this sentence he was re-detained
in terms of section 10 of the Internal Security Act, which allows indefinite
prevent tive detention.

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TANZANIA

MINISTER NOTES INCREASE IN NATION'S PER CAPITA INCOME LAST YEAR

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 12 Jul 82 p 1

[Excerpt]

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. 1975/76;-he explained, addi

THE country income per’
capita increased from 594/- in
1969 to 1,995/- last year, the
National Assembly was told
in Der es Salaam on Satur-
day.

Minister of State for Plar-
ning and Economic’ Affairs
Professor Kighoma Malima
told the House that the
average cash income per
household: stood at 982/- in
Tanzania Mainland’s rural
areas and 6,036/- in the urban
areas in. 1969.

The figures rose to 2,168/-
and’ 7,302/-, respectively, in

1B
that these were preliminary
figures. He said conclusive
figures under a survey con-
ducted in’ 1976/77 were still
being sorted out.

Ndugu , Malima — said
habitable ‘rooms (excluding
sitting room, store and toilets)
per household in the country
increased from an average of
2.6 in 1969 to between 2.9 and
3.6 in 1976/77. .

He said the average number
of people sharing .a room

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declined from 1.7 to between
1.4 and 1.7, respectively. He
expfained that households
with houses roofed with
corrugated iron sheets in-
creased from 17 to 26 per cent
in 1969 and 1976/77, respec-
tively.

The minister told the House
that houses built on concrete

foundations and made of
bricks increased to six per
cent in 1976/77 from only one
per cent in 1969 while those
with cement floors rose to 14
from 10 per cent, respectively,

Ndugu -"Malima was an-
swering a question by Ndugu
L.D. Kitandula (Muheza)
who wanted to know govern-
ment achievements in fighting
poverty among Tanzanians.

He said households without
latrines decreased from 50 per
cent in 1969 to 22 per cent in
1976/77. The minister said
households connected with
tap water shot to. 22 percent
‘in 1976/77 compared to eight,
seven years earlier.



SWAZILAND

Briefs
Arms Found
Secret Deal Denied

TANZANIA

Government Confirms Gas Reserves at Kimbiji
(Mike Sikawa; DAILY NEWS, 6 Jul 82).......cccccccccccces

Nyerere Denies Socialism Cause of Nation's Economic
Development
(Hamisi Mkwinda; DAILY NEWS, 13 Jul 82) cc cccccencceeeece

Bank of Tanzania Announces Higher Interest Rates
(Wence Mushi; DAILY NEWS, 6 Jul B2) eee ecccecccceeecceces

Plans Noted To Promote Ability To Implement Building
Projects
(Isaac Mruma; DALLY NEWS, 6 Jul B2) cece ccccncccccreeneee

Minister Says Private Sector To Continue To Have Active
Role To Play
(DAILY NEWS, 6 Jul 82)...........

Prime Minister Receives UN Official for Refugees
(par es Salaam Radio 20 Jul 82) ......cccceeeececceeeeens

SIDO Probe Report To Be Presented Late July, Early August
(DAILY NEWS, 6 Jul 82).......cccecceseees

Six Parastatals Join With NPC in Mobilizing Investment
Capital
(James Mpinga; DAILY NEWS, 8 Jul 82).....cceccececcecces

Japan Pledges Food Aid, Agricultural Input Grant
(DAILY NEWS, 8 Jul 82).......

Nyerere Says Outlook for Food Crops Promising, Cash Crops
Poor
(DAILY NEWS, 8 Jul 2

Minister Says Review of Dowry Question Part of Womens'
Liberation
(DAILY NEWS, 13 Jul 82).....ccccecccecccecvcceccenccsees

Minister on Coal Mining
(DAELY NEWS, 10 Jul 82)......ccccccceccccecccvcccencceee

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TANZANIA

SIX PARASTATALS JOIN WITH NPC IN MOBILIZING INVESTMENT CAPITAL

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 8 Jul 82 pl

[Article by James Mpinga]

[Text ]

SIX parastatals have joined
hands with the national
Development Corporation
(NDC) in mobilising in-
vestment capital in the. wake
of dwindling financial resour-
ces for the purpose from
Treasury coffers.

One of the projects to
benefit. from. this initiative is
the 181.1 million/- plant to

produce light bulbs and-

fluorescent tubes, due to take
off at Dar es Salaam’s Pugu
Road industrial area early
next year.

‘The Light Source Manufac-
turers Limited, the firm that
will run the Dar es: Salaam
plant, brings together several
local-parastatals — supported
by one foreign firm — which
would either -hold equity
shares or grant medium-term
loans. .

According to NDC _Chair-
man and: Managing Director

Arnold Kilewo, three other’

projects are to benefit from in~
vestment capital injections
from. parastatal organisations.

These include the Machine
Tools Project in Moshi; the
Tanzania Cables Limited;
and the Tanzania Electrical
Goods Manufacturing
Limited.

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An “agreement for. a 9.6
million/- loan for the Light
Source ‘Manufacturers
Limited was signed in Dar es
Salaam on Tuesday night bet-
ween NDC and the National
Provident Fund (NPF) — one
of the partners.

The signing of. the
agreement signals a marked
departure from NPF’s in-
‘vestment. policy which nor-
mally requires that workers’
contributions be channelled
into risk-free investments like
government stocks and real
estate.

‘NPF  Diréctor-General
Lawrence Saguti said after
signing the agreement at the
Kilimanjaro Hotel that the
move followed detailed
negotiations between NPF
aad NDC that spanned nearly
a: year.

-NPF authorities believes
that their participation in'the
venture would not in any way
jeopardise tie safety of
workers’ contrib. tions, Ndugu
Saguti added.

Both NDC and NPF put the
returns to investment in the
light source project at bet-
ween 15 and 20 per cent an-
nually, and the NPF stands to
generate at least 11 per cent

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in interest gains: from the
project. This far exceeds the
seven per cent earnings from
risk-free but less lucrative in-
vestments. -

Increased interest earnings
to the NPF would also boost
interests collected by NPF
contributors, an NPF official
said at the ceremony.

Other parastatals putting in
money include .BHESCO,
DABCO, AISCO, TANESCO.
and NDC.

‘The machinery and equipment
have been supplied through an in-
ter-government credit agreement
concluded: in 1978 between the
governments of Tanzania and
Hungary, the NDC chief, Ndugu
Kilewo, said.

When it goes into production in
March next year, the factory is ex-

~ pected to produce four million

units of light bulbs, flourescent
tubes and choke (ballasts) an-
nually under a one shift
operation. The factory has an an-
nual capacity of 15 million units
in three shifts.

The project, Ndugu Kilewo said,
is expected to ease the shortage of
bulbs and flourescent tubes
currently experienced in the coun-
try due to lack of foreign exchange
for importation of the items. The
country's present demand of the
items stands at 1.8 million per an-
num.



With President Stevens at the meeting were the Resident Minister, Eastern
Province,’ Mr S. B. Massaquoi; Interior Minister, Dr. S. S. Banya; Information
and Broadcasting Minister, Dr.°Moiwo Korji, Minister of State President's
Office, Mr. Tamba Juana, Acting Provincial Secretary, Eastern Province,

Mr. .S.°B. Deen, Managing Director, A. A. Koroma and the General Manager NDMC.

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GOVERNMENT CONFIRMS GAS RESERVES AT KIMBIJI

TANZANIA

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 6 Jul 82 p1

[Article by Mike Sikawa]

[Text ]

THE’ Government yesterday‘
confirmed existence of large-
deposits of gas reserves at
Kimbiji in Temeke District, 40
kilometres south-east of Dar
es Salaam. The reserves have
been estimated at. 130 billion
standard cubic metres.

In a special statement read
in the National Assembly, the
Minister for. Water and
Energy, Ndugu Al-Noor
Kassum, said deposits were
estimated at. three to four
times bigger than those at
Songo Songo. - °

The Minister’ told. an at-
téntive House that the Kim-
biji well, named KE-I, has
been drilled to..a depth of
3,582 metres. Four gas
bearing zones have been iden-
tified in the well at the depths
of 1860-1940 metres; 2110-
2140 metres; 2250-2260
metres and 2660-2700 metres.

“Taking into account the
size of the structure, the fault
block in KE-I was drilled, it is
estimated to contain probable

cubic metres,” the Minister
told the MPs amid cheers.

; He further said that the en-
tire Kimbiji structure consists
af four large fault blocks and
a few other smaller blocks. It
ip reasonable, he said, to ex-
pect that the other blocks also
contain at least gas and the
prospective recoverable gas
reserves of the Kimbiji struc-
ture as a whole is expected to
be of the order of 130 billion
standard cubic metres.

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“The Minister told the House
that in order to continue the ex-
ploration effort on. the’ Kimbiji
structuge, with a. view to
discovering additional quantities
of gas and perhaps oil, the OPEC
(Organisation of —Petro-
leum - Exporting Countries)
Special “Fund has agreed
to finance, ‘through -an
interest free loan, the drilling of
‘two more wells at that location.
. “I must emphasise that this will
still be exploration drilling and
therefore there can’ be no guaran-
‘tee that further reserves will be
encountered” Ndugu Kassum told
the House. :

that must be remembered though
at_petroleum exploration and
development. isnot only a~com:
plex, risky and expensive venture
but one involving long lead times
too. Therefore, it could easily be
four to ten years before we begin -
to reap the benefits from any
proven gas reserves at Kimbiji,”
the Minister stressed.
Minister also told the

House that much had happened so
far regarding the Songo Songo-
gas reserves since he announced it
in Parliament five years ago. |

‘I am pleased to tell the house
that more than adequate gas
reserves have now been proved at
Songo Songo to justify the con-
struction, at. Kilwa Masoko, of a
world scale plant for the produc-
tion of ammonia and urea, and we
are now negotiating loans with
various governments and foreign
institutions for the financing of
thé project,” he said. "

Ndugu Kassum stated that the
Government believed that the
proven plus “probable recoverable
gas reserves at Songo Songo
amount to approximately ‘30
billion standard cubic metres...”

He said as a result of the Tan-
zania Petroleum Development



SOUTH AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA DETAINING 202; 96 UNDER BANNING ORDERS
MB161229 Johannesburg THE STAR in English 15 Jul 82 p 2
[By Carolyn Dempster]

[Text] There are now 96 people under banning orders in South Africa and 202
people are being held in detention.

These figures are the latest compiled by the South African Institute of Race
Relations and THE STAR.

Of the 96 banned people, seven have gone into exile and will never be able to
return to South Africa. This year 14 people have been issued with banning
orders restricting them for periods ranging from 2 to 5 years.

Since the internal security act No 74 of 1982 was promulgated on 9 June,
banning orders are issued under this legislation.

A new trend in the serving of banning orders this: year has been that many of
those banned had been held in detention for months under security legislation.

They were not charged on release but within 2 weeks of release were served
with banning orders.

This pattern has applied in 1982 in respect of four trade unionists from Port
Elizabeth, Mr D. Makanda, Mr S. Pityana, Mr M.Madlingozi and Mr Z. Mjuzawe;
two editors of the student newspaper, SASPU NATIONAL, Mr Keith Coleman and Mr
Clive Van Heerden; and student lawyer Mr Nicholas "Fink" Haysom.

Mr Haysom, banned in March for 2 years, was served with a particularly severe
order. As he may not enter the premises of the University of the Witwatersrand,
where he works at the centre for applied legal studies, his economic lifeline
has effectively been out.

The association of law societies has tried for the past 3 months to obtain per-
mission for Mr Haysom to continue his work and studies--without success so far.

One of the 202 detainees, Modika Mothibi Tatsa has been imprisoned under security
legislation for more than two-and-a-half years.

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JAPAN PLEDGES FOOD AID, AGRICULTURAL INPUT GRANT

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 8 Jul 82 p 3

[Text]

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JAPAN’ has pledged” a” 50
‘million /- grant to Tanzania in
form. of food aid and
agricultural inputs... .

The

Minister for Foreign Affairs,
Mr. Hideo Tsuji said the:
grant would help enhance the:
bilateral economic relations
between the two countries.
He said half the amount
would be. in the form of
agricultural. ‘inputs, in-
secticides and fertilizers and.
the other half would be used
to supply 6,000 tons of rice.
. Mr. ‘Tsuji said his ‘country’
would continue to ‘strengthen
economic co-operation with.
African countries. He particularly
hailed Mwalimu Nyerere for his
role on the North-South dialogue-
He said the recent summit of
thb industrialised countries -haye:

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Japanese Vice-”

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agreéd to open more stobal’
negotiations as a result: of
pressure from the Third World.

The Vice-Minister said that the
hitherto international economic
arrangement was outdated and in-
capable of accommodating
developing ,countries interests.

He said during talks with the.
Tanzanian government officials, it
was agreed that the bilateral
economic cooperation should be
extended and studies to determine
fields of -co-operation would be
carried out in near future. *

. ‘The :Vice-Minister who leaves
today for Zambia held talks with
‘Mwalimu Nyerere, the Minister.
for Foreign Affairs Ndugu Salim
Ahmed Salim, the Minister for
Works Ndugu Samuel Sitta the
Minister for Finance, Ndugu Amir
Jamal, and the Minister for
Lands, Housing .and Urban
Development, Ndugu Mustafa.
‘Nyang’anyi-

TANZANIA



LIBERIA

BRIEFS

NON-ATTENDANCE AT SUMMIT REITERATED--Monrovia, 21 Jul (AFP)--Liberia has main-
tained its position not to attend the impending OAU summit in Tripoli because
the issue of the SDAR's admission into the OAU remains unresolved. Liberian
Foreign Minister Henry Boimah Fahnbulleh stated in Monrovia on Wednesday.
Last April, Liberian head of state Samuel Doe, who had earlier announced
that Liberia would not go to Tripoli for that reason, criticized the action
of OAU outgoing Chairman Daniel Arap Mot on the issue of the SDAR. He then
proposed an extraordinary summit to settle the problem. Mr Doe also criti-
cized OAU Secretary General Edem Kodjo for admitting the SDAR into the OAU.
Liberia is among the countries which refused to attend last February's OAU
meeting tn Addis Ababa. [Text] [AB211800 Paris AFP in French 1726 GMT

21 Jul 82]

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matters, or the fact that the Arab media, and the establishment of the front, and
making these distortions stand out, we /say/ that has had a big effect in isolating
the Eritrean Liberation Front and having an influence on it in the Arab world.

"Abdallah: I understood the question as concerning the role of the Soviet Union in
supporting the Eritrean revolution; I took it from that point.

AL-RIYAD: It has been said that that was an attempt to co-opt it or affect its
course, in terms of absorbing it, dissolving it or shaking it up. It was more
getting at who would put the truth before Arab and international public opinion.

‘Abdallah: I.was dealing with the issue from the standpoint of Soviet support for
the Eritrean revolution. The cooptation of the Eritrean revolution by the Soviets
is not at issue, for a simple reason: there has been no real relationship between
the Eritrean revolution and the Soviet Union to this moment. What there has been
was this visit. Our brother Mahmud /sic/ might have dealt with the aspect bearing
on the Soviet Union's support for Ethiopia. This is damaging to our cause, there
is no doubt, but up to this moment the Soviet Union has not offered the Eritrean
revolution anything but this invitation. All the Arab countries and all the Arab
people's criticism of the Liberation Front have been directed to a single point,
which everyone has emphasized, and we still believe that the fault in our visit to
the Soviet Union--while it gave us an invitation, and while we were given an oppor-
tunity to hear their voice, and the voice of others, which was useful--was that it
was covered up. We did not benefit from it in the media sense, and its contents
were not disclosed, This is the fault that was made. However, any movement, any
revolution, if it finds an opportunity, support, and invitations to have its voice
heard in any country, considers that to be a great big political gain. Certainly
it is a diplomatic victory. The fault, the mistake which we committed is that we
did not benefit from this visit in the media sense and we did not explain its re-
sults. That is what made people feel doubts, and that was the important point.
The points Mahmud raised, that there was a conspiracy, a conspiracy taking place
at the leadership level, that the Soviets were working to coopt this leadership,
arose from the fact that this visit was considered to be secret. That was the
mistake, We, as a movement in the Eritrean revolution, if it is given an opportun-
ity in any country, especially the major countries, if any country has a readiness
to support our cause, regardless of its political orientation, if the Soviet Union
today declares its support for the Eritrean revolution and stands alongside us,
certainly no one will oppose that, but when it stands alongside the Ethiopians,
cooperates, strikes at us and maneuvers by inviting us for a visit, that is a
suspicious act and we ourselves do not benefit from it.

The Eritrean Cause Is an Arab-African Cause

AL-RIYAD: Wr'Abdallah, in reality there always is something in a question which
raises itself on its own, when something new happens in the meetings of African
Unity or meetings of the Arab League council. Is the Eritrean cause an Arab
cause, an African cause or an Arab-African cause?

‘Abdallah: The Eritrean cause is an Arab-African cause, and that is unquestioned.
The Eritrean people, in their geographical location, are part of the African and



TANZANIA

PRIME MINISTER RECEIVES UN OFFICIAL FOR REFUGEES :
FA201854 Dar es Salaam in English to East Central and Southern Africa 1600 GMT
20 Jul 82

{Text] Tanzania today reaffirmed her commitment towards aiding refugees who
seek asylum in the country. The pledge was made by the prime minister, Ndugu
Cleopa Msuya. He was speaking to the deputy UN high commissioner for refugees,
Mr William Smyser, who paid a courtesy call at his office, Ndugu Msuya em-
phasized that the main issue in the refugee problem in Africa was to get to
the root causes which are wars and constant poverty. :

Earlier Mr Smyser, who arrived in the country this morning from Geneva, held
talks with the minister for home affairs, Ndugu Muhiddin Kimario, on the
refugee question in Tanzania. Their talks centered mainly on how the two
parties could direct their efforts to strengthen their activities in helping
refugees who have sought asylum in the country.

The purpose of My Smyser's visit is to review and assess the dN high commis—
sion for refugees current programme in Tanzania and obtain the government's
views on the refugee situation in the country. Tomorrow Mr Smyser is ex-
pected to visit the (Rusamo) refugee settlement in Mpanda district, Rukwa
region. While at (Rusamo) he will open a dispensary, [word indistinct] farm
and a workshop of the settled refugees.

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BANK OF TANZANIA ANNOUNCES HIGHER INTEREST RATES

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 6 Jul 82 pl

[Article by Wence Mushi]

[Excerpt ]

DEPOSITORS with ‘banks
and financial institutions can
expect boosted earnings since
the beginning of this month,
following announcement of
higher interest rates by the
Bank of Tanzania in Dar es
Salaam yesterday. .

A press statement issued by
the bank said that those
maintaining savings accounts
would get an-annual interest
of 7.5 per cent while those un-
der fixed deposit scheme for
not less than 31 days would
earn between 3.25 and. 3.5 per
cent per annum.

The bank further.
keeping money
fixed deposit scheme for 3
days and above but less than
six months would earn a 4.0
per cént interest.

Those keeping money under
the same scheme for more
than six months, but less than
nine months would earn 4.5
per cent, while those main- *
taining “such accounts for
“more than nine months, but
less than a year would get 5.5
per cent interest per year, the
statement said.

Other account operators un-
der the fixed scheme will earn
intetest as follows: One year
but less than two years —
8.25 per cent per annum; two

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vars but less than three years
— 9.0 per cent; and three up
to five years — 10.25 per cent.

‘The statement added that
the Weka Akiba Daima
Unavyopata (WADU) scheme
of the Post Office Savings
Bank POSB could pay bonus
at 10.per cent of interest ear-
ned at between 9.0 and 10.25
per cent per year.

But borrowers . from the-

banking system particularly
for housing schemes will have
to part with more money in
terms of interest on ‘loans, ac-
cording to the statement.

A housing loan of not less

“than 1,000/- but not exceeding

35,000/- will carry an interest
charge of 5.0 per cent per
year, while that above
'35,000/- but’ not exceeding

100,000/- will have an interest ~

charge of 85 per cent.

A housing loan of more
than 100,000/- but not above
150,000/- will carry an in-
terest charge of 10.0 per cent
while commercial loans in the
sector will an interest *
charge of 13.5 per cent, the
statement said.

The bank also raised in-
terest rates on loans other
than those for housing ex-
tended to various sectors of
the economy by between 4.2
and 6.6 per cent above the
rates valid before the begin-

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ning of this month.

The sectors affected by the
new rates include primary
production and marketing,
secondary production, services
(both large scale commerce
and retail trade), processing
and manufacturing and tran-
sport.

The statement said the new

rates have been warranted by

the ‘changed. economic
situation the country had un-
dergone since the last review
of Interest rates in January
last ye:

It faded that all banks and
specified financial ‘institutions
have been informed of the
new deposit and lending rates
to be paid and charged.



ETHIOPIA

HEAD OF ERITREAN REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL INTERVIEWED ON REGIONAL ISSUES
Riyadh AL-RIYAD in Arabic 9 Jun 82 pp 2, 3

[Interview with 'Abdallah Idris, chairman of the Revolutionary Council and
member of the executive committee of the Eritrean Liberation Front; Mr Muhammad
al-Hazzazi, chairman of the Information Department of the Eritrean Liberation
Front; Muhammad Ishaq, member of the Revolutionary Council; al-Hajj Ibrahim Abu
Bakr, member of the delegation by Nasir al-Qar'awi and Salim al-Ghamidi; date
_and place not specified]

/Text/ AL-RIYAD met with the chairman of the Revolutionary Council and member of
the executive committee of the Eritrean Liberation Front; Mr Muhammad al-Hazzazi,
a member of the Revolutionary Council and the executive committee and chairman of
the Information Department of the Eritrean Liberation Front; our brother Muhammad
Ishaq, member of the Revolutionary Council; and our brother al-Hajj Ibrahim Abu
Bakr, member of the delegation. Our brother members of the Eritrean Revolutionary
Council shed light on a number of important points related to the situation and
the future of the Eritrean revolution and its perseverance against the obstacles
and circumstances that are facing it as it progresses toward the attainment of its
noble objective. Our brother participants in the seminar also revealed many mat-
ters related to the revolution's strategy in the current stage, in the framework
of the developments the area has witnessed,

Our colleagues Nasir al-Qar'awi, the managing editor, and Salim al-Ghamidi, the
editor of the newspaper, ran the seminar, which began with the following question:

AL-RIYAD: At the start of the seminar, we would like our brother ‘Abdallah Idris
to explain to us the causes which led to the appearance of changes in the Eritrean
Revolutionary Council, in particular those related to some leadership positions.

I believe that a tactical change has also come about as a result of the change in
leadership positions in the front, because the nature of revolutionary action makes
this inevitable. What are the causes that led to this change? Do you believe that
that is the solution or the sound approach to making the front succeed in its plan?

"Abdallah Idris: At the beginning, let me thank you for giving us this opportunity
and for*your interest in our national cause, In reality, the media, at all levels
in the kingdom, have concentrated on our cause and have underlined it and the king-
dom's pioneering role in this region during this period. We give thanks in the
name of our comrades. As regards the question, the changes which have taken place
are ordinary ones, as far as they are concerned; in any periodic meeting of the
Revolutionary Council, or in the emergency meetings, changes occur, and many
changes have occurred. What is new in the situation is that part of the command
has been kept in the course of this signal. This happened as a result of disputes

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Preliminary Arrangements Underway To Implement RFTA Pact
(DALLY NEWS, 10 Jul 82)....cceeceeccceeccecccecccsecoes

Minister Notes Increase in Public Shops Last Year
(Mkumbwa Ally; DAILY NEWS, 10 Jul 82)........eeeeee eens

Minister Notes Increase in Nation's Per Capita Income
Last Year
(DALLY NEWS, 12 Jul 82)..

UNDP Technical Assistance
(DAILY NEWS, 10 Jul 82)..

Nyerere Appoints Five Department Heads of Reorganized
Ministry

(Charles Kizigha; DAILY NEWS, 12 Jul 82).......eeeeeeees

LIDA Conducting Livestock Export Drive in Phases
(DAILY NEWS, 14 Jul 82)..ccccecccceeccccccceeesees

Two New Train Engines for Tazara Expected From West Germany
(Emma Faraji; DAILY NEWS, 15 Jul 82)...

Kagera Basin Official Discusses Rusumo Project Financing
(Boniface Byarugaba; DAILY NEWS, 16 Jul 82)..

Yugoslav Experts Visit
(DALLY NEWS, 16 Jul 82)..

Shortage of Text Books in Primary Schools Eases
(DAILY NEWS, 16 Jul 82)...

Zanzibar Government Using Maendeleo to Ferry Food
(DAILY NEWS, 16 Jul 82)..... eee eee e ee ee erences se eeeeee

Mini-Hydro Power Stations To Supply Six Towns
(DAILY NEWS, 3 Jul 82).......... eee ere eee eee

Cattle Stealing Association Operating in Tabora Region
(Sosthenes Lweyemamu; DAILY NEWS, 16 Jul 82)...........

Project To Establish Quantity, Quality of Minerals Planned
(Mike Sikawa; SUNDAY NEWS, 11 Jul 82)......eeeeeeeeeeee

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SEY CHELLES

MOVE TO STRENGTHEN ISLANDS’ TIES REPORTED
Paris AFRICA AFP in English 13 Jul 82 p 28

[Text] Victoria, July 10--Mauritius and Seychelles have agreed to set up an
Indian Ocean Commission to promote cooperation among countries of the region, *
Mauritian Foreign Minister Jean-Claude de 1'Estrac said here today after

talks with President Albert Rene.

The idea’ will be put to the Antananarivo government tomorrow when Mr de 1'Estrac
arrives in Madagascar to continue his first trip abroad since taking office in
the new left-wing Mauritius government last month.

On the choice of Seychelles as his first stop, Mr de 1'Estrac said it underlined
the great ties that had always’ existed between the leaders of the two governments.

President Rene had accepted an’ invitation from the government of Mauritius to
visit Port Louis, Mr de 1'Estrac said after delivering a personal message from
Mauritian Prime Minister Aneerood Jugnauth, and had agreed to make the visit
in the near future.

The Mauritian minister had talks with President Rene on what he described
as the "immense possibilities" of developing mutual cooperation in various
fields between the ‘two socialist-ruled Indian Ocean archipelagos.

Labor Force

On Mauritius’ current close economic ties with South Africa, Mr d 1'Estrac
said it was not in the interests of his country to sever all links abruptly.
He noted the imports from South Africa totalling 600 million rupees (around
60 million déllars) annually and the large number of South African tourists
who came to Mauritius.

With an unemployment rate nearing 20 percent of the active labour force, the
difficulties of Mauritius would worsen if air links to South Africa were cut,

Mr de 1l'Estrac said, but he added that the government interided to diversify
gradually its sources of imports and tourism,

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AL-RIYAD: It has been said that in the past Soviet attempts were made to co-opt
and embrace the Eritrean revolution. What is the truth of this information? Has
the real reason for these attempts been discovered?

‘Abdallah: In reality, it is not true that the Soviets have embraced the Eritrean
revolution.

AL-RIYAD: It has been said that there are attempts to influence the course of the
revolution, or to make a rapprochement with it.

‘Abdallah: What happened was that the Eritrean Liberation Front was given an in-
vitation to visit the Soviet Union, and that took place. In the course of this
visit, or in the course of the conversations which took place between us and them,
the Soviets held to the view that it was necessary that the Eritreans agree to be
part of Ethiopia. This is the overall summary. Many questions were raised about
this visit. It was said that the Eritrean Liberation Front was turning toward the
Soviets and was being influenced by them. That was not true. What did happen was
that there was a visit by the delegation and discussions were held with the Soviets,
the Soviet position was and remains in favor of the Ethiopians, and nothing was
changed, and the Eritrean revolution has received no invitations from the Soviet
Union besides this visit--if we can consider that an invitation.

Ishaq: As regards the Soviet Union, and its visits, in reality, since the Soviet
Union has played a role and all that it has done has been to support the Ethiopian
regime and contribute military and material support to it in order to strengthen
this shabby regime--not just against the Eritrean people but also against the 1ib-
eration movements within Ethiopia--this invitation given to the Erigrean Liberation
Front was a manuever, an attempt on its part to advance the voice of the Eritrean
revolution, the voice of the Eritrean people, although the Soviet Union and Ethiopia
played a big role in exploiting this visit in the contrary sense, indeed against
the Eritrean revolution, and it was an attempt to isolate the people of Ethiopia,
or to isolate the Eritrean revolution and the Eritrean Liberation Front from its
brothers and friends, Indeed, after this visit, many questions were raised, and
that was deliberate. Among them, for instance, we might mention the cables that
were secretly sent from inside Addis Ababa through embassies to Britain and pub-
lished in an Arabic newspaper to the effect that the Eritrean Liberation Front had
got in touch with Ethiopia, formed a front, and brought in some fictitious people,
people who has opposed various countries. This indeed had a big effect throughout
the Arab nation. People believed that a ¢onspiracy really had taken place against
the Eritrean Liberation Front on the part of the people in it. This was a conspir
acy on the part of the Soviet Union and Ethiopia, and the Soviet Union played a
big part. The purpose was to attempt to isolate the Eritrean Liberation Front,
and most unfortunately the great blame really lay with us and also with the Arabic
papers. No initiatives have been made in the manner some foreign newspapers have
taken initiatives--that is, we might mention papers from Italy, from France, from
Sweden, which would send a correspondent every few months, and there are movies.
If we make a comparison with the Arab press, we will find that the Arabic press
does not make one quarter the effort the foreign papers do. Of course we cannot
say all the foreign papers have come out in favor of the Eritrean revolution;

they might for example have other objectives. Therefore in addition to these



SOUTH AFRICA

BRIEFS

MAN KILLED BY BOMB--A man has been killed in a bomb explosion near the Lesotho
porder. The bomb exploded in Fichsburg in the Orange free state. Several
people were injured in the blast. Radio Lesotho said the bomb exploded in a
house occupied by known sympathizers of the Lesotho liberation army, which
opposes the government of Lesotho Prime Minister Leabua Jonathan. The report
says that the occupants of the house were constructing bombs when one explod-
ed. The report also said that several people were being detained by the South
African security police. [Text] [MB161310 Umtata Capital Radio in English
1300 GMT .16 Jul 82]

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No. 2669

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TANZANIA

KAGERA BASIN OFFICIAL DISCUSSES RUSUMO PROJECT FINANCING

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 16 Jul 82 p 3

[Article by Boniface Byarugaba]

(Text ]

FOUR undisclosed donor.
countries Have shown interest
in financing the im-
plementation of the proposed
Rusumo hydro electric project
that would power awvelop-
ment projects in Tanzania,
Burundi, Rwanda. and
Uganda.

This. was said by . Tan-

zania’s’ Commissioner to- the

‘Organisation for the
Management and Develop-
ment of the’ Kagera. River
Basin; Ndugu ~Christopher
Ngaiza, when he arrived in
Dar es Salaam yesterday from
Kigali after a week-long
meeting of the commission.

:.. The C i

reporte: Dar e
Salaam international airport,
that the Commission was told
that the four: countries had
shown “very deep interest in
financing the execution of the
hydro-power scheme”. He did
not name them saying more
details would be availed in
future.

Phase one of the railway net-
work that would transverse two
Tand-locked partner ; states,
Rwarida and Burundi, and
them to Uganda and Tanzani
would take off in September, this -

r . 5
yeethe Commission, he said,
worked out a strategy for & fotlow-
up .with prospective donor
countries after evaluating the last
Genor's conference: The Com-
mission" decided “that pilateral

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contacts with donor countries ,
“will have to be stepped up.”

’ ‘The Commission, he explained,
ould not appoint ‘8 new executive”
secretary for the organisation,
following the expiry of the four-

ear term of Ndugu ‘D.K.
wehabura of Tanzania. The
present formula, “he said, “failed
fo help the Commiss on appoint &
‘new executive secretary”.

‘The Commissioner, he said, will
consult their heads of state on
how to get the new executive
“while a new formula is being
worked out.” “

‘The Commission directed that
the secretariat, without an
executive secretary. sahavld .b&.
Stun by a. college of directors
the organisation for they are per-
manently employed, until a new
executive secretary is appointed.”

‘The proposed hydro-power_
project, estimated to produce a
minimum of 100 megawatts,
would power irrigation and
mining schemes plus towns in all
the member. states.

“The project, whose feasibility
studies were completed in 1979,
now seems to be heading for a
completion after a lot of strenuous
expert: work. |

“A number of dams, irrigation
projects, mineral, fisheries and
tourism activities, transport net-
work and: alternative energy
-development’ programmes would
be undertaken by the co-operating,
countries.

"The next Commission meeting is
scheduled for Arusha in October,
this year.



From the standpoint of our position, and others' positions as well, this intent has
been declared and I am optimistic that we will come up with solutions.

AL-RIYAD: All right; with respect to the revolution's military activity, is that
on a par with political and social sctivity and the internal conditions in the
country itself, in Eritrea?

‘Abdallah: It has always been our past experience that military activity takes
precedence and that media and political activity was not at the level of the mili-
tary gains we made, In the future stages, we hope that there will be an equal
balance with political and media activity and that it will achieve the objective,
because, if that and its role are not reflected in the media context, some sort of
distortion will indeed occur, There is a blackout in the Arab media, This is the
shortcoming of the Eritrean revolution, and we hope that many of the mistakes and
negative features that existed will be eliminated in future stages.

Arab Support for the Revolution Is Not at the Required Level!

AL-RIYAD: The front needs Arab material support, just as it needs moral and polit-
ical support. How do you receive Arab support and does it meet your actual needs?

‘Abdallah: In general, I would like to say that Arab support is not as great as
that the Eritrean revolution needs; it is much smaller, Every country, of course,
is different from every other country. There are differences in the volume of sup-
port. There are countries that withhold it basically and there are countries that
give it, after some time goes by. There are countries that do not give it and
countries that give what they can at the right time. The matter varies.

AL-RIYAD: Do you believe that one can mention the positive side, not the negative
side, of some countries that are standing alongside you?

‘Abdallah: Really, most countries in the Arab Gulf give support at a high level
from time to time, although they do not meet our fundamental needs, Iraq was giv-
ing aid shortly after the recent events,

AL-RIYAD: What do you think about what has been published concerning the hopes of
establishing an Eritrean government, or a more or less temporary government, in
exile? What is your opinion on this subject? That is, the formation of a govern-
ment outside of Eritrea?

‘Abdallah: To us, the main preoccupation as far as the Eritrean revolution goes &
how to unity its efforts and its voice first of all. This plan requires unifying
the Eritrean revolution, unifying its detachments and giving it political unity in
general, The priorities, in our own opinion, are that it is necessary to unite
the various groupings before thinking of forming a government in exile.

AL-RIYAD: Let me ask Mr Muhammad Ishaq, member of the Revolutionary Council,
about your recent relations with the Sudan, It appears that they have developed
in a positive direction and I believe that there is a rapprochement between the



Arab liberation movement, There is no dispute or contradiction between our affili-
ations with the Arab revolutionary movement and with the African liberation move-
ment, On the basis of this notion, we have presented the request on the subject of
an observer in the Arab League and we have received agreement in principle on this
issue. We hope that we will find the issue resolved soon.

AL-RIYAD: What obstacle is there to accepting membership?

"Abdallah: What has been at issue so far is the lack of unity in the Eritrean
ranks,

AL-RIYAD: That leads us to another question. Before we move on to that question,
it is being said that one of the bad things, or essential mistakes, that the front
has committed is that it has not carried out coordination with its internal posi-
tions and consequently it has lost its foreign gains. That is, there are four re-
sistance groupings: isn't it possible to unite them in a single front and conse-
quently unify the goal and unify the course of action?

"Abdallah: That is indeed possible, if all parties are serious and aware, especi-
ally since the things that draw us together are greater than what divides us.
Everyone is in agreement on the need to struggle for the sake of national independ-
ence and to assert the need for the unity of the Eritrean revolution and its de-
tachments in a single context in order to strengthen their efforts; these two points
are more important than any other dispute, whatever it might be, and I believe that
there are no problems between us and the other two detachments. However, the main
reason for the problem between us and the People's Front is attributable not just

to the disputes between us but also to the alliance between this grouping and some
movements, and the fact that they have been brought into the inter-Eritrean struggle.
This is the point we criticize and consider has an effect on the course of our
struggle and the unity of our views and our people to a large extent and raises
factional chauvinisms that are harmful to the course of the national struggle. As
for the efforts that have been made, I believe that it is possible to overcome these
disputes and that they are connected to a single context through which we can
realize gains in the foreign framework and the framework of the domestic struggle.

AL-RIYAD: If we talk about the course of action in terms of figures, is there any
possibility of a specific time for a union, if only among the three detachments
besides the People's Front?

‘Abdallah: I say that indeed the possibility exists and it is at hand and is very
great.

The Invitation To Hold a General Conference Is Real
AL-RIYAD: Isn't there a possibility of an invitation to a general conference?
‘Abdallah: The possibility is real, but of course I am talking in the name of the

Eritrean Liberation Front, in the sense that we are fully prepared to bring these
issues into a comprehensive merger union in the internal and external contexts.



TANZANIA

NYERERE APPOINTS FIVE DEPARTMENT HEADS OF REORGANIZED MINISTRY
Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 12 Jul 82 p 3
[Article by Charles Kizigha]

[Text] President Nyerere has appointed five top officials to head departments
created under the new structure of the Ministry of Finance, aimed at
strengthening revenue collection and control over government expenditure.

The Principal Secretary in the Ministry, Ndugu Fulgence Kazaura, said that
there will be two deputy principal secretaries who will be in charge of ten
departments under the new structure.

Ndugu Kazaura said one of the deputy principal secretaries would be in charge
of government revenue and expenditure and other manpower development and
administration.

President Nyerere had appointed Ndugu A.T. Makenya Deputy Principal Secretary
in charge of Manpower Development and Administration following the introduction
of the new structure, Ndugu Kazaura said.

The five new heads appointed by the President are: Ndugu Mustafa H. Mkullo
who will be Commissioner for Public Investments and Treasure Registrar.
Before his appointment, Ndugu Mkullo was the Director for. Finance and Planning
in the National Development Corporation (NDC).

Ndugu W.N. Ndyetabula has been appointed Commissioner for Customs and Sales
Tax. The department is a result of a merger of the Revenue Division and the
Customs and Excise Department. Before his new appointment, Ndugu Ndyetabula
was the Mwanza Regional Finance Officer.

Ndugu M.T. Kibwana is the new Commissioner for External Finance and Technical
Co-operation. He replaces Ndugu R.E. Mariki who has been transferred to the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ndugu Kibwana was Director of External Finance
and Technical Co-operation in the same Ministry before his new appointment.

The President has also appointed Ndugu $.0. Mlundi Director of Pension and
Ndugu A. New'a Director of Computer.

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TANZANIA

MINISTER SAYS PRIVATE SECTOR TO CONTINUE TO HAVE ACTIVE ROLE TO PLAY

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 6 Jul 82 p 3

[Text ]

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“build a socialist st

THE minister of state for plan-
ning. and Economic Affairs,
Ndugu Kighoma Ali Malima, has
said the private sector will ‘con-
tinue to have an active role to play
in the national economy until sucl
time when the government is able
to offer adequate services to the
people. -

‘Answering a. question by Lt.
Col. Ayub Kimbau (Mafia),
Prof. Malima further said. the
government has been encouraging
individuals to invest in produc-

-tionoriented projects, especially

those which the government,
parastatals and co-operatives
could not invest directly.

Ndugu Kimbau had asked the
minister to give the official
government version on private en-
terprises, given the current
economic hardships which the
nation was experiencing.

Ndugu Malima stressed that the
government's objective was to
te and that the
present difficulties should stand
bs a testimony to adherence to our
principles. “We must stand firm
and refuse to be swayed”, he ad-

d.

Ndugu Malima said the govern-
ment had already set up a unit
which would monitor and super-
vise activities in the private sector.
‘The unit co-ordinates acti
volve assistance to individuals in
various technological aspects and
other important factors.

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YUGOSLAV EXPERTS VISIT

TANZANIA

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 16 Jul 82 p 1

[Text ]

A Yugoslav expert of youth
camps arrived in the country
yesterday for a month-long
‘study to explore ways under
which Yugoslavia could help
Tanzania in the field. -
~The expert, Ndugu Gorard.
Marincek, told» the “Daily
News at the Dar.es Salaam
international’ airport yester-
day that he came at the in-
vitation of the, Tanzania
Youth Organisation VIJANA.
He is a consultant.on youth
volunteer mass camps in his
country. oo

He said: “We shall see how
VIJANA ‘could benefit from
our experience in organizing
working brigades.”

His first task, he said,
would be to see how camps
are organized in Tanzania
and “study Tanzania’s ex-
perience.”

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“The second would be to
discuss “this experience with
the organisers of the youths.
He» would then prepare. a
paper which will highlight
what he described as “a
corrolation between Tan-
zanie's practice and the

‘ugoslav practice.” The paper
will be discussed in Tanzania,

He was met at the airport

the Assistant Secretary of
the Youth Organisation,
Ndugu P. Kangwa, who said
the expert would spend quite
a big part. of his time on the
isles.

“We-hope our campe on the
isles, including Jeshi la
Kujenga. Uchumi (JKU)
camps, will benefit from the
Yugoslav experience,” Ndugu
Kangwa said. |



TANZANIA

PLANS NOTED TO PROMOTE ABILITY TO IMPLEMENT BUILDING PROJECTS

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 6 Jul 82 pl

[Article

{Excerpt ]

by Isaac Mruma]

PLANS to strengthen the local
capability for the
implementation of construction
rojects were announced in the
ational Assembly in Dar es
Salaam yesterday. .
They’ include strengthening
construction and engineering
companies and parastatals and to
form new parastatals to handle
construction . activities, . the
Minister for Works, Ndugu
Samwel Sitta, said. oo
Tabling his 1982/83 Ministry's
eétimates, Ndugu Sitta said
concrete ‘measures would be
taken in this direction as a
contribution of the construction
sector to mational economic
rehabilitation efforts. a
Efforts by regions to establish
and. consolidate . construction”
“brigades ~~" -would be
complemented. with technical
assistance, the Minister told the
House.
Additional thrust would be
directed at the training of

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technical “cadres” for « the
construction sector at all levels in
order to consolidate the national
capability in the construction
and technical fields, he added.
Ndugu Sitta underlined the
need for the Mwananchi
Engineering and Construction
Company (MECCO) to
undertake joint projects with
foreign ‘companies " handling
construction projects in
Tanzania in order to have more

technical experience. .
“He said his Ministry would
review national , road

construction plans in order to
direct more efforts towards
solving transport problems in
areas which contributed
substantially to agriculture.

“We expect from now on to
develop closer co-operation with
institutions and —_ ministries
dealing with agriculture, -
livestock, industries and the
regions in order to co-ordinate
their plans and ours...,” the
Minister said. :



over methods of action, following political excesses which harmed our cause. I be-
lieve that this change will bring us to our national conference, which we have
started to move toward to evaluate the current stage and produce a new program and
the events that our stage and our region are witnessing in general, I believe that
these changes are to our organization's benefit and to the benefit of a restoration
of its role and effectiveness, the influence of the military presence, and a push
toward steps toward union among the detachments of the revolution. This is what
the situation involves.

AL-RIYAD: Mr ‘Abdallah, is there a relationship between the change, or does the
fact that some command personnel have been kept have a relationship to what is
called the communist tide in the Horn of Africa?

‘Abdallah: Not so. It has no relatiénship to internal matters. It is connected
to.the front's organization and policies.

The Ethiopian-Libyan-Yemeni Alliance Is a Threat to Our Revolution

AL-RIYAD: What have been the results of your recent visit to the Gulf for the
course of the revolution?

‘Abdallah; At the start of this tour we have made in the Gulf region, which we
started in the kingdom, we met with officials and found mutual understanding on
matters related to our revolution, its problems, and our support for it. From here
we will set out to the other Arab countries, God willing.

AL-RIYAD: Wr ‘Abdallah, as regards the Horn of Africa, it has its own political
circumstances and its political interests, and some events have changed the orien-
tation of the region in one way or another as far as the course of Africa goes or
some of its relations with the Arab group go. Perhaps one of the most important
events that have left an impact on the scene is the agreement signed by Libya,
Ethiopia and South Yemen. Do you take a special view of this agreement from the
front's perspective, or is it a comprehensive view in terms of the region as a
whole? What are the effects of this agreement on the region in general, from the
standpoint of the resistance?

‘Abdallah: It is true that the Eritrean cause is an Arab-African cause and, in
the framework of the region, it is part of the problems of the Horn of Africa, We
believe that the agreement reached among the Ethiopians, Libya and Yemen harms our
cause and that the goal of strengthening Ethiopia is to strengthen it to confront
us; it has no other enemy. As for our view of this alliance, I consider that it
will bring us harm, and it is a negative view, especially since there are Arab
countries that supported our cause and contributed to it and supported it in the
past. If there has been a change, that has been in these countries' positions.
For our part, as regards the course of the revolution and the course of the war,
we are still continuing our struggle to liberate our country from Ethiopian
occupation,



SIERRA LEONE

WEST GERMANS HAND OVER SLEC
Freetown DAILY MAIL in.English.14 Jul 82 p 2

[Text] The Management’of Sierra Leone’ Electricity Corporation (SLEC) has
been formally handed-over to an indigenous General Manager, Mr. Cecil B.
Amadu-Taylor by the outgoing German General Manager, Mr. K. W. Koeniger of
Oskar Von Miller. (OVM) Consulting Engineers in Munich.

Presenting the comprehensive ‘handing-over document to. the Minister of Energy
and Power, Mr. A. G. Sembu Forna at his Siaka Stevens Street Office last
Friday, Mr. Koeniger expressed appreciation to Government and the people of
Sierra Leone for the cooperation and ‘hospitality during the eight years stay
of his team in this country.

He pointed out.that it was mainly due to the personal assistance and interest
of the President, Dr. Siaka Stevens that their work was made easy and successful.

He said that. they had done their best to-make the Corporation’serve this nation
efficiently.

Replying, on behalf of Government, Energy and Power Minister Sembu Forna referred
to the cordial relationship between Sierra Leone and the Federal Republic of
Germany and said he believed that the amount of training given by the German
team to their local counterparts would reflect on the staff's performance now
that they have finally taken over full management.

As Minister of Energy and Power, Mr. Sembu Forna maintained that he would do

his utmost.to see that the Corporation continues to serve the nation, and added
thatthe OSKAR team had left behind a legacy of efficiency for which. government
was most grateful.

OSKAR VON MILLER (OVM) Consulting Engineers in Munich were appointed by the
Sierra Leone Government to manage the Sierra Leone Government Electricity
Corporation from 1974 to 1982.

Other members of the outgoing team are the Chief Engineer, (Distribution and
Transmission), Mr. W. M. Kaiser; the Chief Engineer (Generation), Mr. P. Huenert
and the Chief Engineer (Provinces), Mr. I. Bralic.

The new local senior management team includes the Chief Engineer (Distribution

and: Transmission), Mr. S. S. Labour; Chief Engineer (Generation), Mr. V.C. Randall,
and. the Chief Engineer (Provinces), Mr. H. T. Dixon-Fyle.

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MINISTER ON COAL MINING

TANZANIA

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 10 Jul 82 p 3

[Text]

“TANZANIA; and

bly erday.

Ndugu Makweta said the
deposits, with the annual
capacity of 150,000 tonnes,
would be an alternative
energy source to be used in
the’ industrial sector. .

‘He also said that his
ministry had plans
establish another colliery at
Mchuchuma in Tringa region,
but could not give more

details.

The Minister was an-_

swering Major

Kassanda (Tabora Rural)
who wanted to know when the:
ministry would start mining
coal and other minerals in the

country,

Int reply to
question, Ndugu Makweta in-
formed the House that his

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e Peoples
- Republic of China, would
soon start the mining of coal
at Songwe-Kiwira colliery in
Mbeya region, the Minister
for Minerals Ndugu. Jackson
Makweta told the National

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ministry and thé Ministry of
Water and Energy have plans
to build power stations which

would use coal ‘instead of
diesel.

He explained that his
ministry and that State
Minin Corporation
(STAMICO), with other two:
international, organisations,
are currently i
mineral ~~
throughout the country.

Ndugu Makweta was an-
swering Captain H.H.
Kabanja (Kigoma Rural)
who had wanted to know.
government plans to extend
mineral surveys and its
utilisation,

The Minister said the
United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) and
Union Carbide would also be
involved in the surveys adding
that the surveys would be a
follow-up to’ a similar survey
carried out between. 1976 and
1978 by a West Germany
firm -Geosurvey.



TANZANIA

PRELIMINARY ARRANGEMENTS UNDERWAY TO IMPLEMENT RFTA PACT

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 10 Jul 82 p 3

[Text ]

PRELIMINARY arrangements
are underway to implement the
Ruvuma Free Trade Area
(RFTA) pact signed last
November between Tanzania
and Mozambique, the Minister
for Trade, Ndugu Ali Mchumo,
has told Parliament. ’
. He did. not say when the
arrangement would be effected
but he explained that the
agreement would boost trade
ey con the ose countries
removin; ually tari

barries on selected commodities,

Ndugu Mchumo said. RFTA
would be operated at the
ational level but added that
border regions. on both sides.
would enjoy greater relief on

_ exchanging some of the. agreed

itemise: ve
He pointed out, however, that
this did not’mean border trade.
“People living near the border
will benefit more because apart,
from reduced tariffs, they won't
pay, yfor transport costs like those
awa' m the - border,” he !
explained. :

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The Minister said und
agreement, Tanzania exports to”

lozambique would _ include
tyres ‘and tubes, chemicals,
textiles, coffee, cocoa,
aluminium products, leather and
leather products, plastic and
glass products, radios, dry cells
and timber products.

Tanzania, he said, would
import from Maputo welding
electrodes, wire, condensed
milk, wall and roofing tiles, locks
and other hardware, cement,
refrigerators and deep freezers,
railway wagons and cranes, farm
implements and vaccines.

He said the agreement initially
covered the two countries, but

that” “others” «'éduld " become
“members at alaterstage.

He was replying toa guestion:
Ndugu T.L.° Ndunguru
(Mbinga) who wanted to know
the items to be traded and areas
which would be covered by the
agreement. 7



TANZANIA

PROJECT TO ESTABLISH QUANTITY, QUALITY OF MINERALS PLANNED

Dar es Salaam SUNDAY NEWS in English 11 Jul 82 pl

[Article by Mike Sikawa]
[Excerpt]

THE government’ yesterday
announced ambitiqus plans to
revitalise the mining industry
| which it said had been declining,
| contributing little to the national
economy.

Presenting estimates for his
ministry, . the . Minister for
Minerals, -Ndugu Jackson
Makwetta, , told ‘the: National
Assembly that an aerial survey
conducted - nation-wide had
shown results which indicated
that there was “alot of minerals”
in the country.

: The minister told the House
that all that was required now
was ascertaining availability of
the minerals, and their quality.

Ndugu Makwetta told the
House that his ministry would in
the. near future launch a project
aimed .at establishing the
quantity and, quality of minerals
availaote in the country and their,
exploitation through simple
methods.at reduced costs.

He said his ministry would
extract. minerals through co-
operation with companies and
institutions with capital and
technological knowhow. ‘The
ministry would also strengthen

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expert training in fields related to’

mineral exploitation, _ with
particular emphasis on mineral
engineering. .

le said emphasis would be on
concentration’ ‘rather — than
decentralisation - Of. mining
activities. by the State Minin
Corporation. (STAMICO) an
to. ensure that the. corporation
operated commercially .and
independently.

Ndugu Makwetta said these
plans would. be implemented
cunder. three main
namely short-term ._ plans,
medium-term plans and long-
term plans. . re

The short-term ‘plans involve
minerals which need light
technology ‘with less expenses
and which. give immediate

résults. Minerals in this field

include gold, tin, mica, precious’,

stones and salt. :
‘Medium-term plans include

minerals the exploration of.

which has been completed, like
gold, diamonds, precious stones,
salt, coal and other industrial
minerals. L

The long-term plans will
include minerals. which have

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been discovered, but the amount
and quality of which have not yet
been established, and therefore,
requiring further exploration.
These minerals include soda ash,
iron ore, coal, nickel, cobalt,
copper and industrial minerals.
[dugu Makwetta said as a

result of the aerial survey and
other  geo-cltemical, — ge0-

hysical and~ geological
investigations carried out, a
number of multi-national
‘companies had shown deep:
interest in prospecting minerals
in the country. .

The Ministry of Mines was
now making plans to draw up a
_new minerals map giving details
of possible areas for prospecting
minerals in the country asa guide
to the prospective international
mining firms.



cso:

«Corporation. (TPDC) successful *

exploration programme at Songo
Songo, the Government decided to
carry out more intensive seismic

Surveys over other areas in Tan-

zania.

Consequently, this attracted a
lot of international interest in all
gas and gas exploration within the-
country. Negotiations throughout
1980 and 1981 led to the signing of
two Production ‘Sharing
Agreements, one with Shell in
September last year arid the other
with. the International Energy
Development Corporation the
following November. Exploration

by both companies have begun, he

said.

He further informed the House
that this year, the Government
has- negotiated “the - ex-
tension of an. explora-

tion . contract with AGIP.

and AMOCO who, after con-
ducting . further seismic surveys,
are currently drilling a well at
Mnazi Bay in Mtwara Region.

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Further ‘disctissioris were’ being
held witha number of other in-
ternational companies arid in-
stitutions interested in obtaining
concessions for oil and gas ex-
ploration within Tanzania. Ndugu
Kassum ‘said.

The Minister said that he was
pleased to inform the MPs‘ that
negotiations with Petro-Canada
International Assistance, an
agency of the Canadian Govern-
ment, had reached an advanced
stage. ars

“I hope to make a further
statement concerning this in a few
weeks” time,” he said.

He told the MPs that the work
so far done had not been easy, and
“there is still more work to be
done, but -I believe that as from
now, we will begin to see the fruits
of our labour.” He paid special
tribute ‘to the TPDC for having
made the successes now being
realised. - 2
© The rig used by TPDC in
‘drilling the Kimbiji well was the
same Algerian rig which was used
jn the sixth well at Songo Songo
he said. So far, the Minister ob-
served, there had been no .oil:
found ‘at Kimbiji.


JPRS 81437

3 August 1982

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA REPORT

No, 2669
ConTENTS

ETHIOPIA

Head of Eritrean Revolutionary Council Interviewed on
Regional Issues
(‘Abdallah Idris, et al., Interview; AL-RIYAD,

Q Jun 82)... cece ccc c ccc cc cece ccenevececcesseeeessceeees 1
LIBERIA
Finance Minister in U.S. for Talks With IMF
(Monrovia Domestic Service, 22 Jul 82).. - 10
Briefs
Non-Attendance at Summit Reiterated 12
SEY CHELLES
. Move To Strengthen Islands' Ties Reported ‘
(AFRICA AFP, 13 Jul 82). ....eeeeccce cece eeccscereewenee 13
SIERRA LEONE
Illegal Strangers Warned To Quit Mining Areas
(DAILY MAIL, 14 Jul 82)........eeeeoee 14
West Germans Hand Over SLEC
(DALLY MAIL, 14 Jul 82).. 16
SOUTH AFRICA
South Africa Detaining 202; 96 Under Banning Orders
(Carolyn Dempster; THE STAR, 15 Jul 82)......-++-eeeeee 1z
Briefs
Man Killed by Bomb 19

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TANZANIA

TWO NEW TRAIN ENGINES FOR TAZARA EXPECTED FROM WEST GERMANY
Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 15 Jul 82 p 3
{Article by Emma Faraji]

[Text] Two new train engines to repower the Tanzania Zambia Railways Authority
(TAZARA) locomotives are expected to arrive in the country from West Germany
aboard the Tarpon Santiago vessel on July 25 or 26 this year, authoritative
sources said yesterday.

The engines, part of a consignment of 16, are being purchased at 24m/- by.
TAZARA under a contract signed in December last year between TAZARA and the
German company, MTU.

They are expected to be fitted into eight of TAZARA's 80-odd Chinese built
locomotives, whose existing engines have already been removed and other
technical adjustments made to fit the new engines, the sources said.

The remaining engines are expected to arrive in the country in consignments
of four at a month's interval and "should all be in here before the end of
the year," they added.

TAZARA has over the past fourteen months been utilising four MTU prototype
engines on its locomotives which the sources’ said "were very good."

In his budget speech recently, the Minister for Communications and Transport,
Ndugu John Malecala, pointed out that one of TAZARA's major problems was that
of inadequate motive power to run its locomotives.

Meanwhile, TAZARA is also expected to receive some nine locomotives from the
West German company KRUPP under contracts signed by the Tanzanian and
Zambian governments, partners in the joint railwayline.

The authority expects to obtain a further five engines from the company but
negotiations are still going on, the financial aspects of the deal.

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In the appointments, the following continue to hold their positions: Ndugu
B.C. Mwenda (Commissioner for Income Tax); Ndugu F.T. Kejo (Commissioner for
Budget); Ndugu K.A. Mgonja, (Accountant-General) and Ndugu I. Nhende (Stock

Verifier).

The former Commissioner of Customs Ndugu W.H. Shundi, has been transferred
to the ministry where he will be an advisor on taxation matters.

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The Revolution Must Play Its Desired Role in the Region

AL-RIYAD: Brother ‘Abdallah, a paragraph in the Eritrean Liberation Front's polit-
ical program states that the front or the re¥olution must strengthen its strategic
alliance with the Arab national liberation movement and the peoples of the social-
ist camp, In your statement issued on 26 March 1982, there is a paragraph which
states that the Eritrean revolution is an inseparable part of the Arab revolution.
Do you consider that this is a development and new orientation in Arab-Eritrean re-
lations, bearing in mind that you devoted a special paragraph to the Palestine Lib-
eration organization in which you describe the type of ties?

‘Abdallah: There has been no new position, just a reinforcement of the fixed posi-
tion in our political program. These things might not have been used in our pro-
gram, or their crystallization might have been limited in the past, considering that
we have crystallized the paragraph you cited, which states that the Eritrean revo-
lution is part of, or that is its relations with the Arab nation are organic in
historic and cultural terms and in terms of civilization and a common destiny, and
we have tried to stress this in a manner which will be to the benefit of the nation-
al cause in this region and to the benefit of mutual action and interests in this
region. I believe, when we overcome our problems in the future, that that will be
in the interests of the Eritrean revolution and our national struggle.

AL-RIYAD: As regards the Arab League, is there any intention to bring up admission
to membership again? Consequently, are there any attempts to win over the posi-
tions of major Arab countries to ones of support for you in the league council?

"Abdallah: There is an intention to bring this issue up again, and I consider that
that might be in the form of unanimity among all the detachments and there is a
great possibility that we will acquire membership as observers.

Muhammad: Does Ethiopia call itself a spearhead against the arabs?

‘Abdallah: That is the problem. This could be true. If we include Libya among
the Arab countries, if we include Yemen, the issue is much greater than it would
be against the Arabs only, The issue will have much broader repercussions since
the fact that the Arab countries are allied with Ethiopia is a big problem.
Ethiopia, as a result of its hostility to the struggle and its repression of the
people, looks for help in everything. If we find countries helping it this natur-
ally as far as Ethiopia goes would entail a big gain, and it would be our loss.
Perhaps the Arab countries have failed to persuade the two countries, and that is
a very difficult problem. I believe that they have exerted efforts to win people
over.

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ZIMBABWE

BRIEFS

DIPLOMATIC TIES WITH. NICARAGUA--The People's Republic of Nicaragua has opened
a diplomatic mission in Harare. The country's first ambassador to Zimbabwe,
Comrade David ‘McField, presented his credentials to the president,

Comrade Banana, at State House today. Also present at the ceremony was

the minister of foreign affairs, Comrade Mangwende, and the permanent
secretary in his ministry, Comrade (Mutenge). [Text] [MB161500 Harare
Domestic Service in English 1115 GMT 16 Jul 82]

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Meantime, the delegation yesterday called on Senator Samuel Hayakawa of
California at the Capitol Building in the United States where Minister Jones
explained to him the purpose of the mission and the high level of cooper-
ation Liberia needed from the U.S. Congress in its economic development.

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JPRS 81437

3 August 1982

Sub-Saharan Africa Report

FBIS

No. 2669

FOREIGN BROADCAST INFORMATION SERVICE


TANZANIA

MINISTER SAYS REVIEW OF DOWRY QUESTION PART OF WOMENS' LIBERATION

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 13 Jul 82 p 3

[Text ]
REVIEWING the whole question Dodoma, Tanga, Mbeya, Iringa,
of dowry is part of the process of Tabora, Shinyanga, Mara,
consolidating the Liberation of Kigoma and Kilimanjaro regions.
women, the Minister of State in In Kagera region, the price for
the Prime Minister's Office Ndugu an Ankole cow was 400/- and 200/-
Getrude Mongela: told cheering for a bull. This order also.applied
MPs in’ the National Assembly to Rukwa and Singida regions
yesterday. where the price was 200/- for a
She called for the contribution cow and 100/- for a bull. In
of ideas for the reviewing of Ruvuma it was 250/- for both cow
dowry, a tradition she said was in and bull. :
the past regarded as a ‘marriage ‘Ndugu Mongela said the prices
certificate’ but which was today were the actual ones applying in
being distorted. : commercial’ cattle dealings when
The Minister was answerinj the order was enacted in 1963 and
supplementary questions and were fixed following consultations
views which followed a question with local’ parties in the regions
asked by Ndugu Masanja Ng’b- and districts concerned. _
wani (Bariadi). Ndugu Mongela said the
Ndugu Ng’hwani had also asked government was aware of the dif;
whether the government intended ferences in the traditional ‘prices’
to review dowry to' match with and the actual cost of cattle on the
today’s price of a cow in market today. ,
Regotiating dowry payments in +But since the question of dowry
view of rising peices of cattle, was not uniform for the whole
‘The Minister, who answered on. country, the people in the respec.
behalf of the Minister for Justice tive regions and distritts should
Ndugu Qulie Manning, said under review this and submit their
the local customary law Proposals to the government for
ectaration) < order of 1363, ‘appropriate action.
Price of a cow was fixed at 100/-
and that of a.bull at 90/. pa
dowry payment purposes in
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SWAZILAND

BRIEFS

ARMS FOUND--Police have discovered arms of war in another Swazi woman's house
at Fonteyn, north-east of Mbabane, after raiding it at dawn recently. The
house was at the time being occupied by four men, believed to be members of
the African National Congress. The house is now under lock and key. This is
the second arms discovery in the Mbabane area in 3:weeks. Police recently
discovered the first arms cache at the Mobeni flats near Highlands View and
arrested two.men. The flat also belonged to a Swazi woman. A police spokesman
confirmed the arms discovery. He said there were three-automatic rifles and a
pistol. The spokesman said four men had been arrested in connection with the
arms discovery in the house and were being held in custody. It is not yet
known when the men arrested in both incidents would appear in court. [Text]
[MB190949 Mbabane THE OBSERVER in English 17 Jul 82 p 1]

SECRET DEAL DENIED--Nairobi, 16 Jul (AFP)--Today in Nairobi, Simon Nxumalo,

a representative of the Swaziland Government, denied reports that his country
had negotiated secret border agreements with South Africa. Mr Nxumalo
asserted during a press conference that his country was "openly and justifi-
ably reclaiming" a large strip of land equal to 2/3 (?of its) territory. He
explained that 3 weeks ago, the Libyan president, who is also the chairman of
the OAU, sent a mission to Swaziland to study the problem. Swaziland's main
demand is access to the Indian Ocean and the settlement of 20,000 people
displaced, he asserted. The inhabitants of the zone concerned number 750,000
while Swaziland presently has a population of 600,000 people. Neither the
British nor the South African Government has the moral right to refuse us this
strip of land, Mr Nxumalo added, describing Kwazulu representatives as "Pre-
toria's agents." Mr Nxumalo described as childish threats of the exclusion

of his country from the OAU if this region came back to Swaziland. He explain-
ed that when the region was officially given to the Kwazulu in 1976, the OAU
did not take up the case. [Text] [AB161851 Paris AFP in French 1756 GMT 16 |
Jul 82]

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TANZANIA

SHORTAGE OF TEXT BOOKS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS EASES

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 16 Jul 82 p1

{Excerpt ]

THE shortage of text books in
primary schools eased this year
with five pupils sharing one book
compared to last year’s ratio of
ten students. to one book,
“Parliament was told in Dar es
Salaam on Wednesday. .

The ster for National
Education, Ndugu Tabitha
Siwale, told the House that the
Swedish government which
provided papers for printing of
text books had granted to print
some of the books in Sweden.

Winding up the debate on her
ministry’s 1982/83 estimates,
which were approved by
House yesterday, Ndugu Siw:
said 13 million text books for

lish and mathematics subjects
had arrived from Sw \

She said the ministry had
placed with Printpak in es
Salaam an order to print 200,000
copies of’ geography text books for
Standard Seven: pupils. °

The Minister said “the govern.”
ment was aware of the shortage of
books and other teaching aids as
well as classroom furniture, and
that concerted efforts were un-
derway to improve the situation.

She told the House that Unified
Teaching Services (UTS) commit-

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tees had been formed in regions
and districts and expressed hope
that they would improve the lot of
primary school teachers.

_Ndugu Siwale- explained that
his ministry's policy in expansion
of secondary education em -
phasised on extending day schools
as opposed to. boarding ones.

A was underway! to ear-
mark ls. which would ac-
commodate such extensions, she
added. . :

She said religious and other in-
dependent institutions. interested
in building private secondary
schools would be encouraged, but
they must first apply’ to the
ministry for permission. ;

“Those fulfilling the necessary
requirements will be allowed to go
ahead”, she explained.

The government had! revived
three maintenance units which
would undertake renovations in
secondary schools throughout the
country oy

Ndugu Siwale explained that
there were 52 folk devel nt
colleges in the country ‘aad that
the government intended to build
one college in each district unde
longterm plans... / :



TANZANIA

SIDO PROBE REPORT TO BE PRESENTED LATE JULY, EARLY AUGUST

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 6 Jul 82 p 3

[Text]

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THE three-member com-

mittee appointed last April te
probe allegations of
favouritism and corruption in
the allocation of industrial
units at the Tanga Small In-
dustries Development
Organisation ‘(SIDO) estate
will present its report later
this month or early August,
parliament’ was told.
+ Winding up debate on his
ministry’s estimates’ for
1982/83, Industries Minister
Basil Mramba told the House
in Dar es Salaam yesterday
that he* would take ap-
propriate action against the
cylprits. if.any irregularities.
“were proved.
The probe team, is chaired
by retired Ambassador to
Sweden, Ndugu Edward
Mhina. Other members are
National Member of
Parliament, Ndugu Kijakazi
Kyelula and the Director of
Planning in the Tanzania In-
vestment Bank (TIB), Ndugu
A.W. Mosille.

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TANZANIA

UNDP TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 10 Jul 82 p 1

[Text] Tanzania will get 648 million/- worth of technical assistance over
the next five years from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),
according to a statement issued by United Nations Information Centre (UNIC)
in Dar es Salaam yesterday.

The statement said that the assistance for the period 1982-86 was approved by
the UNDP Governing Council which met in Geneva recently.

A total of 421.2 million/- was allocated to specific projects in various
sectors with the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors getting a
share of 174.6 million/, the statement said.

Other sectors under the programme are industry--99.9m/-, general development
issues, policy and planning--71.1 million/-, transport and communications--
23.4 tillion/-, education-- 22.5 million/- and employment--19.8 million/-.

The statement explained that almost 70 per cent of the allotment would be
used in strengthening on-going projects and extension while a resource of
145.8 million/- has been set for programming in 1984-86.

The statement further said that 129.6 million/-, an unprogrammed balance,
would be allocated to specific projects "as and when UNDP's resource position
permits." :

The assistance coincides with the government's announced programme for

economic survival which calls for the renovation, consolidation and full
utilization of economic capital and resources.

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TANZANIA

NYERERE DENIES SOCIALISM CAUSE OF NATION'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 13 Jul 82 p 1

[Article by Hamisi Mkwinda]

[Excerpt ]

cso:

CCM Chairman Mwalimu
Nyerere has reiterated that

collective work on socialist -

lines is the only means to
rapid development in rural
areas.

He told Litama villagers
yesterday morning that con-
trary to allegations that
Socialism was the cause of
“economic difficulties facing
the country, truly Ujamaa
villages led the way in rural
transformation. .

Mwalimu’ said villages
which based their activities on
Ujamaa principles had recor-
ded the fastest. development
pace in the country.

He cited the example of
Isansa Village which, he poin-
ted. out, has ranked first
among villages in Mbeya
Region ‘the last three years
consecutively.

The Party Chairman told
hundreds of attentive Litama
villagers who also won “the
Best Village” award in Lindi

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Region this year that they
should learn about the
benefits of collective work
from bees and ants. ~

He explained amid ap-
plause that despite their
small size, these insects did
wonderful things through
collective work.

“Bees produce honey and
ants erect wonderful
monuments,” -Mwalimu ex-
plained amid ullulations, He
emphasised that these
achievements ‘would not be
possible without disciplined
collective, work.

He said villagers should
emulate this organisation and
that they should not work like
grasshopers “whose
achievements are not easy to
assess.”

Mwalimu praised Litama
villagers for their efforts to
build Socialism, adding that
they’ should strive to con-
solidate and further ‘their
gains.



Sudan and the front, on the basis of the positive developments that have occurred
within the front. How do you view your relations with the Sudan at the present
time?

Muhammad Ishaq: Our relations with the Sudan are fraternal and strong. In reality,
as Eritreans, our problems have had an impact on the Sudan on many occasions, and
they cannot be the fundamental aspect of everything we ourselves need, The economic
situation plays a role. The Sudan is not striding toward the Eritrean revolution,
insofar as it is capable, or did it in the past, and its position is still positive.
We hope that it will be better and better and will not be deficient as far as the
Eritrean revolution goes. They have been fully understanding of our cause, specif-
ically in the recent days, which have been better than before.

AL-RIYAD: Of course there is no doubt that that is favorable to the cause, and we
hope that the Sudanese-Eritrean rapprochement will also entail an Eritrean-Arab
rapprochement, God willing. Let me go back to Mr ‘Abdallah: Is the purpose of the
tripartite agreement to create a new balance in the Horn of Africa--I should not
say balance or equilibrium with the agreement or establishment of the Gulf Coopera-
tion Council? What, in your conception, is the basic political goal or goals in
the conclusion of this agreement among Libya, Ethiopia and Yemen? I mean that your
presence on the map in the Horn of Africa must give you an opportunity and also
give you and impose upon you the responsibility to discover the real nature of this
agreement.

‘Abdallah: We, as an Eritrean revolution, have not been given an opportunity to
obtain accurate information on it, but, in its general form, it entails support

for Ethiopia, Ethiopia which represents an aggression against us and our people as
well as a total threat to the countries in the region, especially fraternal Arab
countries. The Eritrean people and their struggle are exerting every effort, every
force and every resource and are mobilizing them. Ethiopia is a serious matter in
the context of the region, it is a threat in the context of the Eritrean revolution
in general, and it is a hostile force,

AL-RIYAD: Mr ‘Abdallah, a comparison, or the equivalent of a comparison, is always
made in terms of importance and a balance is made in terms of the course of the
situation, or the adversary's situation, since weapons are a slogan or a means for
Eritrean action relative to Ethiopia. Have first positive signs of an understand-
ing of your demands started to appear from these?

‘Abdallah: Ethiopia's view toward the Eritrean cause and the Eritrean people's
struggle has not changed. It has been taking the same position nowadays that
Haile Selassie once took against it, against the people's struggle, and it does
not recognize our identity or our legacy. The only thing and the only direction
it follows is the repression and banishment of these people and their subjugation
as a nation and in terms of religion, with all their values, through the methods
this regime relies on, which are essentially methods of military liquidation, We
do not expect the Ethiopian regime to show understanding, unless the Eritrean rev-
olution rises up and shows a strong hand which will thwart all its schemes, all the
military attacks it has made, up to the last one, which is putting it in a position
where it is having to think. However, up to this moment, its position has been



TANZANIA

ZANZIBAR GOVERNMENT USING MAENDELEO TO FERRY FOOD

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 16 Jul 82 p 1

[Text ]

THE - Zanzibar Government
has suspended all passenger:
services between Zanzibar
and Dar es Salaam to enable

mv Maendeleo — currently
the only Isles ship plying bet-
ween the two ports — to ferry
food and other cargo from
Zanzibar to Pemba.

A statement issued by the
State House in Zanzibar and
broadcast over Radio Tan-
zania Zanzibar on Wednesday
night said that mu Maen-
deleo which was at the Dar es
Salaam Harbour yesterday
for fuelling will leave for
Pemba today with 600 tonnes
of cargo, some of which are in
high demand on the Island.

A meeting held at the Sate
House and attended by of-
ficials of the Zanzibar
Ministries of State, Trade and.
Transport, decided that
resumption of both passenger
and cargo ‘services between
Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam
should resume .after a good
portion of the 9,500 tonnes of.
foodstuffs piled up at the Zan-
zibar ‘Harbours had been
transported to Pemba. :

It is understood that. the
foodstuffs include wheat
flour, rice, sugar and dates.
Others are suiting materials
and dresses for children.

Meanwhile, another Zan-
aibar government steamer,
mv Jamhuri was expected in
Zanzibar ‘last. night from
Mombasa where it had been ‘

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on a dry. dock for repairs for ¢
the past one year. .

An official of the Zanzibar >
National Shipping Cor-?*
poration said yesterday that ;
the repairs, which also in-;
volved importation of spare *
parts from Europe, had cost ‘
ém/-. .
Its arrival is expected to
ease transport problems bet- -
ween the two parts of the
United . Republic, now
aggravated by the withdrawal
of _mu Maendeleo.

Though there are no official
data, it is estimated that
about 10,000 people make the
trip between Dar es Salaam
and Zanzibar in a week.
Three quarters of whom use
Zanzibar government
steamers.

For the past six months.
mu’ Maendeleo, the second
biggest passenger ship of the
Isles’ fleet of four passenger
ships and two oil tankers, was
the only vessel plying between
the two ports. It also had to
make trips to Tanga, Pemba
and Mtwara.. : .

Another ship, mv Mapin-
duzi — the biggest in the fleet
— i ran aground in
Pemba early this year, is ex-
pected to sail back from
Mombasa next week, ac-
cording ‘to reliable sources.
‘Repairs for the ship at the
Mombasa dry dock and
allowances for the crew
totalled 3m/-.”



TANZANIA

CATTLE STEALING ASSOCIATION OPERATING IN TABORA REGION
Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 16 Jul 82 p 1
[Article by Sosthenes Lweyemamu]

[Excerpt] An illegal association calling itself "chama cha kuiba mifugo
or chama cha kumi" is reported to be operating in Tabora Region stealing
hundreds of head of cattle.

A police report made available to the Tabora Regional Party Office has
disclosed that the bandits are believed to have established their
"headquarters" at a forest spot in Urambo District. They once operated from
a hideout in Nzega, the report says.

The report adds that the bandits, whose leaders are still at large, are
“hundreds of cattle rustlers who move about in several villages of the region
stealing thousands of head of cattle worth millions of shillings."

According to the report, the rustlers are armed with all sorts of weapons,
ranging from clubs, spears, arrows, local made guns (gobole), pistols, rifles
and submachine guns.

The report has also pointed out that another group, mainly of cattle herders
from the neighbouring Shinyanga Region, had moved with their cattle settling
in several forests in Tabora Region.

Some of the stolen herds are being trekked to the southern regions of Mbeya,
Rukwa and Ruyuma, where it is said the price per head of cattle is higher than
that offered in Tabora Region.

The report has accused livestock authorities in the region for failing to keep
a record of people authorised to issue permits for selling, buying and
taking cattle from auctions.

Moreover, the permits which in some areas, are issued by ten cell leaders
were at times faked and do not bear photographs of buyers and sellers.

The report points out that the present system of issuing permits was in a
mess. It cited a case in which permits were issued by ward and divisional

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LIBERIA

FINANCE MINISTER IN U.S. FOR TALKS WITH IMF
AB222025 Monrovia Domestic Service in English 1900 GMT 22 Jul 82

[Text] Liberia is expected to conclude negotiations in Washington for a third
year economic civilization program with the IMF. A delegation headed by the
minister of finance, J. Irving Jones, has been negotiating for the past 3
days with the aim of convincing the IMF to agree to continue its economic
civilization program with Liberia for the third year in succession. Minister
Jones explained to the IMF representatives at the negotiating table that even
though the Liberian people have continued to make several sacrifices, the
economic conditions of the country has continued to worsen because of the
(?recession) being experienced by industrialized nations.

According to the assistant research and information officer in Washington, Mr
Jones told the IMF that there was an absolute decline in the gross domestic
product of the country from $801 million in 1980 to $715 million in 1981 or
an $86 million reduction over the previous fiscal years. He said when com
pared with the 3,2 percent increase in the population, the per capita income
is only decreasing while the standard of living of the Liberian people is
worsening, particularly at a time when their expectations are very high.

Explaining that government was therefore asking the IMF to continue its sup-
port to Liberia, Minister Jones mentioned the recently approved budget for
fiscal 1982-1983 of $420.1 million which he said represented a 15 percent
reduction in personnel cost in the central government and public corporation
budget as compared to the last fiscal year.

According to the Liberian news agency, the finance minister said because of
the (?said) budget, government had introduced new stringent measures aimed
at bringing the economic situation under control for an effective and effi-
cient economic and financial management.

The IMF representatives during the first day of deliberations with the Liberian
officials were eager to know specifically how Liberia was going to achieve the
measures it had announced to control its economy. They wanted to know whether
or not the program is credible, consistent and coherent so that it can achieve
the target that was needed. But Minister Jones, who now heads the special
economic committee, told the IMF that the committee had been mandated to take
measures that would ensure responsible fiscal behavior and the anticipated
savings that would make the 15 percent reduction in expenditures possible.

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