St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-12-12
BY SAMUEL p. PERRY, JR.

United Nations, N. Y. lamp
Representatives of the United
States promised this week in the
General Assembly's Trusteeship
Committee TO continue efforts 10
expedite the issuance Of U. S.
visas to two African petitioners
granted oral hearing by the com
mittee.
The petitioners, representing
the Somah Youth League and the
Union Of Peoples of the Gamer
oons, have been waiting in Paris
since Nov 8, according to DR..
Bunche, principal director of the
Trusteeship council.
During the last week the UN
Trusteeship Council professionally
approved a list Of 81 factors as
guidance in debate on whether or
not a particular territory is self
governing.
The resolution declares a terri
tory must have complete political
autonomy as well as control of
its social, economic and educa-
tional affairs before the Assembly
can consider 1t fully independent.
Also, 1t recommends that the As
sembIy use the list Of factors as a
guide to determining independ-
ence and that annual reports to
the United Nations are therefore
unnecessary.
The Council also agreed to send
a mission TO the trust territories
in the Pacific area to study and
report on existing conditions. The
mission is scheduled to leave New
York in February.
The 1852 world cocoa crop
Of 671 900 long tons was excep-
tionally small because Of heavy
rains which damaged the crop in
the Gold Coast and Ivory Coast,
according to the UN economic
circles.
At present, buyers are cautious
because of uncertainty about the
probable level of demand and also
the West African Marketing
Board is not pressing supplies to
the market. Prices have recovered
slightly since a decline in the
early part Of September.
This week in Kapenguria, near
Nairobi, Kenya, authorities of the
East African Colony placed on
trial Jome Kenyatta, arrested
leader of the 0,O00-member
Kenya African Union (KAU). I'm
mediately, according to instruc-
lions from the Chief of the British
Secret Police, strict security pre-
cautions were put into effect.
Special permits were needed to
cross a police barrier seven miles
from Kapenguria.
Kenyatta and his co-defendants
have pleaded not guilty to the
charges that they personally aid
ed in the management Of the Mau
Mau society. After a preliminary
hearing, the magistrate ad-
journed the case for ten days. Ac-
cording to reports, Kenyatta did
not apply for bail.
Simultaneous with the hearing
Of Kenyatta, Kenya's police for
ces arrested around $50 persons
at Kirawara in the Fort Hall tri-
bal reserve in central Kenya
where the police opened fire on a
crowd of 1000 Kikuyu tribesmen
and killed IT of them.
Rumors prevalent in Nairobi in
dictate that British authorities
plan to Danish the Kenya African
Union, the only political organi-
cation for Africans in the terri
tory. In the place of the KAU
authorities plan to set up a stooge
organization to counter unfavor-
able publicity. The new group
would be worldwide.
Africans in the territory have
no faith in the Royal Commission
which has been appointed to in
vestigate the economic and social
ills Of Kenya and to recommend
corrective measures. The past his
tory of Kenya indicates that roy
al commissions in the past have
not contributed anything con-
structive to the welfare Of the
land-alienated Kikuyu and other
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