18th July, I960

Dear Father Graham, Thank you very much for your letter. 1 will see

what can be done. ,,»

I have arranged with Alan faton and Alex Hepple that for all purposes of Defence and Aid we will send our money through the Defence and Aid Fund out there. But I will recommend that they should deal with the Pondoland affair. 1 think the be^t thing would be for the Archbishop of Capdxbown or Trevor to write to Alex Hepple and request that this matter should be dealt with. 'Ye could then send out the necessary .C1000. !vly own view is that Justice is better kept out of the bouth African situation. £hey are doing a first rate job in the Federation but they have to keep themselves tfecp clear of any suspicions of being mixed up with politics. I therefore suggest that rather than approach Justice the Defence and Aid Committee out there should be asked for advice. I understand that unlike the Treason Trial set-up, the Defence and Aid Fund is now arranging for much cheaper legal service in cases such as this.

Yours sincerely,

The Reverend Father Superior House of the Resurrection, Mirfield, Yorks.

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I understand from David Astor that he sent you a copy of his letter to me of November the 16th. I am therefore sending you the en-closed copy of my reply.

In view of the fact that one of the criticisms repeated over and over aga%in is of discrimination against the Pan Africahists, I thought you might also like to see the enclosed document which gives the replies of a number of people with whom I got into touch"as soon as we heard of these charges.

The Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Ha3asi, U. M. C., MASAS I, Tanganyika.

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I understand from David Astor that ho sent you a copy of his letter to me of November the I6th. I am therefore sending you the enclosed copy of my reply.

In view of the fact that one of the criticisms repeated over and over again is of discrimination against the Pan Africanists, I thought you might also like to see the enclosed document which gives the replies of a number of people with whom I got into touch'as soon as we heard of these charges.

The Right Honourable Lord Hemingford, The Old Rectory, Hemingford Abbots, HUNTINGDON.

1 October 1959

••"••••• . : • c ' '. :• .r :... • • v ; , Dear Sir,

You are probably aware of the appeal for funds wMch Christian Action has been making in this country, to provide legal defencc and aid for the 91 defendants in the Treason Trial in South Africa.

e have learnt from the sponsors of the Treason Trial Defence and Aid Fund in South Africa, that the noeds of the defendants and their families are as great as ever and that, in addition, monies are also needed for aid and defence for hundreds of other people who face mass trials on charts g ^ f t e f t ^ a p ^ S i ^ ^ a i a ^ a ^ o m e

Segal, the editor of "Africa South", who has been banned from leaving the area of Cape Town for five years, and so seriously handicapped in keeping alive his vigorous and forthright magazine. If "Africa South" were silenced, then an important means of keeping the conscience of the world alive to the evils being done in South Africa, would have ended.

A considerable amount of money has already been raised here in Britain. But a very much larger sum is now required. We shall continue our efforts in Britain; but, as the needs of the unfortunate people in South Africa grow and it becomes increasingly difficult to raise the additional funds, we are inviting friends outside Britain to support us. So we confidently turn to the All Africa People's Convention for help*

We hope that you will agree to our suggestion and that it may prove possible for a successful Pan-African appeal to be made to boost the Fund. This

would bring hope and comfort to the thousands of victims of racial oppression who will otherwise be without aid and proper legal defence during their trials.

I am attaching, for your information, a copy of a leaflet, issued in this country, in connection with our appeal, and would draw your attention to our sponsors. You will see that our a;peal in Britain has been supported by people well knov/n in Africa for their vigorous and determined opposition to racial discrimination and oppress-ion.

Yours sincerely,

The Secretary, All Africa People'3 Convention, Accra.

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Basutoland.

Dear Secret ary, o u

Life is dreary out here in Basutoland. We are not working We have applied for job but we failed. Basutoland Congress Party promised to find employment for us. It has failed.

They maintain us by having communial feeding. We explained to them that it was expensive to pay three meals a day per person. It would be tetter if tx they gave us cash equal to the monthly meals. We pointed out that we could share it with our families at home. We would do without some meals in order to give a little at home but they refused to give us cash.

I have tried to get a house for the children out here. I have not got a place as yet. Empty rooms to let and employments are very scarce out here.

I do not know what to do . We are chained b the feeding scheme to stay in Maseru. Other-wise one would try other places in Basutoland. Mr. Sampie Kalupe was told to leave Leribe to come and stay in Basutoland ( ? Maseru) so that he can join us in the feeding scheme. f

There is no work for us. It is boring to have to sit day in day out.

Greetings,

Yours obediently,

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May, 1961

Dear Sir/, We write to seek your help for the work of the

Defence and Aid P'und. Its purpose is to safeguard freedom and human dignity in South Africa by providing defence in the courts for victims of apartheid and aid for them and their families and dependents.

Two recent events have once more put South Africa into the forefront of the new3. One is Dr. Verwoerd's withdrawal of his country's application for Commonwealth Mumbership, and the other 13 the dismissal by a special court of the case against the accused in the Treason Trial. Bothe events have had an impact on public opinion in Britain which has not always been favourable to the Fund. There are those who see in the termination of South Africa's connections with the Commonwealth an ending of responsibility for her affairs; and some imagine that the ending of the Treason Trial has necessarily meant the closing of our Fund.

South Africa's departure from the Commonwealth should make us more, rather than less, concerned about the future of her peoples. Our responsibility towards them is rooted in history, and it must be our aim to welcome her back into the Commonwealth. To this end we must encourage and assist those South Africans, whatever their race or colour, whose views and policies agrre with the recently reaffirmed character of t he Commonwealth. If they can succeed in reversing the racialist policies of the present Nationalist Government, we may look forward to South Africa's return. Churchman in particular bear a heavy weight of responsibility, for the Church of the Province of South Africa remains a part of the Anglican Communion as represented at the Lambeth Conference.

The agonies of apartheid have not ended with the closing of the Treason Trial. We have cortainly won a victory. And the happy conclusion of the Trial gives the best possibl e proof of the value of our help. But the simple mention of such household names as Sharpeville, Langa and Pondoland ar'e enough to remind us what apartheid means, and in how many

other matters besides the Treason Trial the Defence and Aid Fund is involved.

The situation in Pondoland, for example, where there is a 3tate of emergency and a curtain of secrecy, is quite desperate, with hundreds in prison with families needing help and scores going on trial. The Liberal fortnightly "Contact" edited by lor. Patrick Duncan, reports:-

" ...With the articulate silenced by imprisonment, conditional relaase from imprisonment, and fear, the white Transkeian3 gagged by fear of the consequences of talking to the p?ess, the Transkeian Territories are a far worst example of police state conditions than wa3 mo3t of South Africa in last year's State of Emergency.

The secrecy surrounding the -detention of political prisoners makes it impossible to expose with accuracy the conditions of this imprisonment. But dozens of leading citizens of the Transkei are rotting in goal3; in conditions of shocking barbarity at Mqanduli, crawling with vermin at Ngqeleni, in rumoured solitary confinement at Umtata, and in varying conditions in other parts oft he Transkei."

There is a distinct possibility that after the recent widespread police raids in search of documents-the largest the country has ever seen-thore may be further police action in South Africa at the end of May and yet more grave disturbances.

The Defence and Aid Fund is sponsored by more than 150 distinguished persons from all walks of life in Great Britain and it is now administered by a Board of Managenment, appointed by Christian Action.

We on behalf of the Fund earnestly appeal to you to help us in our work. Please ask your congregations to give us their support.

A P P E A L _ J O _ T H E _ P E O P L E _ g F _ G R E A I _ B R i I A i N

On December 6th 1956, the people of South Africa awoke

to learn that, while they slept, I56 men and women of all

races, and from all parts of the country, had been arrested

on a charge of high treason.

In February 1961, over four years later, the trial draws

to its close. Of the four indictments successively drawn up

by the Crown, three have been quashed, and only one remains.

Of the 156 people arrested, 30 face this final ordeal. But if

the prosecution is successful, 60 people could be re-indicted.

It is hoped - and these three words encompass a world of

anxiety and longing - that the prosecution argument will end in

February, and that the argument for the Defence will end in

April.

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Immediately after the arrests, a fund was launched called

the TREASON TRIAL DEFENCE FUND. Its aim was to provide legal

defence for 156 people, whose conviction could mean sentence of

death, and to care for the dependants. Its further aim was to

uphold the democratic principle that a man is innocent until he

is proved guilty, and to help the Court "by presenting an able

defence,,

The ability of the team for the defence has won world-wide

recognition. Their contribution will not easily be forgotten,

neither by those who stood accused, nor by thousands of South

Africans who above all wanted to see that justice was done.

On the outcome of this trial depends more than the fate

of 28 men and 2 women. Upon it may depend the rights of men

to struggle for their freedom and emancipation, and to use

non-violent pressures in the attempt to reach their goal.

To ensure that the high standard of defence may be main-

tained to the end, we ask the people of Britain who have al-

ready helped us with such generosity to help us again in our

attempt to raise the final £30,000 required to conclude this

trial.

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As long ago as 1959; the Minister of Justice said: "The Trial will be proceeded with no matter how many

millions of pounds it costs. That does not affect the issue ....What does it matter how long it takes?"

But to us, the accused, waiting, day after day, year after year, for the verdict, it does matter how long it takes. It matters to our dependants, with lives disrupted and living insecure. It matters to our lawyers who have borne the immense burden of this case, wrestling with the millions of words writ-ten into the record, the hundreds of speeches, the thousands of documents flung into it, who have had to withdraw from their

normal practices, their normal fees greatly cut. It matters to Christian Action and the others committed to

finding the money to pay the legal expenses and to assist our families with the grants, which modest though they are, have yet been vital.

It matters because over £160,000 has been spent on legal costs and welfare to date.

It matters above all, because there is danger that, unless the response to this last but crucial appeal is adequate, it will not be possible to carry on the Defence in this, the most important stage of the whole trial.

The utmost efforts are being made in South Africa, where just on half of the total spent by the Fund has been collected, to collect more. But please remember that South Africa had a five months' emergency last year, that the calls to help detainees and their families and give legal assistance in cases before the Courts have been - and still are - numerous and insistent.,

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Hear a Multi-racial Platform discuss

SOUTH AFRICAN PROBLEMS

DAISY MAKIWANE * H. A. NAIDOO * E. S. SACHS

GUY ROUTH in the Chair

Music by BRUNO RAIKIN (Piano) and JAMES PHILLIPS (Bass)

FRIENDS' HOUSE, EUSTON ROAD Tuesday, 9th April 1957

7.30 p.m.

Doors open 7 p.m. — Admission I/-

For the Christian Action Movement for Colonial Freedom Joint Appeal for the Defendants in the Treason Trial.

Sponsored by the South African Legal Defence Fund.

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CHRISTIAN ACTION

THE SOUTH AFRICAN TREASON TRIAL

An Appeal for

THE DEFENCE AND AID FUND

156 L E A D I N G OPPONENTS OF APARTHEID

C H A R G E D WITH TREASON A N D SEDITION

NEED OUR HELP

£50,000 REQUIRED to provide for the legal defence of the accused and

to aid their families and dependants

PLEASE HELP TO K E E P THE CONSCIENCE OF

THE WORLD A L I V E TO THE ISSUES AT S T A K E

DONATIONS TO THE SECRETARY, CHRISTIAN ACTION, 2 Amen Court, London, E.C.4

LONDON COUNTIES PRESS, LONDON N . 8

SPONSORS OF THE APPEAL

Herbert Agar, Lord Altrincham, Professor Norman Bentwich, the Bishop of Birmingham, Lady Violet Bonham Carter, Phyllis Bottome, Sir Maurice Bowra, Fenner Brockway, M.P., James Callaghan, M.P., the Bishop of Chichester, Canon L. John Collins, Tom Driberg, Lord Faringdon, Dingle Foot, Q.C., Margery Fry, Gerald Gardiner, Q.C., Professor Max Gluckman, Victor Gollancz, Joseph Grimond, M.P., Sir Kenneth Grubb, Gilbert Harding, Lord Hemingford, Father Trevor Huddleston, C.R., Benn Levy, David Low, the Earl of Lucan, Rose Macaulay, Sir Compton Mackenzie, the Rev. George MacLeod, the Bishop of Manchester, Robert Mennell, the Rev. N. Micklem, Henry Moore, John Neville, Lord Pakenham, William Plomer, Father Raymond Raynes, C.R., Earl Russell, the Bishop of Sheffield, the Rev. David Sheppard, the Rev. Donald Soper, George Sutherland, Laurens van der Post, the Rev. Leslie Weatherhead, Sir Henry Willink, Harold Wilson, M.P.

One hundred and fifty six leading opponents of Apartheid were arrested in December, 1956. The case drags on month after month ; even the Preliminary Hearings are not yet completed. Most of the accused have lost their means of livelihood. All are in no position to pay for legal aid. The plight of their dependants is desperate.

At least £150,000 will be required for legal defence and aid for the accused and their dependants—despite the generosity of the South African Bar. Of this total Christian Action has undertaken to raise in Great Britain £50,000 towards which £22,000 has so far been subscribed.

I enclose £ for the Christian Action Defence and Aid Fund.

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ADDRESS . . . . (BLOCK CAPITALS)

Please send your donation (earmarked Treason Trial) to : The Secretary, Christian Action, 2, Amen Court, London, E.C.4. Cheques should be made payable to Christian Action.

Christian Action

A call for a vigorous endeavour by all who respect the life and teaching of Jesus to translate faith into effective action in public as well as private life.

The task which Christian Action has set itself is a threefold one:

(a) T o play a full part in helping existing Christian congregations to become, as nearly as possible, living examples of the way of Christ for society.

(b) T o encourage and help individuals, Christians of all denominations and all who respect the life and teaching of Jesus, to express their faith in practice in all the concrete social, economic and political situations of their lives.

(c) T o stimulate, co-ordinate and, where necessary, initiate corporate Christian action in public affairs.

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All who would like further information should apply to:

The Secretary, Christian Action,

2 Amen Court, London, E.C.4. (Telephone: City 6869)

A ckno wledgements CHRISTIAN ACTION wishes to acknowledge with deep gratitude the kindness of all who, for the sake of the cause for which this concert has been presented, have given their services without remuneration—in particular we would like to thank:

Mr. Lionel Hampton, the solo artist, who has flown over specially from New York for this occasion; Mr. Humphrey Lyttclton and his band; Mr. Johnny Dankworth and his orchestra; the Visiting Orchestras Appreciation Society, which has given its support to the concert; Mr . Dennis H. Matthews (Secretary of the V.O.A.S . ) who has undertaken the management of the concert; and Dr. Guy Routh and his " South Africans in London " Committee, together with all others who have assisted in the stewarding of the concert.

ROYAL FEST IVAL HALL (General Manager : T . E. BEAN)

CHRISTIAN ACTION presents

HUMPHREY JOHNNY

LYTTELTON DANKWORTH and his Band and his Orchestra

and as guest artist

LIONEL HAMPTON at a

MIDNIGHT JAZZ MATINEE

T U E S D A Y , 15th O C T O B E R , 1957

in aid of the

CHRISTIAN A C T I O N D E F E N C E A N D AID F U N D in connection with the 156 accused in the SOUTH AFR ICAN T R E A S O N TR IAL

Management: DENNIS H. MATTHEWS S E C R E T A R Y . VISIT ING O R C H E S T R A S APPREC IAT ION SOCIETY

( J A Z Z MUSICIANS)

See the latest A U T O C R A T Blue Pearl drums at

your local dealer. For beautifully illustrated brochure of these

drums plus a FREE glossy picture of Lionel Hampton, write to:

J O H N G R E Y & SONS (London) L T D . , 79/85 Paul St., London, E.C.4

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LIONEL HAMPTON LIONEL HAMHTON, " K i n g of t h e Vibes" , is one of the greatest virtuosi jazz lias produced. For more than a quarter of a century he has demonstrated an electri-fying talent in improvisations of unflagging resource and origin-ality.

Born, in Louisville, Ken-tucky, in 1 9 1 3 , Lionel was raised in Chicago, where he began his musical career as drummer in a schoolboy band organized by a local newspaper. Work with small jazz groups followed, and in 1928 he went to California. He was drumming in Les Hite's band when Louis Armstrong assumed its leadership, and it was on Armstrong's rccord of "Memories of Y o u " that his vibes playing was first brought widely to the attention of the jazz audience.

In 1934, he formed his own band at Sebastian's Cotton Club in Los Angeles and there during the next two years he persevered until he secured a formidable technical mastery of the vibra-

phone. Benny Goodman heard him and persuaded him to give up the band in 1936. The quartet in which he played alongside Goodman, Teddy Wilson and Gene Krupa was one of the most successful small groups jazz has known. In 1940, now internationally famous, Lionel formed his first big band, and with the record of "Fly ing Home" it was soon established as a leader in its field. All the big bands that he has since led have been characterized by an exciting and vigorous translation of his own personal zest and drive. Swinging with a big beat, they have found favour in the U.S. , Europe and Israel alike.

Prior to his adoption of the vibraphone, what little use that had been made of the instru-ment in jazz had proved singularly unrewarding. Lionel Hampton brought to it rhythmic and melodic gifts of rare vitality and invention. He was swinging on the instrument as no one before or since, and with a fecundity of ideas to challenge the masters of the conventional jazz instru-ments. As his improvisations unfold tonight, you will hear richly imaginative music spontane-ously created. The unpredictable may safely be predicted!

And not only on vibes . . . Lionel plays exciting piano, usually employing his forefingers like vibes mallets, while his virtuosity on the drums—though it receives less critical acclaim—is no wit less than that on vibes.

Explaining his own success, he once said, " Y o u swing the blues, man, and you can't miss". As well as swinging the blues to the point of ecstasy, Lionel brings to music a sincere enthusiasm that is visible as well as audible.

He brings the same kind of enthusiasm to the good cause. He is already famous as a bene-factor of youth organisations in the U.S. and for his charitable work in Israel. The South African Treason Trial Fund would inevitably appeal strongly to his generosity and sense of justice, and it has brought him flying to what we must hope he'll come to regard as his second home. Stanley Dance.

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Why are the Treason Trials taking place?

Here are three outstanding books that help to explain the present situation in South Africa.

Naught for your Comfort Trevor Huddles ton

' A noble book, a superb book, to be read by anyone who cares about race or human relations.' MANCHESTER G U A R D I A N .

' A magnificent book, incomparably the best, the most vital and challenging which has yet come out of the South African melting-pot.' NEWS CHRONICLE. > 12s. 6d. and 2s. 6d.

{Fontana edition)

DRUM A venture into the New Africa

Anthony Sampson ' Y o u could live a lifetime in South Africa without learning as much about the place as 1 learnt from this book. Some of the most illuminating comments on black-white relation-ships I have ever read.' OBSERVER. J6S.

Episode Harry Bloom

'Goes to join, at a high level, the growing and significant novels about South Africa. His story never happened yet every word of it is true.' ALAN PATON.

Author of Cry, the Beloved Country. J3s. 6d.

— — COLLINS

The South African Treason Trial

Father TREVOR HUDDLESTON, C.R. (Vice President of Christ inn Act ion)

THE CHRISTIAN ACTION DEFENCE AND AID FUND

for the 156 accused and their families and dependants

THE purposes of the Fund, established by Christian Action immediately the news of the arrests of the 156 leading opponents of Apartheid was announced in December, 1956, are:

(a) T o provide for the legal defence of the accused. (b) T o aid their families and dependants. (c) T o help to ensure that the conscicnce of the world is kept alive to the issues at stake.

Reports from South Africa emphasise the urgent need. The plight of the accused and their dependants is desperate.

Thousands of people in this country see in Apartheid a shocking disregard for Christian and liberal principles in human relationships, but feel impotent. What can we do? they ask. Here then is an opportunity for doing something practical, immediate and of healing import.

Our latest advices from South Africa indicate that £ 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 in all will be required, of which Christian Action has undertaken to raise in Britain £50,000. Contributions should be sent to:

The Secretary, Christian Action, 2 Amen Court, London, E.C.4, earmarked S.A. Defence

and Aid Fund.

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Pro LIONEL HAMPTON

L I O N E L HAMPTON will be be featured on Vibraphone, Drums and Piano accompanied by groups from within the Humphrey Lyttelton and Johnny Dankworth bands. There will also be a special presentation featuring the three band leaders. Hamp will also be "spot-lighted" in some of his own band arrangements which will be played by the Johnny Dankworth Orchestra

HUMPHREY LYTTELTON & HIS BAND Programme lo be selected from the following numbers:

APEX BLUES J I V E AT FIVE BLACK AND BLUE MOTEN SWING BLUES AT DAWN OUT OP THE GALLEON CREOLE SERENADE OLE MISS DIXIE THEME ROCKIN' CHAIR IN A MELLOW TONE THAT'S MY WEAKNESS NOW JERSEY LIGHTNING BUCKETS GOT A HOLE IN IT

PERSONNEL:

LEADER Trumpet: H U M P H R E Y L Y T T E L T O N

Tenor Sax: J I M M Y S K I D M O R E Piano: I A N A R M I T Alto I Clarinet: T O N Y C O E Bass: B R I A N B R O C K L E H U R S T Trombone: J O H N P I C A R D Drums: E D D I E T A Y L O R

During the evening

Father TREVOR HUDDLESTON, C.R. will make an appeal

S P E C I A L G E T - Y O U - H O M E S E R V I C E

by arrangement with London Transport, on the following routes:

No. i Waterloo to Lewisham No. 13 Aldwych to Golders Green No. 6 Aldwych to Kensal Rise No. 68 Waterloo to Chalk Farm No. 6 Aldwych to Hackney Wick No. 76 Waterloo to Edmonton No. 1 1 A ldwych to Shepherds Bush No. 176 Waterloo to Cricklewood

No. 260 Waterloo to Colindale Buses f rom: Waterloo leave at 1 .50 a.m.

Aldwych leave at 2.00 a.m.

a m m e CLEO LAINE

Programme to be selcctcd from the following numbers:

T A K I N ' A CHANCE ON LOVE HAPPINESS IS J U S T A THING CALLED J O E I 'M GONNA SIT R I G H T DOWN J E E P E R S C R E E P E R S I 'M BEGINNING TO S E E T H E L I G H T IMAGINATION

HIT T H E ROAD TO DREAMLAND ST. LOUIS BLUES MOOD INDIGO L U L L A B Y OF BIRDLAND MEAN TO ME T H E A P R I L AGE

JOHNNY DANKWORTH & HIS ORCHESTRA

Programme to be selected

E X P O R T BLUES CANDY BAR T R I B U T E T O CHAUNCEY A P P L E C A K E F I R T H OF FOURTHS HULLABALOO

the following numbers:

T A K E T H E 'A' T R A I N L A U R A ADIOS J U S T A SITTIN' & A R O C K I N ' HOW HIGH T H E MOON R O Y A L GARDEN BLUES

PERSONNEL :

L E A D E R Alto I Clarinet: J O H N N Y D A N K W O R T H

Trumpets: DERRICK ABBOTT Trombones: S T A N P A L M E R

B O B C A R S O N

C O L I N W R I G H T

D I C K I E H A W D O N

Tenor I clarinet I bass clarinet: DANNY MOSS Barilone I clarinet IJlute: A L E X LESLIE

Piano: D A V E L E E Bass: E R I C D A W S O N Drums: K E N N Y C L A R E

T O N Y R U S S E L L

D A N N Y E L W O O D

J A C K B O T T E R E L L

G A R R Y B R O W N

L A U R I E M O N K

The right is reserved to make alterations in the programme if necessary

IN ACCORDANCE WITH T H E REQUIREMENTS OF T H E LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL

(i) T h e public may leave al the end uf the performance or exhibition by all exit doors and such doors must at that time be open.

(ii) All gangways, corridors, staircases and external passageways intended for exit shall be kept entirely free from obstruction, whether permanent or temporary.

(ii!) Persons shall not be permitted to stand or sit in any of the gangways intersecting ihe seating, or to sit in any of lite other gangways.

The world of

covered fully every week in

M e l o d y M a k e r Humphrey Lyttelton writes jazz every week in MELODY MAKER the jazzman's own newspaper.

EVERY FRIDAY eo.

Johnny Dankworth J O H N N Y D A N K W O R T H born in Woodford, Essex in 1927. Played in ships orchestras on many Atlantic crossings, and was greatly impressed during his visits to New York by Charlie Parker. Formed the Johnny Dankworth Seven in 1950, and introduced a new idea in big band i n s t r u m e n t a t i o n w i t h the J o h n n y Dankworth Orchestra in 1953.

Since the dawn of jazz at the beginning of the century there have only emerged a handful of musicians whose inventive power has been big enough to have influ-enced the trends of this newest of all art forms. Naturally, these people are mainly Americans—Britain has never had a jazz-man important enough to enter this elite circle—that is, until the arrival of JOHNNY D A N K W O R T H w h o , a t t h e a g e o f 3 0 , h a s become one of the most important people on the international jazz scene.

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Cleo Laine "Britain's first lady of j a z z " is a fitting description for C L E O L A I N E . Her association with the music of Johnny Dankworth goes back to 1950 when she joined the almost legendary Dankworth Seven. Sincc that time she has won the praises of jazz critics throughout the world for her individual style and refreshing choice of material. At the moment she ranks with the very top British jazz artists.

With the release in America of her latest L.P. "Lovers ' La ine" , her name is destined to be linked closely with the three great ladies of jazz, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan.

(LIONEL HAMPTON, vibes:

OSCAR PETERSON, piano;

RAY BROWN, bass: BUDDY RICH, bass;

BUDDY DE FRANCO, clarinet)

Don't be that way: These foolish things; Moonglow; Dinah; It's only a paper moon; The way you look tonight

C O L U M B I A 33CX10086

CCler series: 12" LP)

S* Humphrey Lyttelton A N D HIS B A N D

'Here's H u m p h ' : Apex Blues': You brought a new kind or love*

II want a little girl; Jersey Lightning" :Rock1n' chair"; Someone stole Gabriel's horn': .Just squeeze mo': Ole Miss Rag " ' featuring BRUCE TUHNP•M.allo saj. and clarinet "featuring the new band PARLOPHONE PMD1049 (10 LP;

Karly Call (from 'The Tommy Steele Story"): Creole Serenade '

1 PARLOPHONE R1333 (45 & 78 r.p.m.)

'Journey into Jazz": Adios; Jersey Bounce; Take the'A'Train; Itinerary for an Orchestra

PARLOPHONE

PMD1042 (10* LP)

Big Jazz Story; Firth of Fourths

PARLOPHONE

R4321 (45 & 78 r.p.m.)

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E.M.I. RECORDS LIMITED 8-11 Great Castle Street. London, W.1.

HUMPH HE Y LYTTELTON T W E N T Y - O N E years ago a fifteen-year-old Eton school-boy crept away from the cricket at Lords to buy his first trumpet in Charing Cross Road. Ten years later, from the environment of the aristocracy and the Grenadier Guards, there emerged a young man blowing a horn, to add lustre to Britain's spreading jazz revival, and the name of Humphrey Lyttelton to the list of hot jazz-men.

Up to that time, Humph's musical activities had been confined to Sunday afternoon jam sessions in the common-room, occasional opportunities to blow during active service (it is told how he landed on the Salerno beach-head with a pistol in one hand, and his trumpet, wrapped in a sand-bag, in the other), and the inspiration of Louis Armstrong's records.

It was this kind of enthusiasm which bound together the George Webb Dixielanders, with whom he first played, and which, with his mastery of the jazz idiom, befitted him for leadership when he formed his own band in 1948. It was not long before Humphrey Lyttelton was con-sidered Britain's hottest trumpet man, the Lyttelton band Britain's finest traditional group, and the Lyttelton J a z z Club the largest in London.

Although always a musician of the 'hot' tradition, Humph has never been hide-bound by traditional theories. Back in the early 'fifties he was experimenting with West Indian rhythms, leading his Paseo J a z z Band, and he has continued to innovate in his usual intelligent way within the broader jazz pattern. At present he is beset by criticism from certain quarters for having broken from the traditional front-line to use alto and tenor saxophones. However, Humph is rapidly proving his point, and this comparatively new band is being acclaimed as one of his best.

Besides his club and concert appearances, Humph is a favourite amongst teen-age T V viewers of the popular "S ix-Five Special" , and he is also well known for his cartoon drawing and his writing activities. Of his autobiography, " I play as I please", reviewer Nancy Spain wrote: " H e has sailed through life as though it were a Trumpet Involuntary!"

Gilbert Gasler.

Q U A R T E R N O T E S . . . is a new quarterly magazine published by the J O H N N Y D A N K W O R T H organisation. Its purpose is to provide information, articles, stories and interviews by and about the members of the J O H N N Y D A N K W O R T H orchestra. It is fully illustrated with many exclusive photographs of the band. T h e current edition includes articles on the problems of j azz and the colour bar by J o h n n y Dankworth, a comprehensive guide to London jazz clubs, a survey of j azz literature, interviews with Tony Russell, Bill le Sage and Richard Bock (head of Pacific J a z z Records), by Don R e a d , the task of the arranger by Alex Leslie, and record reviews by Laur ie Monk.

" Quarternotes " is obtainable price 2/- f r o m the

JOHNNY DANKWORTH OFFICE, 4 Denmark Street, London, VV.C.2

You may also be interested in the free monthly newsletter " O F F T H E S T A N D N E W S " which provides up to the minute news about the orchestra and full details of its engagements.

May we also remind you of the band's new Parloplwne L.P. " F I V E S T E P S T O D A N K W O R T H " due for release in November.

The

HUMPHREY LYTTELTON CLUB

is open

EVERY NIGHT at

MACKS RESTAURANT, 100 OXFORD STREET LONDON, W.I

from 7.30 — 11 p.m. (Sundays 7.15—10.45 p.m.)

Full particulars from

H.L.C., 8 GREAT CHAPEL STREET, LONDON, W.l

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VISITING ORCHESTRAS APPRECIATION SOCIETY JAZZ MUSICIANS

Committee: Guy Morris, Arthur Eagle, Gilbert Gaster, R a y Egan.

Secretary: Dennis H. Matthews, 15, New Road, Crouch End, London, N.8.

IT was in 1953 that a small group of jazz enthusiasts decided that a serious and concerted attempt should be made to broaden the outlook of jazz lovers in this country and it was to implement this ideal that the V.O.A.S . was inaugerated.

One of the first achievements of the society was to stage the first ever All American jazz concert in the Royal Festival Hall on November 13th, 1956, and the society feels proud that it was able to play some part in bringing about the reciprocal exchange of jazz musicians between this country and America.

To-nights concert is based on an idea conceived by a member of our committee, and in view of the tremendous influence made on the jazz scene by coloured musicians wc feel that we arc showing our appreciation by helping their friends in South Africa.

It is hoped that your interest in jazz is not casual and fleeting, and that you will ask the secretary to add your name to the list of members of the V.O.A.S . We wish to express our thanks to the many friends of the society for their support, and also to acknowledge the valuable co-operation of the following:

Mr. J o e Glaser Associated Booking Corp. (New York) Mr. Don Read Mr. Lyn Dutton Mr. Rex Fleetwood Mr. Edric Connor Mr. Arthur Gibson (Musicians Union) The Ministry of Labour

The Dccca Record Co. Ltd. Mr. Stanley Dancc The Parlophone Co. Ltd. Melody Maker L . W. Hunt Drum Co., Ltd. John Grey & Sons (London) Ltd. Collins (Publishers) P A C E Photograph Service

f | e j r u e i VIBRAPHONE Specially Requested by LIONEL HAMPTON

Supplied by

L. W. HUNT DRUM Co., Ltd. THE DRUMMERS' HEADQUARTERS

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Lionel Hampton

HAMP'S BOOGIE WOOGIE Flying home ; Hamp's boogie woogie ; Two finger boogie* ; Beuiah's boogie ; Hey-ba-ba-re-bop ; Ridin' on the L and Nf- ; Tempo's boogie ; Hamp's walkin' boogie L I O N E L H A M P T O N A N D HIS O R C H E S T R A • L I O N E L H A M P T O N A N D HIS S E P T E T + L I O N E L H A M P T O N A N D HIS Q U A R T E T L A 8527 (Brunswick)

THE HAMP IN PARIS Volume 1 Blues for the Hot Club de France ; Wailin' Panassie; Sweet Lorraine; Mister Fedor L I O N E L H A M P T O N A N D HIS A L L - S T A R S E D L 87007 (Fclstcd)

J A Z Z FLAMENCO I've got a brand new baby; Bop city f lamenco; Lovely nights in Spain ; Spain ; The bullfighter from Madrid ; Hamp's jazz f lamenco; Tenderly ; Hot Club of Madrid serenade ; Toledo blade ; Flamenco soul L I O N E L H A M P T O N A N D HIS O R C H E S T R A RD-27006 (RCA)

ALL AMERICAN A W A R D CONCERT Hamp's blues; I know that you k n o w ; Loose wig ; Hamp's boogie woogie ; Oh, lady be good ; Evil gal blues ; Red cross ; Flying home L I O N E L H A M P T O N A N D HIS O R C H E S T R A L A T 8086 (Brunswick)

4 JUST J A Z Z * CONCERT Stardust T H E L I O N E L HAMPTON A L L - S T A R S (2nd side: The man I love—without Hampton) LA 8531 (Brunswick)

THE H A M P IN PARIS Volume 2 Serenade to Nicole's mink coat ; Elmar the s tockbroker ; Mezz and the Hamp; Crazy Hamp L I O N E L H A M P T O N A N D HIS A L L - S T A R S E D L 87008 (Felstcd)

LIONEL HAMPTON A N D HIS N E W FRENCH SOUND Volume 1 Voice of the north ; Crazy rhythm ;

A la French ; Zebu

P D L 85002 (Felstcd)

Volume 2 All the things you are ; Night and day ;

I cover the water f ront ; Red ribbon

P D L 85006 (Fclstcd)

THE DECCA RECORD COMPANY LTD I - 3 BRIXTON ROAD LONDON S W y

Printed by Loudon Counties Press, 161 Tottenham Lane, London, N.8

30th November, I960.

I understand from David Astor that he sent you a copy of hi3 letter to me of November the 16th. I am therefore sending you the enclosed copy of my reply.

In view of the fact that one of the criticisms repeated over and over again is of discrimination against the Pan Africanists, I thought you might also like to see the enclosed document Y/hich gives the replies of a number of people v/ith Y/hom I got into touch as soon a3 we heard of these charges•

The Right Honourable Lord P.C. Pakenham, The National Bank, 15 - 17 Old Broad street, E. C. 2.

Collection: 1956 Treason Trial Collection number: AD1812

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