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Blaar Coetzee calls Kennedy ‘little snip’

DURBAN. - Senator Robert Kennedy was described as a “little snip” by Mr. Blaar Coetzee, MP, the Deputy Minister of Bantu Administration and Development, who strongly attacked the visiting American during a fiery speech in the Queensburgh Civic Centre, Durban last night.
     Mr. Coetzee was speaking in support of Mr. Pierre Cronje, the Nationalist
Party candidate for the Umhlatuzana Constituency in the Provincial by-election.
     The crowd frequently interrupted his speech with cries of “hoor, hoor” and “skande” (shocking). He hit out strongly at Senator Kennedy and the National Union of South Afncan Students (Nusas).

ONLY THREE DAYS
     “This little snip (Kennedy) thinks be can tell us what to do,” he said. “He has only been in the country for three days and already he has the audacity to tell us what the remedy to our problems would be.
     “There are a few true things in what he says. But, we must show the rest of the world including Mr. Kennedy, that the people of South Africa have never been more united.”
     Mr. Coetzee said it had been unnecessary for Nusas to invite Senator Kennedy and unnecessary for Senator Kennedy to accept the invitation.
     “Nusas has a record of its chairmen and presidents being banned under the Suppression of Communism Act, of them fleeing the land, of being connected with sabotage and giving evidence in sabotage trials.
     “And still Senator Kennedy accepts their invitation and comes to South Africa," he said.
     He said the students of certain universities in Natal, the Cape and the Transvaal could get no inspiration from the history and culture of South Africa but had to seek inspiration from other lands.

ONLY POLICY FOR S.A.
     “They can get no inspiration from the struggle being fought by South African Whites, no inspiration from the Voortrekkers or 1820 Settlers. The next thing Nusas will invite Nkrumah here and make him chairman of Nusas.
     “We will not be intimidated by America or England. We are growing militarily stronger every day and we could eat any other African state for breakfast. Kennedy can threaten as much as he likes, but we will show the world that our policy is the only one for South Africa.” (Sapa.)