ancmorogorooffice ANC Morogoro Office Morogoro Office Finding aid prepared by Mosoabuli Maamoe. University of Fort Hare Library, ANC Archives September 16, 2005
Finding aid encoded by Mosoabuli Maamoe on September 16, 2005 Overview of the Collection University of Fort Hare Library, ANC Archives
ANC Morogoro Office officials ANC Morogoro Office records 1960-1990 3.3 linear metre When the ANC was declared illegal in 1960, preparations were already made for setting up an external mission. The Lobatsi (Botswana) Conference of 1962 (the majority of delegates came form inside the country) emphasized the growing of the external mission. Consultative meeting of the ANC National Executive Committee in 1965 and 1966 followed this conference. Among other things, this necessitated the opening of the ANC first mission office in Tanzania, southeast of the country in a town of Morogoro in the sixties ancmorogorooffice The records are in English. Biographical Note

When the ANC was declared illegal in 1960, preparations were already made for setting up an external mission. The Lobatsi (Botswana) Conference of 1962 (the majority of delegates came form inside the country) emphasized the growing of the external mission. Consultative meeting of the ANC National Executive Committee in 1965 and 1966 followed this conference. Among other things, this necessitated the opening of the ANC first mission office in Tanzania, southeast of the country in a town of Morogoro in the sixties. This was where the Provincial Headquarters of the ANC were established. This was the place where Nelson Mandela used to stay during his hideout from the South African security search-web. He collaborated with other ANC leaders: Oliver Tambo, Johnny Makatini, Florence Mophosho, J.B Marks etc. who were already stationed in exile. The town is associated with the famous ANC Morogoro Conference held here in 1969. In later years the organization moved its headquarters to Dar-Es-Salaam, and finally to Lusaka in Zambia.

 Scope and Contents

Subject Files, Correspondence, Minutes, Reports, and Women

 Arrangement

The Subject Files series spans the years 1960-1990. It documents earlier activities of the ANC inter alia, the outside world: issues on education involving ANC students, solidarity affairs, membership to the organization, contacts and interactions with other liberation movements, an information that came from the Revonia Trial, and statements of the ANC on various important political events.

The Correspondence series spans the years 1963-1990. This series contains letters of the earliest ANC leaders in exile on various issues about the struggle, membership and linkages with international formations.

The Minutes series spans the years 1967-1988. It documents proceedings of meetings held by the ANC members at various times on different items. It was one of the methods used to inform members about events and occasions they were faced with and to update themselves with mission's objectives and goals.

The Reports series spans the years 1964-1989. The series consists of the tasks and duties that the mission set it to do. It is an account of challenges to the mission.

The Women series spans then years 1970-1989. The series shows the interaction of the ANC Women Section with other women around the world on issues that affect them. These are reflected in various media, namely, publications, postcards and photos.

Index Terms

This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Persons: Oliver Tambo and other ANC members Places: Morogoro Subjects: ANC political work Functions: Political mobilisation Titles: Politics Restrictions on Access

The Collection is Open

 Acquisition Information

ANC Archives Committee

 Detailed Description of the Collection Subject Files 1 1 Accra 1, 1965-1966 1 2 Addresses of members and friends abroad, 1 3 Administration, 1 4 Adult Education , 1982-1983 1 5 Advisory Planning Council, 1 6 Afro-Asian Latin American Conference of Solidarity, 1966 2 7 Afro-Asian Peoples Solidarity Organization, 1966-1970 2 8 Afro-Asian Writers Conference , 1967 2 9 Agriculture project, 1987 2 10 All Africa Trade Union Federation , 1966 2 11 Amieh Mohammed, 1966-1967 2 12 ANC code of conduct , 1983-1988 2 13 ANC Headquarters unit, 1966 2 14 ANC Holland Hospital, 1987 2 15 ANC members, 1975-1982 2 16 ANC missions reports, 1982 2 17 ANC statements on Rhodesia, 2 18 ANC students abroad, 1960-1967\1981-1982 3 19 ANC transport , 1965 3 20 ANC U.S Committee , 1966 3 21 ANC U.S (women), 1971-1973 3 22 ANC Women , 1965 3 23 ANC Youth Conference, 1982 3 24 Anti-Apartheid (World Campaign), 1990 3 25 Apartheid in sport, 1966 3 26 Application 2nd Vice President Office , 1965 3 27 Applications for marriages, 1978-1990 3 28 Area Residential Committees (guidelines) , 3 29 Australia and Pacific Mission ANC's , 1984 3 30 Autobiographies , 1965-1974 4 31 Bechuanaland (D. Madiba's Letters) , 1966 4 32 Biography (Daddy Chaka), 4 33 Botswana (State Prison: Ranka Ngwepe and other ANCs imprisonment) , 1967 4 34 Birth Certificates , 1978-1985 4 35 Canada (women's affairs) , 1967-1974 4 36 Cairo ANC Mission, 1965-1970 4 37 Chief Abram Moiloa and the land issue , 1957 4 38 Chief Representative, 1980-1985 5 39 Chief Representative Dar (correspondence) , 1978-1985 5 40 Chief Representative, Principal and Commissar , 1984-1985 5 41 Chief Representative, Regional Commissar , 1985 5 42 Chief Representative, Zimbabwe , 1984 5 43 Child Care Centre , 1981-1988 5 44 Christian Council of Tanganyika , 1963-1967 5 45 Circulars , 1971-1973 5 46 Commemoration of Chief Albert Luthuli (Programme) , 1967 5 47 Commissariat (Kongwa and Magadu camps) , 1975\1984 6 48 Committee of Conscience against Apartheid, 1967 6 49 Commonwealth Secretariat, 1981-1985 6 50 Communities of Morogoro and Dakawa, 1982-1985 6 51 Composition of social institutions , 1967 6 52 Congress of African Women (Bamako) , 1965 6 53 Congress Movement problems , 1966 7 54 Construction records , 1978 7 55 COSEC, 1964 7 56 Court of Justice: Christian Action and Tandem Books , 1965 7 57 Dakawa Development Centre, 1983 7 58 Danish Volunteer Services , 1986 7 59 Defence and Aid, 1966-1967 7 60 Dept. of Information and Publicity (Developments in South), 1983 7 61 Department of Religious Affairs (DRA) , 1990-1991 7 62 Department of Solidarity\Cuba , 1968 7 63 Directorate (correspondence) , 1982-1985 7 64 Documentary survey (list of Africana Section material), 8 65 Education matters, 1983-1987 8 66 Embassies , 1982-1984 8 67 Eureka Youth League (Australia) , 1965 8 68 Executive of the ANC (correspondence and meetings) , 1966-1967 8 69 Fisher, Abram , 1966 8 70 FLN delegation to Dar , 1967 8 71 FRELIMO, 1962-1965 9 72 Friedrich Ebert Stiftung , 1987 9 73 Frontline states (correspondence), 1984 9 74 German Democratic Republic , 1965-1966 9 75 Goods clearance, 1982-1983 9 76 Government Representative-Tanzania , 1979-1990 9 77 Headquarters documents, , 1971-1984 9 78 Health Dept. Lusaka, 1982-1984 9 79 Hira, P.R-Nigeria , 1965-1966 9 80 Home Affairs (individual identities, 10 81 Human Rights, 1967-1990 10 82 Imprisonment of the ANC cadres (J.Mange and V. Matlou), 1979 10 83 I.C.S.A Workshop (report), 1981 10 84 India (women affairs) , 1967-1973 10 85 International Department\ANC (Lusaka , 1978-1984 10 86 International Labour Organisation , 1984-1985 10 87 International Refugee Council Zambia , 1965-1966 10 88 International Support (Scandinavia), 1984 11 89 International University Exchange Fund, 1964-1980 11 90 Interview with Julius Nyerere , 1976 11 91 Invitations to SACTU Seminar , 1983 11 92 Kapwepwe, S.M (Zambian Minister) , 1966 11 93 Kate Molale , 1970-1974 11 94 Kitching Customs-Mbeya , 1964 11 95 Kivukoni College , 1965-1966 11 96 Kurasini Education Centre, 1966-1974 12 97 Lekgotla La Sechaba La Afrika-Borwa, , 1968 12 98 Logistic Department, 1977-1984 12 99 London activities, 1964-1965,1974 12 100 Lusaka (correspondence), 1966-1967 12 101 Magadu Camp , 1974 12 102 Makatini, Johnny, 1965-1967 12 103 Makiwane, T.X, 1963 13-14 104 Malagasy (correspondence), 1967 13-14 105 Marks, J.B , 1963-1983 13-14 106 Mauritius Seminar: World Assembly of Youth , 1967 13-14 107 Mazimbu Complex census , 1984 13-14 108 Mbeki, Thabo, 1964-1965 13-14 109 Meeting of Directorate , 1984 13-14 110 Memoranda, 1983-1987 13-14 111 Menace of alcoholism, 13-14 112 Messages: Freedom Charter, 68th ANC Anniversary , 1980/1983 13-14 113 Military matters, 1965 13-14 114 Minutes, , 1973-1985 13-14 115 Morogoro Conference Decisions , 1969 13-14 116 Namibia (political situation), 1964-1984 13-14 117 National Scholarship Committee form, 15 118 The 9th World Youth Festival, 1965 15 119 News from the Soviet Union, 1982-1984 15 120 Nkomati Accord , 1984 15 121 Norway Peoples Aid, 1985 15 122 Notes: Discussions between J.J.H, S.G, M.M, D.N, J.B, and S.C, , 1965-1967 15 123 Ntilashe, Ernest: papers, minutes and reports, 1982-1985 15 124 Nursery School, 1984-1988 16 125 Nyota ya Uhuru (Tanzania Weekly News Bulletin), 1967 16 126 The October Revolution (50th Anniversary) , 1967 16 127 Olga on Revolutionary Violence, 16 128 OAU Strategy for Liberation of South Africa , 1980 16 129 Oriental Despotism: articles and notes, 16 130 Pan Africanist Congress , 1981-1983 16 131 Pan African Youth Festival, , 1973 16 132 Papers: Anti-Imperialist Forces/Liberation Movements , n.d 16 133 Paris Conference: Adult Education, 1982 16 134 The President (Correspondence), 1964-1968\1980 17 135 Algiers: Centre of World Revolution- 1971 17 136 Apartheid, 1971 17 137 Bantustan , 1971 17 138 Black Power Movement , 1971 17 139 Lesotho: Reign of Torture, 1971 17 140 Malnutrition and starvation , 1971 17 141 Mandela, Winnie, 1971 17 142 Naidoo, Shanthie, 1971 17 143 Organisation of African Unity (OAU), 1971 17 144 Pan African Freedom Movement for East, Central and Southern , 1964 17 145 Panther Organisation, 17 146 Sanctions , 1965 17 147 Situation in South Africa, 1964\1971 17 148 South Africa and outside World , 1971 17 149 Vorster and Banda , 1971 17 150 Women, 1970 17 151 Zulu Tribal Fights , 1965 17 152 Press release (Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe) , 1966-1984 18 153 Prime Minister's Office , 1984 18 154 Public Relations Officer , 1967 18 155 Publicity Dept. , 1966-1968 18 156 Radio Freedom , 1968 18 157 Rantan, 1966-1967 18 158 Regional Commissar, 1968-1984 18 159 Regional Political Committee, 1978\1983 18 160 Requisitions, 1987-1990 18 161 Resignations, 1985 18 162 Revonia Trial , 1964 18 163 Rica's documents , 1985 18 164 Sapazi Marcus , 1968 19 165 Secretary General, 1981-1983 19 166 Serowe Brigades, 1979 19 167 Sharpville , 1961 19 168 Signs of communication between ANC officials , 1967 19 169 Sisulu, Max , 1967 19 170 Solidarity News service (Botswana), 1985 19 171 Solidarity projects , 1980-1981 19 172 SOMAFCO special records, 1978-1980 20 173 South African Communist Party, 1965 20 174 South African Extension Unit , 1985 20 175 South African Day (Kiswahili language, 1967 20 176 South African freedom News , 1967-1968 20 177 South African Congress of Trade Unions, 1984-1985 20 178 Southern Africa News features, 1966 20 179 Soviet Afro-Asian Solidarity (ANC students in socialist countries), 20 180 Statements, 1963, 1971,1984 20 181 Students , 1964 21 182 Swaziland News, 1964 21 183 Swedish International Development Agency, 1980-1983 21 184 TANU and ANC minutes, 1968-1969 21 185 Tax clearances, 1978-1983 21 186 Tenth World Festival of Youth (G.D.R), 1973 21 187 Trade Union of South Africa , 1982 21 188 Treasury, 1977-1985 21 189 Tri-Continental Conference (report), 1966-1967 22 190 Umoja WA Wanawake WA Tanzania, 1965-1974 22 191 UNESCO, 1967 22 192 UN Office Dar, 1964-1967 22 193 U.S investments, 1964 22 194 Unity Movement's letter to AAPSO , 1966 22 195 Vehicles, 1967 22 196 Vietnam , 1965-1973 22 197 Vocational training for South African Refugees, 22 198 WAY LIBERATION FUND , 1965 22 199 Welfare, 1965 22 200 Women affairs, 1970-1974 23-24 201 Works Committee, 1980-1984 23-24 202 World Campaign: Political Prisoners, 1964-1968 23-24 203 World Federation of Democratic Youth, 1965-1968 23-24 204 World Health Organisation: Psychological effects of Apartheid, , 1983 23-24 205 Young Socialist League of Australia, 1967 23-24 206 Youth Section , 1971-1985 23-24 207 Yugoslavia (J.J Hadebe), 1963-1966 23-24 208 Zimbabwe (correspondence) , 1980-1984 23-24 209 Zonal Political Committee, 1985-1988 Correspondence 25-26 1 An Appeal to ANC Youth and students , 1960 25-26 2 Chief Representative , 1978-1985 25-26 3 Kgokong, A (articles) , 1966\1968 25-26 4 Mails recording book, 25-26 5 Maleka, U , 1971 25-26 6 Marks, J.B , 1964-1965 25-26 7 Mophosho, f , 1963-1979 25-26 8 Nokwe, D, 1963-1968 25-26 9 Regional Political Committee , 1983 25-26 10 Secretary General (ANC), 1984-1985 25-26 11 Shope, M, 1963-1972 25-26 12 SOMAFCO , 1980-1990 25-26 13 Stuart, J, 1968-1972 25-26 14 Sweden , 1971-1974 25-26 15 Telexes, 25-26 16 To ANC Units (Arms sale to South Africa), 1970 25-26 17 MK, 1974 Minutes 27 1 Directorate, 1981-1986 27 2 Extended Commissariat Meeting, 1984 27 3 Extended NEC Meeting, 1967\1974 27 4 Kongwa Camp and the region , 1975 27 5 Kotane Residence , 1983 27 6 Luthuli Detachment , 1983 27 7 Office Committee, 1971-1984 27 8 Regional Committee, 1975 27 9 Regional H.D, 1975 27 10 Regional Political Committee , 1983 27 11 Regional Youth Committee, 1984 27 12 Secretary General Office, 1967 27 13 Zonal Political Committee, 1986-1988 Reports 28 1 Algiers Conference , 1969 28 2 Departments and political organs, , 1982 28 3 Establishment of Women Secretariat, 1970 28 4 Executive Committee (10th Congress of IUS) , 1972 28 5 Journey from Dar to Cairo (W.Hempe), 28 6 Morogoro, 1983 28 7 National Executive Committee (Lusaka), 1978 28 8 Propaganda material, 1966 28 9 Regional Commissar (military matters), 1975 28 10 Regional Headquarters, 1975 28 11 Special meetings: ANC members in U.K, 1974 28 12 Special report: ANC and other forces in the struggle , 1987 28 13 Sub-Committee on Bulletins , 1964 28 14 . Visit to Somalia by Mzwandile Piliso, 1971 Women's Affairs 29 1 Voice of Women articles (2folders), 1970-1975 29 2 Women's Bureau-AAPSO Conference (Mongolia) , 1972 29 3 Women's First Conference (Luanda), 1981 29 4 Women's second Conference, 1987 29 5 Women's International Democratic Federation, , 1964-1976 30 6 Women Postcards , 1966 30 7 Women's Section (various topics) , 1971-1985 30 8 Women photographs,