TZ@60: Julius Nyerere addresses UNO Trusteeship Council in New York

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The meeting, which lasted more than an hour, involved discussions on how the United States would help Tanganyika finance its three-year development plan

British MPs push for Tanganyika’s financial assistance
A heated debate ensued in the British Parliament on July 27. It was a debate over Africa which started after the British Government had announced that it would not raise funds to help Tanganyika implement its three-year development plan.
Member of Parliament Henry Clark, who was also the former leader of Tanganyika colonial government, said the British government’s refusal to raise funds for Nyerere’s implementation of Tanganyika’s three-year development plan would undermine Tanganyika’s trust in its future engagement with Britain.
Clark said specifically the Secretary of the British Colony of Tanganyika, Ian Macleod, would be very upset by the action of his Government.
Clark said the money should be available in the early days after Tanganyika gained its independence to make it easier for them to implement their development plan. A spokesman for the British colonial staff, Mr Callaghan, said giving the money to Tanganyika was not a favour, it was only fair because the money was earned by the UK government from sisal and coffee farming - and had helped the country through a difficult period. So, it was their turn to give Tanganyika money!