Although we viewed the ranks of the BCM as a fertile ground for the ANC, we did not attempt to recruit these men. We knew that this would alienate both them and the other parties on the island. Our policy was to be friendly, to take an interest, to compliment them on their achievements, but not to proselytize. If they came to us and asked questions—“What is the ANC policy on the bantustans?” “What does the Freedom Charter say about nationalization?”—we would answer them—and a great many of them did come to us with questions.
