Oswald Mosley, founder of the British Fascist movement, disavowed anti-Semitism today at a press conference he called after several newspapers printed allegations that he was visiting South Africa secretly.
He said there was nothing secret about his visit which he was making to take care of private interests. He denied any intention of forming a branch of his Union Movement in South Africa, remarking that the policy of the South African Government was “close enough” to his movement’s goals concerning colored peoples.
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