PREFACE

MANIFESTO OF THE NATIONAL SOCIALIST COUNCIL OF NAGALIM

ON POLICY

POLICY AND THE LEADERSHIP

RECTIFICATION OF BASIC ERRONEOUS VIEWS

PRINCIPLE AND "EXPEDIENCY"

NAGALIM AND THE INFLUX OF INDIAN CAPITAL AND INDIAN NATIONALS

NAGALIM AND THE EFFETE INDIAN AND BURMESE CULTURES AND THEIR FAITHS

NAGALIM AND THE PARTY SYSTEM

THE INDO-BURMA ISSUE WITH NAGALIM AND THE MEANS

NAGALIM AND THE POLICY OF SELF-REALIANCE

NAGALIM AND THE POLICY OF UNITED FRONT

NAGALIM AND THE SYSTEM OF SOCIALISM

NAGALIM AND THE NATIONAL SOCIALIST COUNCIL

A BRIEF HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

BRIEF ELABORATIONS ON:

CONCLUSION

Nothing is more inalienable for a nation, big or small, than her sovereignty. No moment, either, is more challenging for a people than time when their free existence is challenged. The Naga National Council has failed. The Sovereign existence of Nagalim is more at peril than ever before. It is high time for the revolutionary patriots to declare their national principles, their views and their aims.

We live in a world of constant change. But the forces causing the change are not always the same. They develop themselves and perish according to the different given conditions, stages and times. To us, the forces that defend the righteous cause of sovereign national existence and further the just cause of the people along the inevitable course are alone patriots and revolutionaries. All forces standing in opposition to this are traitors and reactionaries, in that, they try to pull the wheels of history back. All the reactionary traitors lean upon one another; all revolutionary patriots stand as one, supporting one another; there is no via media.

The Naga National Council was the only authentic political organization of the people of Nagalim. It was this Council that boldly took up the historic national trust, that is, the safeguarding of the right of the sovereign existence of Nagalim. With all its resoluteness, the Council faced ups and downs and it was deterred by set-backs here and set-backs there. It has withstood the bitter period of the past three decades or so, turning neither to the right nor to the left - although there had been marked degeneration in its integrity and vigor. Our country could exist and we owe it to the National Council and to the thousands of patriots who have unsparingly laid down their lives and to the unprecedented endurance of the people. Thanks to the leadership Naga National Council had given to the people in their past national trials and tribulations till the time of its failure to condemn the treacherous Ministry and the Accord of treason of 1975.

The sober reality, however, is that our country is still under heavy occupation of the enemy troops. What are we to do with this? This enemy will never withdraw of its own accord. In no circumstances, should we allow ourselves either to count on the sensibleness of the enemy. Because it is always suicidal. History has sufficiently warned us against the possible repetition of such error. Politics is successful but only when backed by arms. We are safe so long as we fight to save ourselves. Therefore, we have to fight and back the enemy out at all hazards. If negotiations, however, would be indispensable, they should be done but only from the position of strength. Any attempt, therefore, at negotiated settlement at the moment would undoubtedly mean doing away with oneself, if not, it is traitorous in motives.

Facts must be acknowledged in spite of whatever turn the world might take; people must be told the truth so that they may understand their country and know what is what. The enemy is superior, therefore, our war will have to be a protracted one. We are in the course of active defense. Who will lead us through this long war? It is the most decisive issue. Is it still the Naga National Council? It has to be reasoned out. True, facts must be admitted and it is a fact that the most ignominious sell-out made in the history of Naga people ever since the time of the first bullet of freedom fired, is beyond doubt the notorious "Shillong Accord". That Accord definitely deserved an outright official and open condemnation, which much to the chagrin of the people, the top leaders of the Council failed to do. Neither did they condemn the Ministry that surrendered arms and consented to such sell-out. This failure left the country in a dangerous political mess. Nationwide danger was thus brought about. Any earnest appeals in time like this for guidance and letters of determination to fight to the last were never vouchsafed; no imperative given. Helpless unyielding were left entirely to themselves. Of course, being resolute in purpose, we were able to make shift for ourselves. Any bold and genuine act of competent people in the forefront to save the country from the tragedy of the Shillong Accord by condemning it and the Ministry concerned in the name of the National Council was adversely reacted. Any correct and required stride given in matter of policy to salvage the country from the dead-end of the leadership was often brushed aside. The aloofness of the leadership from the people all along the difficult years, despite the earnest appeal of the people to come back and lead them was justified on selfish considerations. Dissensions, misunderstandings and failures naturally arising there from were often imputed to the people. Essential men were often toppled by intrigues and their lives were treated as mere stuff. Only relatives were confided to and the hard-won glory and honor of the nation at the sacrifices and untold sufferings of thousands of patriots and the people, were appropriated to and the highest office of national trust was used for the glory and gains of a family or two and their relatives. Any conducive criticism to that effect was dealt with at gun point; family and relatives were placed above nation. Who can deny all these? Indeed, truth is suppressed; there is the problem.

What is more, the delegation of the downright traitors was warmly welcomed and met time and again before the eyes of the world. The use of the exalted name of the only national institution by the traitors was deliberately consented to and resolutions of anti-national aspiration were countenanced. apparently, modalities and terms for another fresh capitulation are being worked out in close collaboration with the rank traitors. Surely, traitors are collaborating with, patriots despised. Traitors are propped up. Patriots condemned; and the principle of upholding the freedom of every inch of Nagalim is deliberately withdrawn. These are the unfolding realities of the day and not of long ago. Because traitors are always from within and they lean upon one another in due time. One naturally wonders, if such conduct of affairs would commend itself. What such state of affairs can assure the people? Nothing but danger. It is only heading for a fresh capitulation from the highest level. But it is Nagalim and we are the people; we claim your promise; where is it? Indeed, Naga National Council is spent; it has turned out to be treacherous and reactionary at the same time. Any effort to revolutionize it is stifled. It has failed to carry its solemn national trust through to the end. It has totally failed. The resort being made to 'peace' and 'unity' is simply a desperate attempt at covering up and making virtue of their obvious treason. No matter in how many ways you would try to pass yourself off as savior, you would be reactionary traitors on one side and the revolutionary patriots on the other. No identity exists between the dross and the real whatever. Lovers of a nation and the people are driven to the state where a breakthrough is a must and it has to be promptly done if Nagalim and the Naga people are to be saved at all for what is their due on earth. Truly, the historic moment of saving Nagalim from the failure of the Naga National Council has come as the most crucial challenge to one and all.