MONAS, Movement of National Affairs, founded in Ghana in 1979, was organized among students and soldiers.
[ENDNOTES;
Donald I. Ray, Ghana: Politics, Economics and Society, Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 1986, p.411. Attached.] It was reportedly founded by expatriate Ghanaian business men [ "Ghana: Overview", prepared by the Immigration and Refugee Board Documentation Centre, January 1989, pp. 23-25.] and was perceived by the PNDC as a potential threat. MONAS leaders were jailed (some of them until early 1984) following 31 December 1981 coup. MONAS advocated the restoration of democracy. It is not known whether it is active today. [ Ibid.]

According to Ray (1986), Major Boakye-Djan, a long-time rival of Rawlings and second in command of the AFRC (after Rawlings), was one of the fathers of MONAS and the founder of The Campaign for Democracy. [ Donald I. Ray, Ghana: Politics, Economics and Society, Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 1986, pp.113-114. ] MONAS, active during Linman's regime from 1979-1981, was suppressed by Rawlings upon coming to power on 31 December 1981. [ Ibid. p.114.]

Information regarding Heralds or Harods, allegedly a subsidiary of MONAS, and Mr. Koranteng is currently unavailable to the IRBDC.

Attached please find copies of the following extracts:
-"Ghana: Reaction to Flt-Lt Rawlings' Reported Warning to Journalists", BBC Summary of World Events, 29 October 1980.
-"Ghana: In Brief; Nationalization of Publishing Company", BBC Summary of World Reports, 8 March 1982.