Twining did not intend that the UTP would defeat TANU in elections, which he considered impossible, but that it should be used as a tool to pressure Nyerere into an agreement over independence.
Twining intended not that the party should defeat TANU, which he considered impossible, but that it should force its leader, Julius Nyerere to come to an agreement over independence.
[1] Key members of Tanganyika's Asian community also supported the UTP, as they considered the territory was not viable for independence for a further 25 years.
[2] The UTP was initially supported by the Americans who thought it might be popular with the African elite, who felt threatened by TANU's populist approach.
[3] While the British Colonial Office thought of Nyerere as a moderate that they could work with, the Tanganyikan authorities and the UTP considered him unsuitable.