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This Na t i o n a l S e r v i c e

The o nly l e g a l f o r m of a p p l i c a t i o n to, and re (see s e p a r a t e p a m p h l e t comb a t a n t roles in the Se r v i c e under the au sp

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c o n s c i e n t i o u s o b j e c t i o n cogn iti on by, the Boa rd ). S u c c e s s f u l a p p l i c a n t SADF, or can do a civil

ices of the D e p a r t m e n t o

pells all w h i t e ma le o N a t i o n a l Service.

to be m i l i t a r y ser vi ce.

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for R e l i g i o u s O b j e c t i o ns are a s s i g n e d to non -ian f or m of N a tion alf M a n p o w e r .

"NORMA L" M I L I T A R Y S E R V I C E e n t ai ls the follo win g:

(i) 2 years c o n t i n o u s serv ice (in i t i a l servi ce) ;

(ii) S e r vic e in th e C i t iz en F o r c e (camps). This is over a p e r i o d of8 years, d i v i d e d into 4 c y c l e s of two y e a r s each. Wit h i n eac hcycle, no s e r v i c e tour m a y last lon ger than 90 days. The totals e r vice per c y c l e may not e x c e e d 120 days. T h e r e is no m i n i m u m n u m b e r of days re q u i r e d to s e r v e per cycle. If yo u are notcalle d up d u r i n g the cycle, or if you se r v e l e s 3 than 120 days, the w h o l e 120 w ill be c r e d i t e d to you. The g r a n t i n g of d e f e r m e n t delays the c o m p l e t i o n of a cycle;

(iii) After the c o m p l e t i o n of the 4t h cycle, you are p l a c e d on the Ac tive C i t i z e n Force R e s e r v e for a f u r t h e r 2 c y c l e s i.e.4 years. D u r i n g this perio d, you can o n l y be c a l l e d up d i r e c t l y by the O f f i c e r C o m m a n d i n g of the C o m m a n d yo u are in (e.g. Natal Command). This sel dom happens ;

(iv) After c o m p l e t i o n of all 6 c y c l e s in the C i t i z e n Force, you are liable for s e r v i c e in the C o m m a n d o For ce until age 55. You are liable for 12 days ser vic e p er year;

(v) At the age of 55 you are p l a c e d in the N a t i o n a l R e s e r v e you reach the a ge of 65. ~

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"O B J E C T O R " OPT ION S W I T H I N THE SADF

"U? h iln iS g c o n s c r i p t”, op t i o n s with i n the S A D F are e x t r e m e l y f ft D e f e " ce Act o n l y P r o v i d e s r e c o g n i s e d n o n - c o m b a t a n t

sta t u s for those w ho are g r a nte d s u c h by the B o a r d for Rel ig i o u s

o a c i f i » n hS6e ,s e p e r a ^e pa»phlet). Thus, o n l y those w h o are u n i v e r s a l

c o m b a t a n t s t a t u s ? " r e U g i °U3 * r°Unds Can * ain l e « a 1 1 * P r o t e c t e d non-

t h ® r ? are a R o w i n g n u m b e r of " u n w i l l i n g c o n s c r i p t s " wh o are duti » "h + ? to fun cti on in c o m b a t a n t p o s i t i o n s s u c h as t o w n s h i p any weapons at^a1 1 N a“ ia °r ° th.r forei gn c o u n tri es, or to han d l e

M a g n u s Malan, the M i n i s t e r of Defence, has d e c l i n e d to r e l e a s e fig ure s

the r T ln t e r n a l ^ j e c t o r s " , wh i c h is p r o b a b l y an i n d i c a t i o n of th eir i n c r e a s i n g numbers.

C o n s c r i p t s t a k i n g s uc h a st a n d face the p o s s i b i l i t y of b e i n g c h a r g e d “ o b e y i n g a lawfu l m i l i t a r y c o m m a n d " w h i c h c a r ri es p e n a l t i e s

r a n g i n g from a fin e to 5 year s i m p r i s o n m e n t un der c e r t a i n P e D a“ leS c i r c u m s t a n c e s . The trial is li kely to be a full court m a r t i a l You will a u t o m a t i c a l l y be a s s i g n e d a m i l i t a r y law o f f i c e r to d e f e n d you

Conqr*°U f re e " 4 l t l e d to a r r a n g e for c i v i l i a n legal def enc e. (The ’ C o n s c r i p t i o n A d v i c e S e r v i c e can put you in touch w i t h a la w y e r if you

^ ft o‘> *- a s u m m a r y court m a r t i a l , ^ o u arenot e n t i t l e d to a ny k i n d of lawyer, but the p e n a l t i e s a r i s i n g from such a trial c a n n o t be v e r y severe. g

I n » f » Ct U a l T e ® p o n s t °f the S A D F in the ab o v e cas es varies. In m a n y i n s t ance s, in f o r m a l a r r a n g e m e n t s b e t w e e n the o f f i c e r c o m a a n d i n g and the c o n s c r i p t s h a v e b e e n reach ed, w h e r e b y the c o n s c r i p t s do o f f i c e work o r s o m e o t h e r n o n - c o m b a t a n t work. Th ese a r r a n g m e n t s are not e n f o r c e a b l e in law, and can b e r e v o k e d at any time.

U“w i “ i n * to p e r f o r . c o m b a t duty, and ar e no t e l e g i b l e for

i n f o S th°n rr- rd 5°r H e l i « i o n » O b j e ction, is a d v i s a b l e toi n f o r . the o f f i c e r c o n a n d i n t f o f y o u r u nit pr i o r to y o u r c a l l - u p d a t e

even°if S o m e t h i n g ma y be w o r k e d out at that stage, but

arrive at y o u / u n l t for f u r t h e r a p p r o a c h e s w h e n youL I : a r r l v e > y°u find it h e l p f u l to

a p p r o a c h the c h a p l a i n , on the n a t t e r as well as the o f f i c e r

14 is Y ? rth a p p r o a c h i n g the w e l f a r e o f f i c e r and the unit

r e l a t i n g to “ h T p a r t l c“larl 5r if y°u have p s y c h o l o g i c a l p r o b l e m s r e l a t i n g to c o m b a t or a ny o t h e r aspe c t of m i l i t a r y service.

S u r h ^ n a g r e e m e n t is reached , yo u s h o u l d a t t em pt to get this in w r iti ng. Such a s t a t e m e n t wil l not c a r r y the f o r c e of law, but it w ill g i v e you

a n d ' r a n k s l e v e r a g e w h e n c o n f r o n t e d on the issue by o t h e r o f f i c e r s

The p o s s i b i l i t i e s o f b e i n g s u b je ct to v i c t i m i s a t i o n for tak i n g the

? 9 c a n n o t be r u l e d out, p a r t i c u l a r l y for c o n s c r i p t s d o i n g the i n i t i a l 2 years o f service.

If you have not m a n a g e d to m ak e an a r r a n g e m e n t , and you en d up onthe that y ou a t t e m p t e d in g o o d faith to fin d s om e f or m of

r r a n g e m e n t w i t h the S A D F so that y ou w o u l d not h a v e to d i s o b e y orders, will c r e a t e a f a v o u r a b l e i m p r e s s i o n on the court.

YOUR RIGHTS AS A S O L D I E R

The SADF does p r o v i d e certa in m e a s u r e s for the p r e v e n t i o n of ill- trea t m e n t of soldier s. These are c o n t a i n e d in S A D F O 1/6/81. O u t l i n e d be l o w are s ome of the p ert ine nt se c t i o n s of S A D F O 1/6/81. A c o p y of SA DFO 1/6/81 is o b t a i n a b l e from most ch apl a i n s .

!• Ill trea t m e n t is defi ned as "any act w h i c h tends to a d v e r s e l yaffect a per s o n p h y s i c a l l y or mentally,- or w h i c h a f f e c t s his s e l f - respect or d i g n i t y”.

2. Ext ra d r i l l : in order t o ' i m p r o v e d i s c i p l i n e and to rai sestan dar ds, m e mbe rs may be s u b j e c t e d to e x t r a drill s u b j e c t to the fo ll o w i n g condi tio ns:

* extra dr il l is p e r f o r m e d o u t s i d e of n o r m a l w o r k i n g hours, and may not e x c e e d one hour per day;

* it is not to be carr ied out on -Sundays, the Da y of the Cov e n a n t , Go od Friday, Asce n s i o n Day or C h r i s t m a s Day;

* it is not to ex c e e d 15 m i n u t e s w i t h o u t a b r e a k of at least 30 s e co nd s w h e n m e m ber s are to s t a n d easy;

* m e m b e r s m us t hav e access to w a t e r b e f o r e the c o m m e n c e m e n t of ex tr a drill, and dur i n g the rest breaks;

* dou b l e m a r c h i n g may be o r d e r e d o n l y d u r i n g the last 5 m i n u t e s of the first h a l f - h o u r and d u r i n g the last 5 m i n u t e s of the s e c o n d ha lf- ho ur ;

* ext ra drill is to be don e in fi eld dress , w i t h s k e l e t o n w eb bin g, i n l c l u d i n g wa te r bottle, and w i t h or w i t h o u t rifle. No a d d i t i o n a l eq ui p m e n t or c l o t h i n g is p e r m i t t e d ;

* it is to be c a r rie d out un der the s u p e r v i s i o n of an o f f i c e r or aw a rr ant officer;

* extra dri ll me ans a d d i t i o n a l formal d r i l l e x e r c i s e s a c c o r d i n g to the S AD F Drill P r o c edu res (1971) and n o t h i n g else.

Cor rec ti ve_Tra i n i n g . The p u r p o s e of c o r r e c t i v e t r a i n i n g is notp u n i sh me nt. It implies s m a r t e n i n g up t h o s e a s p e c t s of t r a i n i n g in wh ich the i n d i vid ual falls short. The o n l y a u t h o r i t y q u a l i f i e d to mete out p u n i s h m e n t is a court.

4- Mass C o r r e c t i v e T r a i n i n g . W he n one or m o r e m e m b e r s of a gr oup requi re c o r r e c t i v e training, it is u n d e r no c i r c u m s t a n c e s to be appl ied to the w h o l e group. G r o u p p u n i s h m e n t , w h e n o nl y one or more m e m b e r s of the group has erred, is fo rbid den .

5> Ex l r.q d u t i e s ma y be imp ose d on ly by a c o m p e t e n t court, and b y no-one else.

6. C o n f i n e m e n t—to barracks. A s e n t e n c e of c o n f i n e m e n t to b a r r a c k s does not i n cl ude extra drill as part of the sente nce , but, w h e n • necessar y, d u r i n g such a sentence, e x t r a d r i l l m ay be i m p os ed within the fram e w o r k of SADF O 1/6/81.

7 ' Efegglg&i c o n t a c t du ri ng t r a i n i n g . P h y s i c a l c o n t a c t w ith m e m b e r s u n d e r g o i n g t r ain ing must be a v o i d e d c o m p l e t e l y but, wh e r e n e c e s s a r y to i l l u st rat e c e r ta in grips or r i f l e gri ps and to correct c e r t a i n stances, it is to be d one in such a way as to pr e c l u d e the p o s s i b i l i t y of assault . T h e r e f o r e it is al w a y s to be p rece ded by a verba l e x p l a n a t i o n of what is to f o 1 l o w .T h r e a t e n i n g phys ica l c o n t a c t is forbidden.

•s - V se of in d e c e n t l a n g u a g e . The use of i n d e c e n t lan g u a g e is v i e w e d

in an e x t r e m e l y s e r i o u s light and e v e r y a t t e m p t is to be mad e to a v o i d it al to g e t h e r . The a t t e n t i o n of all m e mb ers , e s p e c i a l l y t r a i n i n g i n s t r u c t o r s , is to be dra wn to this in or d e r to e r a d i c a t e this evil.

In i t i a t i o n . I n i t i a t i o n in any f orm w h a t s o e v e r , is f o r b id de n.

1 0 - P h y s i c a l t r a i n i n g is to be c a r r i e d out s t r i c t l y and p r o g r e s s i v e l yy t r a i n e d pe rso n n e l , a c c o r d i n g to the r e l e v a n t t r a i n i n g tables,

p r o g r a m m e s and i n s t r u c t i o n s . Un der no c i r c u m s t a n c e s is it to bea p p l i e d as a p u n i s h m e n t , or d e g e n e r a t e i nt o such.

11. C o mg 1 a i n t s■ C o m p l a i n a n t s must h ave dir e c t a c c e s s to h i g h e r a u t h o r i t y w i t h i n the unit.

O T H E R R E L E V A N T F A C T S .

1. C o n s c r i p t s s h o u l d be i n f o r m e d b y t h e i r o f f i c e r s of the d a n g e r s of heat fat ig ue. D e t a i l s are set out in SA D F O 1/5/79.

2. Th e C h a p l a i n is s u p p o s e d to be a c c e s s i b l e to yo u at all times S i m p l y r e q u e s t of y our i n s t r u c t o r tha t y o u w i s h to see the C h a p l a i n . Yo u are not r e q u i r e d to st a t e the reason. Yo u n ee d say no m ore than p e r s o n a l r e a s o n s”.

3. N a t i o n a l S e r v i c e m e n are c o m p e l l e d to a t t e n d o n e c h u r c h s e r v i c e per S u n d a y d u r i n g the p e r i o d of ba s i c t r a i n i n g a n d b e f o r e w e e k e n d leav e is granted. T h e y m a y e i t h e r at t e n d the jo int s e r v i c e s at the b a s e or, if pos si b l e , s e r v i c e s in t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e c hurc hes .

4. It is y o u r rig ht to a t t e n d c h u r c h y o u t h a c t i v i t i e s one e v e n i n g perweek. C o n s u l t the Unit O r d e r s Part On e for the det ail s. If you are d e n i e d this a c t i v i t y d r a w y ou r i n s t r u c t o r’s a t t e n t i o n to the r e l e v a n t i n f o r m a t i o n in the Unit Orders.

5. T r a n s p o r t mu st be p r o v i d e d for a t t e n d a n c e to c h u r c h s e r v i c e s or y o u t h a c t i v i t i e s if t h e s e take p l a c e a wa y f r o m the the camp. No a u t h o r i t y is r e q u i r e d for suc h t r a n s p o r t w i t h i n a r a d i u s of 32 km from the camp. (S AD FO 1/21/78)

6. C o n t r i b u t i o n s on b e h a l f of the c h u r c h are n o r m a l l y o r g a n i z e d by the C h a p l a i n in c h a r g e of the unit. Th e s e ar e vo l u n t a r y . The unit w i l l n o r m a l l y s u g g e s t an am ount to be d e d u c t e d f ro m y o u r pay. This is u s u a l l y the s ame for all m e m b e r s of the unit. T his m o n e y goes to the church, not the SADF.

N O T E S :

If yo u a re given a c o m m a n d w h i c h is c o n t r a r y to any of the abo ve r e g u l a t i o n s , and you r e f u s e to o be y it, you c a n n o t be c h a r g e d b e c a u s e it was not a la wfu l c o m m a n d in the fi rst place. For instan ce, you ca nno t be c h a r g e d for r e f u s i n g to do P.T. w he n o r d e r e d to do so by an o r d i n a r y corpo ral , b e c a u s e he is not duly

to give P -T - and 30 s uch an o r d e r is c o n t r a r y to SA DFO 1/6/81 (see C 10 above).

2. In the light of the a b o v e points, you are e n t i t l e d to lay c h arg es a g a i n s t an y i n d i vi dua l at any stage, if t h e y h a v e m o l e s t e d or m i s t r e a t e d you. See the Law O f f i c e r in o r d e r to lay a charg e.

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D e a r A f f i l i a t e O r g a n i s a t i o n

W e w o u l d l i k e to u p d a t e y o u a n r e c e n t d e v e l o p m e n t s in E C C in the D u r b a n r e g i o n .

T o t h a t e n d p l e a s e f i n d a t t a c h e d :

1) S t a t e m e n t j o i n t l y a g r e e d b y t h e D u r b a n E C C C o - o r d i n a t i n g C o m m i t t e e a n d T a m A l e x a n d e r , d a t e d 7 A p r i l 1988.

2) A p r o p o s e d o u t l i n e o f t h e n e w D u r b a n E C C s t r u c t u r e , d a t e d 18 A p r i l 19 8 8 a n d a c c e p t e d o n 26 A p r i l 1988.

3) T h e n e w C o - o r d i n a t i n g C o m m i t t e e , e l e c t e d at t h e G e n e r a l B o d y m e e t i n g of 26 A p r i l 1988.

O u r f i r s t G e n e r a l B o d y ( G B ) m e e t i n g u n d e r t h e n e w s t r u c t u r e w i l l be h e l d at 7 p m o n T u e s d a y 17 M a y at t h e S t a f f D i n i n g R o o m on c a m p u s . T h e r e a f t e r G B m e e t i n g s w i l l h a p p e n o n t h e f i r s t T u e s d a y o f t h e m o n t h .

T h e m a i n a g e n d a i t e m of t h e 17 M a y G B m e e t i n g w i l l be t h e d i s c u s s i o n o f p l a n s f o r E C C ’s n e w n a t i o n a l c a m p a i g n : a l t e r n a t i v e n a t i o n a l s e r v i c e f o r a l l c o n s c r i p t s . W e i n v i t e y o u r m e m b e r s h i p to t h i s a n d a l l f u t u r e G B m e e t i n g s .

W e w i l l a l s o be in c o n t a c t w i t h y o u in t h e v e r y n e a r f u t u r e to a r r a n g e a n O r g a n i s a t i o n a l F o r u m m e e t i n g .

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STATEMENT JOINTLY AGREED TO BY THE DURBAN ECC CO-ORDINATING

COMMITTEE AND TAM ALEXANDER. April 7, 198B.

1. Tam Alexander resigned as chairperson of the Durban End

Conscription Campaign on 29/3/88 at a special Co-ordinating

Committee meeting which had been called to evaluate the Co­

ordinating Committee's role in the organisation.

2. This meeting was the result of problems which had been building up

for a number of months. The meeting dealt with a range of

organisational issues.

3. Committee members identified the following a major problems with

the Committee, and thus with the organisation as a whole:

# Disunity

# Lack of action

# Lack of purpose.

4. During the meeting it became clear that some people have problems

with Tam's style as chair. Tam's response was to resign, saying he had made a serious attempt to change his style and felt he could not change it any further. Tam had indicated at the start of the

meeting that he was thinking about resigning and events in the

meeting confirmed this decision for him.

5. The three main reasons for Tam's resignation are:

# He was feeling under pressure as chairperson.

# He was feeling inadequately supported in the work he was doing

and therefore frustrated in his role as chairperson.# It had become apparent to him that he did not have the cohering

effect on the organisation which the role of chairperson

requi r e s .

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1. C O - O R D I N A T I N G C O M M I T T E E

a/ W i l l c o n s i s t of;

1. R e p s f r o m S u b .c o m m i t t e e s [ w h i c h s h o u l d , p r e f e r a b l y , not be t h e s a m e as t h e sub. com. c o - o r d i n a t o r s ].

2. T h r e e a d d i t i o n a l e l e c t e d p o r t f o l i o s [ T r e a s u r e r , C h a i r p e r s o n , E d u c a t i o n ], t h e s e p e o p l e w i l l be n o m i n a t e d f r o m t h e sub.corns.

3. O f f i c e W o r k e r

b/ T h i s c o m m i t t e e w i l l m e e t o n c e a w e e k , e x c e p t f o r o n e w e e k a m o n t h , w h i c h w i l l b e a G e n e r a l B o d y m e e t i n g ,

c/ C o - o r d i n a t i n g C o m m i t t e e m e e t i n g s w i l l b e o p e n to a n y m e m b e r w i s h i n g to a t t e n d ,

d/ F U N C T I O N S1. A d m i n i s t r a t i v e Body.2. C o - o r d i n a t i n g all E C C a c t i v i t e s .3. L i n k w i t h NC.4. D e c i s i o n m a k i n g on e v e r y d a y m a t t e r s - p o l i c y d e c i s i o n s

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the p o r t f o l i o s o f C h a i r , T r e a s u r e r , E d u c a t i o n .

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M o v e s w e r e m a d e in raid 1986 a n d e a r l y in 19 8 7 to e s t a b l i s h a c o n t a c t c o m m i t t e e , w h i c h e v e n t u a l l y c o m e i n t o e x i s t e n c e in M a y t h i s y e a r .P r i o r to t h a t p u b l i c c o n t a c t w o r k h a d b e e n d o n e on an e n t i r e l y ad h o c b a s i s by t h e s p o k e s p e r s o n , t h e r e g i o n a l w o r k e r a n d o t h e r e x p e r i e n c e d m e m b e r s w h o v o l u n t e e r e d f o r s p e c i f i c t a s k s at t h e G . B . or c o ­o r d i n a t i n g c o m m . T h o u g h t h i s w a s n e v e r d e s i r e a b l e , a c o n t a c t c o m m i t t e e h a d to be s u b o r d i n a t e d to t h e n e e d s of e s t a b l i s h i n g o u r o t h e r s u b - c o m m s .

A i m s a n d o b j e c t i v e s

2. P u b l i c s p e a k i n g e n g a g e m e n t s .3. P r e s s .4. R e c r u i t m e n t .5. I n t e g r a t i o n a n d o r i e n t a t i o n of n e w m e m b e r s .6. D e v e l o p m e n t of l i n k s w i t h s u b s c r i b e r o r g a n i s a t i o n s .

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1. S i n c e its f o r m a t i o n C o n t a c t h a s h e l p e d g i v e o r d e r to o u r p u b l i c r e l a t i o n s w o r k a n d a l l o w e d us to be m o r e i n i t i a t i n g in t h i s are a .

2. P r e s s : p r e s s w o r k w a s e r r a t i c , a n d n o t a l w a y s d o n e by t h e s a m e p e o p l e . As a r e s u l t , c o v e r a g e h a s b e e n s c a n t .

3. N e w m e m b e r s : t h i s h a s b e e n t h e m o s t s u c c e s s f u l a s p e c t of t h e s u b ­c o m m i t t e e . T h r e e n e w m e m b e r s m e e t i n g s h a v e b e e n h e l d . M o s t of t h e p e o p l e w h o a t t e n d e d t h o s e m e e t i n g s a r e n o w i n t e g r a t e d into s u b - c o m m i t t e e s a n d t h e g e n e r a l b o d y . M e m b e r s h i p p e r se ( m e m b e r s h i p f o r m s , f e e s e t c ) h a s n o t y e t b e e n i m p l e m e n t e d , a l t h o u g h t h e f o r m s h a v e b e e n d r a w n up.

4. P u b l i c r e l a t i o n s : t h e m a i n t a s k in t h i s a r e a h a s b e e n s e t t i n g up t h e o r g a n i s a t i o n a l f o r u m . T h i s h a s b e e n s u c c e s s f u l l y d o n e . T h e f o r u m m e e t s o n c e a m o n t h , a n d h a s m e t t w i c e so fa r . T w o of t h e six o r g a n i s a t i o n s i n v o l v e d h a v e p a i d a s u b s c r i b e r fee, a n d o t h e r s h a v e p r o m i s e d to do so. T h e six o r g a n i s a t i o n s are: N U S A S , COS G , D e s c o m , D i a k o n i a , C a t h o l i c J u s t i c e a n d P e a c e , B l a c k S a s h .

5. The s u b - c o m m i t t e e w a s i n v o l v e d in o r g a n i s i n g t w o v e r y s u c c e s s f u l " o p e n to a l l " E C C j o r l s .

6. A s e r i o u s l a c k is t h a t c o n t a c t w i t h t h e UDF a n d o t h e r t o w n s h i p b a s e d o r g a n i s a t i o n s h a s n o t b e e n f o l l o w e d up. O t h e r p r i o r i t i e s p u s h e d t h i s o n e d o w n t h e lis t , w h i c h is bad.

7. The g r o u p h a s n o t m e t f o r m o r e t h a n a m o n t h , r e f l e c t i n g a b i t of a lull in t h e b r a n c h . It a l s o r e f l e c t s a s t r u c t u r a l w e a k n e s s in t h a t t h e C o n t a c t m e m b e r s a r e w o r k i n g in t o o m a n y a r e a s s i m u l t a n e o u s l y m a k i n g it d i f f i c u l t to c o n c e n t r a t e on t h e t a s k s of t h e g r o u p . It is l i k e l y t h a t a f t e r t h e A G M a n d C o - o r d i n a t i n g c o m m e l e c t i o n s , t h i s p r o b l e m w i l l be e l i m i n a t e d .

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He i n d i c a t e d t h a t he w o u l d p r o b a b l y b e c o m i n g b a c k on an " o f f i c i a l " v i s i t . ( T h i s h a s not h a p p e n e d so far.)

He w a s d r i v i n g a g r e e n C o lt, r e g i s t r a t i o n DV 3 9 0 2 (?)."

Date: 9 Who: V o l u n t e e r s m e e t i n g f o r t h e p e a c e c a l l - u p .What: T w o v e r y o b v i o u s m e m b e r s of M i l i t a r y I n t e l l i g e n c e a t t e n d e d the V o l u n t e e r s M e e t i n g in U D F t - s h i r t s a n d K w a M a k h u t a Y o u t h L e a u g u e t - s h i r t s . A f r i k a a n s , s h o r t b a c k a n d s i d e s . C o n t r a d i c t e d t h e m s e l v e s in the s p a c e of s e c o n d s . R e f e r r e d to H o w a r d as R i c h a r d S t e e l e etc. etc. E i t h e r M.I. are r e a l l y s t u p i d , or a r e t h e y a t t e m p t i n g to d r a w a t t e n t i o n a w a y f r o m t h e real p l a n t s ?

Date: 21 Who: G e n e r a l B o d y m e e t i n g .

What: O n e o f t h e a b o v e w a s i n v o l v e d in t r y i n g to f o l l o w ECC c a r d f r o m the r e n d e v o u z p o i n t to t h e G e n e r a l B o d y v e n u e . 3 c a r s w e r e i n v o l v e d , all w i t h w a l k i e t a l k i e s . T h e v e n u e w a s c h a n g e d , a n d t h r o u g h " s t r a t e g y " M.I. was e v a d e d on t h e w a y to t h e n e w v e n u e .

Date: 23 Who: S a r a h H i l l s , ........................................

What: D e t a i n e d b r i e f l y w h i l e h a n d i n g o v e r a s y m p a t h y c a r d to N a t a l C o m m a n d . T h e y w o u l d not a c c e p t the c a r d v o l u n t a r i l y , b u t c o n f i s c a t e d it as " e v i d e n c e " ! . T h e p h o t a g r a p h e r w i t h t h e g r o u p , C e d r i c Nunn, h a d his c a m e r a c o n f i s c a t e d . It w a s l a t e r r e t u r n e d , b u t t h e f i l m w a s d e s t r o y e d . H o w a r d w a s an o b s e r v e r o u t s i d e , a n d w a s a c c o s t e d b y M a j o r R o y C a l l a h a n a n d a n o t h e r M i l i t a r y I n t e l l i g e n c e p e r s o n f o r a " f r i e n d l y " c h a t w h i l e he w a s w a i t i n g o u t s i d e .

D a t e : ? Who: E C C in g e n e r a lWhat: S i n c e t h e c a m p a i g n , E C C has r e c e i v e d s e v e r a l t h r e a t e n i n g p h o n e c a lls, a n d o n e w r i t t e n d e a t h t h r e a t .

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