File Ab1.1.2 - Correspondence January-March 1967

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Correspondence January-March 1967

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  • January-March 1967 (Creation)

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03/02/67-01/05/67: amongst others mentions conditions of the women prisoners at Barberton, Indian detainees at Leeuwkop, John Jacques William Aitcheson (banned in May 1965 and wanting to leave SA for Oxford but can't get a passport).

03/02/67: a handwritten note from Pelser about a proposed visit to Robben Island by Helen Suzman and the conditions of the visit.

08/02/67-23/02/67: letters from Pat Davidson [Hugh Lewin's lawyer?] about Lewin being refused the right to register to continue his BA degree at UNISA, also a statement from Lewin; Helen Suzman responds about her meeting with the Minister and says: "Please do not mention to anyone else what I tell you in confidence. I do not wish to jeopardise my chances for future interviews by publicity at this stage".

08/02/67-03/04/67: letters from Mrs. A. Cachalia [Amina} concerning her husband Y.A. Cachalia [Yusuf] and his detention, raids on her home by police, verbal threats, theft of a letter by a Lt. Stoltz, filthy language used, Warrant Officer Lottering threatening her elderly mother; Helen Suzman replies and letter from Justice Minister's PPS about visits to Yusuf Cachalia; there is also a mention by Helen Suzman about a Mrs. Marquard [possibly wife of Leo Marquard?] who had been sending magazine "The Listener' to Robert Sobukwe but now the Robben Island Officer Commanding says Sobukwe only allowed SA newspapers.

27/02/67 & 01/03/67: letter to Helen Suzman from M. [Mello] MacRobert about Hugh Lewin and the chances of getting him out on an exit permit because of his elderly mother; Helen Suzman replies at length and also mentions, de Keller, [Tony] Trew, Stephanie Kemp, Brookes & Edward Daniel(s): "His circumstances are a little different in so far as he is 38 years of age and can hardly be said to be a young man who was misled by the wicked Leftwich.".

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