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ZA HPRA A3299-D-D3-D3.4-D3.4.3
Title
A letter by Rusty to Keith
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- undated (Creation)
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Relating to the smuggling of Nelson Mandela's diary manuscripts off Robben Island by Mac Maharaj, and Rusty's involvement in keeping the parcel with manuscripts in London, including a newspaper clip from the Weekend Star, relating the story. The episode has been described in Nelson Mandela's autobiography "Long Walk to Freedom".