06/02/84: letter to Helen Suzman from Molly Blackburn, Member of the Cape Provincial Council, about the sudden and summary removal of 5 'political violence' prisoners from St. Alban's Prison to Victor Verster.

May 1984: letters from Lt. General W.H. Willemse, the Commissioner of Prisons and Helen Suzman about her visit to Robben Island and her intention to visit other prisons.

August 1984 — January 1985: letters concerning a group that had attempted to cross to Botswana (through a border post) to attend a meeting of the Southern Africa Arts Trust Fund and were harassed by a border official and then a security policeman; people involved were Bill Ainslie, Nadine Gordimer, Colin Smuts, James Matthews & Zakes Mofokeng.

06/02/85: Copy of letter to Robert McNamara [whom Helen Suzman had met whilst on a visit to the US]in Washington DC concerning the political situation in SA; third paragraph: "I must say I really could weep when I think of all the lost years in which SA could have been using to the full all her human resources, could have become the workshop of Africa, and could have retained her place in the Western community of nations. If only, if only Smuts had not the lost the 1948 General Election." Comments on Robert Kennedy's visit to SA: ""... really rather a circus ... [he met] only the extremes at both ends of the political spectrum." She goes on that Blacks now lump capitalism together with apartheid. The economy is in a great mess "but I am firmly of the opinion that it would be absolutely disastrous to make this situation worse by advocating either divestment or disinvestment from South Africa ... I know I do not make myself popular on campuses when I advance this view, but I really do believe in it.".

06-22/02/85: letters from and to the Attorney General Mr. Klaus P.C.O. von Lieres und Wilkau concerning assaults on squatters, 8 journalists and a reverend at Katlehong and the AG's decision not to prosecute those responsible.

28/03/85: letter thanking Lt.-General W.H. Willemse for investigating list of complaints that Helen Suzman had sent him in February 1985; letter from Willemse saying that all the allegations were untrue.

23/04/85: Helen Suzman to Willemse about her visits to Victor Verster (which was very overcrowded) and a list of complaints received from prisoners at Robben Island during a "contact visit" on 17/04/85; the complaints referred to the long time it takes to get promoted to 'A Group', visits from people who are not defined as first degree relatives, why different categories of prisoners are not allowed to play sport together, applications for study taking too long to be approved, midday meal is now only bread and a cold drink, could they please be allowed transistor radios.

February-May 1985: letters concerning complaints from prisoners at Barberton Prison Farm and the case of J.S. Shembe.

18/06/85: written version of Minister of Justice's oral reply to Helen Suzman question about North End Prison.