Alex Moumbaris started working for the African National Congress (ANC) in Paris immediately after his release. He established the first office at 42 Rue Rochechouart, for which the French Communist Party paid the rent and other bills. During Dulcie September's tenure the office was moved around 1985 to 28 Rue des Petites-Écuries "for security reasons", where she was assassinated in 1988. The expenses for the second office were paid indirectly by the Socialist Party, through the Centre for Research Information Action in Africa (CRIAA) and more precisely Jean-Bernard Curial (information provided by Alex Moumbaris).
At the end of 1983 Dulcie September was appointed ANC Chief Representative in France, Switzerland and Luxembourg. She was assassinated on the 29 March 1988.
Newspaper clips relating to Steven Kitson, who was detained by the South African Police, and deported back to Britain; also included clips relating to his aunt Allison Weinberg, who was found murdered one day later. His father, David Kitson, served a 20 year prison sentence at the time. He and others, Wilton Mkwayi, Laloo Chiba, John Matthews and Sathyandranath 'Mac' Maharaj, were accused of sabotage in 1964 in what would later be called the 'Little Rivonia trial'.
Also included correspondence with the publication FOCUS relating to their article 'Life in Pretoria Prison', issue no. 27 1980, based on an interview with Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee, pointing out inaccuracies, with response from FOCUS, including the transcript of the interview.
Containing a letter written by Alex Moumbaris to Georges Marchais, Secretary General of the Communist Party of France; a speech on human rights; newspaper page from L'Humanite.
The records relate to the formation, political position, activities, connections and their general role in the anti-Apartheid global landscape. They also include documents and news clips about one of its founders Breyten Breytenbach, and reference to Barend Schuitema, another founder of Okhela.
