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Correspondence 1964-1968

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  • 1964-1968
  • Part of Helen Suzman Papers

Includes: letters to Natal Mercury, the Evening Post, Die Vaderland, The Star and telexes between Helen Suzman and one of her parliamentary staff.

Representations 1966-1968

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  • 1966-1968
  • Part of Helen Suzman Papers

Includes: 25/05/1966: Helen Suzman letter to Minister of Justice hoping that prisoners who have committed "offences against the state" will not be excluded from any proposed amnesty and, if they are, that they will at least be upgraded; 16/02/1967: Helen Suzman letter to Minister of Justice & Prisons — Pelser - about her visit to Robben Island on the morning of 15/02/1967 in the company of General Steyn. Helen Suzman remarks that (Robert) Sobukwe was lonely because he was separated from all other prisoners and the issue of getting rail warrants to enable his wife to visit him; she also raises the problems of other prisoners such as getting permission to study — especially those who are illiterate — lack of adequate clothing, food and photos of their families; she met with Nelson Mandela, Neville Alexander, (Govan) Mbeki and others. Alexander was having problems with his studies whilst Mandela's chief complaint concerned warder van Rensburg at the Robben Island quarry; generally there was a need for hot water, tobacco and attention to the grading system; 08/12/1967: Helen Suzman letter to Gwendolyn Carter (Dept. of African Studies, North-West University, Evanston, Illinois, USA) concerning a book she had sent to Helen Suzman called "The Transkei"; she mentions the "pipe-dream" of the homelands policy and the "hopelessness of ever believing that the homelands can offer any sort of viable alternative to Africans" and the growing concern for women "who land up in bleak settlement areas" such as one near Queenstown; 22/02/1968: letter to Helen Suzman from Stephanie Sachs [wife of Albie Sachs] asking whether Helen Suzman had seen any female "non-white political prisoners serving long-term sentences" and where they are being held; Helen Suzman says she hopes to be able to do this during the parliamentary recess and goes on to say that she hopes Stephanie and Albie have settled down happily in London; 16/04/1968: letter from I. Stein, now in London, concerning an assault on him whilst in Pollsmoor on 18/10/1966.

Correspondence with Red Cross, Rhodesia

The ICRC delegate, Geneva, Mr. G.C. Senn: references to work of doctors in jails, Robben Island, Victor Verster, Pollsmoor prisons; Joel Carlson; Ovambos on terrorism charges being held in Pretoria Local; Bennett S. Marengwa (SA exile going to live in Zambia after studying in Germany) wanting his 8 year old daughter to join him and his wife in Zambia (1967); IDAF (International Defence & Aid Fund) writing to the ICRC in Geneva about banished people in SA; 'politicals' held in transit camps (in SA).

Letters 1967-1968

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  • 1967-1968
  • Part of Helen Suzman Papers

Includes: Johannesburg Gaol letter 09/06/67 from Clement Makaluza (?), Sydney Ndlovu, Naftalie Sitole; letter from Greenpoint prison at Viljoensdrift dated 02/12/68 from prisoners 591/67 Vivian Nene and 243/67 Lucas Maloleka.

Correspondence (1964-1970)

18/10/67-1968: correspondence between Helen Suzman and Jack Unterhalter concerning people who were formerly banned and still may not be quoted, Minister's reply is that he will sort this out.

07/03/68-10/04/68: correspondence concerning Shanthavothie "Shanti" Naidoo of 18a Rockey Street, Doornfontein; she wants to visit her brother Indres on Robben Island for the first time(since 1963); she is banned and restricted; Pelser refuses request.

04/04/68-10/04/68: correspondence concerning Phyllis Naidoo requesting a relaxation of her restriction order so that she can "attend at court in the course of my duties as a legal clerk"; Naidoo also mentions that a "number of my friends complain that the eyes of some of their sons or husbands are in need of care ... Why don't the authorities provide some counter measures e.g., anti-glare glasses?"; lastly Naidoo raises the case of Girdha Singh, on Robben Island, and whose mother has been told he had to have "a plate" put in his head due to injury.

Correspondence 1968-1969

04/03/68: letter to Pelser after meeting with him which asks, interalia, for permission to supply a record player and records for Robben Island; Pelser responded on 15/05/68 saying that she could.

20/11/68: Helen Suzman congratulates Pelser after her tour of the new section erected for white, male, political prisoners at Pretoria Local.

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