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Alexandre Moumbaris Papers
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Newspaper clips

Including an article in the South African magazine 'Security', a supplement to Financial Mail, with the article "A tale of terrorism: The machinations of the terrorist mind are highlighted by the Moumbaris story", 18 November 1977.

Escape from Pretoria Maximum prison

On the 11 December 1979 Alex Moumbaris and two other prisoners, Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee, made a daring escape from Pretoria Central Prison. After a dangerous and exhausting journey they eventually arrived in Lusaka, where they were received by OR Tambo, and for the first time appeared publicly about their escape during a press conference on the 14 January 1980.

Press reporting about the escape

Including: first press reports about the escape; their demand for PoW status for political prisoners in South Africa; poster of a public rally for their arrival in London; trial of prison warder related to the escape; naming of a street in the French town of Amiens after Solomon Mahlangu; bombing of the French anti-apartheid headquarters in Paris; trial of 3 men who aided escaped prisoners; other news clips relating to Alex Moumbaris after his escape.

Arrival in Lusaka following escape on the 11 December 1979

Including press statement from Lusaka, 2 January 1980; press reports with their first photographs taken together with ANC President Oliver Tambo in Lusaka; exclusive interview with the Tanzania News Agency, 14 January 1980; press statement by French Communist Youth; typescript with the timeline of events after the escape, following newspaper reporting.

Speeches and documents

Including speech on the occasion of an event for solidarity with political prisoners in South Africa, under the aegis of Unesco, 10 October 1980; newspaper clips.

Administrative matters

Contracts, bills, rent receipts, telephone bills (and summons), during the establishment of an ANC office in Paris.

Dulcie September

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.

Correspondence and note books

Including few correspondence between Alex Moumbaris and Dulcie September; receipt books kept by Dulcie September (sealed due to mould); copies of a blue notebook with notes by Dulcie September for a speech for Walter Sisulu's 75. birthday (original sealed due to mould); French newspaper issue L'Eveil depicting Dulcie September and Alex Moumbaris at an anti-Apartheid event, 1986; issue of ANC Sechaba with Obituary for Dulcie September, May 1988

Solly Smith notebooks

2 notebooks and petty cash voucher book kept by Solly Smit who took over the ANC office from Dulcie September in 1988, later discovered to having worked for the South African Military Intelligence (MI).

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