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General: chronological August-September 1969

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Includes: 15/08 Helen Suzman to Ethel de Keyser suggesting that perhaps "some Minister of his faith" could visit her brother Jack Tarshish since no-one else is prepared to; letter from Mr. Richard Sono, forced to move from Orlando to Pietersburg and trying to set up his "Benton Training Centre: private, Original, Practical Day & Boarding School of Dress Making, Dress-Designing, Pattern Drafting & Knitting"; 22/08 letter to Hans [Pollak] saying amongst other things (re the recent municipal elections): "How I hate those bloody U.P., especially Mrs. Ernestino Rissik, who stood at the booth all day barking, as well she might, the old bitch, "Vote U.P., vote White"; 22/08 letter to Minster of Justice Pelser about conditions for politicals in Pretoria Local Prison and particularly mentions Jack Tarshish; letter to Ethel de Keyser after seeing her brother J. Tarshish at Pretoria Local; 24/08 letter to Helen Suzman from Bunty Biggs banished man re Alpheus Mbatha; 11/09 Ministry of Justice writes to say that no concessions to be granted to the van der Heydens.

General: chronological 11-28 February 1970

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Includes: 13/02/1970 Helen Suzman to Alex Hepple re SA government new plan for "African homelands near industrial areas"; 16/02 letter from N.J. Weinberg proposing tax relief as an incentive for nurses and teachers of which there is a shortage; 20/02/1970 Helen Suzman reply to 16/02 letter from Mr. Charlie Bengu about conditions at No. 3 Hospital, Johannesburg Prison; 18/02/1970 Helen Suzman to C.E. Hilterman about getting a Rover 3.5 with power steering from the UK; 20/02/1970 letter of support from Hedley J. Sleath, Superintendent Minister, Methodist Church of SA, Maseru; correspondence concerning the fate of adopted baby Amanda Kim Hallick, born in Zambia, whose parents were killed in a car crash; January-February letters about money sent to Robben Island prisoner M.D. Naidoo; 20/02/1970 letter from Phiilip Tobias; 22/02 Mr. R.G. Bruce writes of his concern for 22 detainees under the Terrorism Act "including a dear friend, Winnie Mandela".

General: chronological June 1970

Including: letter to Helen Suzman from Ogden R. Reid, US Congress, mentions trying to "prevent the use of ground combat troops" in Cambodia after 1st July; 01/06/1970 Mrs. D. Gaines writes to Helen Suzman from the UK enquiring about her husband's cousins, the sisters Kisch; 03/06/1970 Helen Suzman to H. Komsana, Zastron, and his entitlement to a disability grant; 10/06 Helen Suzman letter to Secretary for Coloured Affairs concerning allegations made against teacher G.F. van der Haer, Bosmont; 11/06/1970 Shell SA writes to Helen Suzman about oil-fired central heating; 15/06 letter from P.H.A. Brownrigg mentioning President Kaunda's "hoping to be able to welcome you on a visit to Zambia soon" and saying that there's a spare seat on "the Gulf Stream"; 30/06/1970 letter to Helen Suzman from Winston Churchill, UK House of Commons.

General: chronological August 1970

Includes: 05/08/1970 Helen Suzman letter to Michael Vundla (expelled from Fort Hare in 1968) about his passport application; 07/08 thank you letter from Dr. Albert Hertzog; 13/08 letter to SA Federation of Business & Professional Women in reply to theirs about reducing the marriage age to 15; 11/08 letter from the Commerce Students' Council at Wits with a resolution concerning state of the SA economy and the necessity of removing the ideology of apartheid; 20/08 letter to Hugh Lewin's mother (in the UK) about a recent visit Helen Suzman made to Pretoria Local; 25/08 NUSAS (Horst Kleinschmidt) writes to ask if Helen Suzman will be Honorary VP of the organisation.

General: chronological September 1970

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Includes: 09/09/1970 Helen Suzman letter to Mrs. B. Cohen about Africans being 'endorsed' out of Johannesburg; 10/09/1970 letter about the World Council of Churches attitude toward SA from Rev. Richard Sales, Alice; 30/09 Helen Suzman letter to The Star responding to UP candidate and MPC Dave Epstein's "plea" re Helen Joseph (and cutting); much correspondence and many cuttings concerning a message / telegram purportedly sent by Helen Suzman to a UK Labour Party rally calling for no arms to be supplied to SA — includes letters from and to the perpetrator of the hoax, Miss M. Traill-Smith, a member of the British National Front living in Cape Town.

General: chronological March 1971

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Includes: December 1970-March 1971 correspondence concerning Sholto Cross (former detainee and former fiancé of Ilse Fischer), Prof. Gwendolen Carter and Joel Carlson; February-March 1971 documentation concerning Miss Rose Mguntu and her dismissal from Johnson & Johnson, on 18/03/1971 Helen Suzman also comments on the very low wages she (Miss Mguntu) received namely R7.87 per week; 11/03 letter to Harriet Bolton, Garment Workers Union; 15/03 letter from Taffy Adler, Wits SRC President re students having to march in military parades on Republic Day; 18/03/1971 Helen Suzman to Philip Zeigler saying that Penguin Books will offer Hugh Lewin a job when he is released at the end of 1971; undated letter and attached document from one Adriaan Mocke, Swellendam proposing the establishment of an "all-White" area at Oranjekrag near the Hendrik Verwoerd Dam, partly so that 'slow' or 'retarded' white youth could work at 'menial' jobs which are generally considered "beneath their dignity" as whites; 24/03 Helen Suzman to Noel Robb, Athlone Advice Office, thanking them for efforts made for Annie Silinga and her daughter.

General: Alphabetical Ma - Mb

Includes: 08/12/1971 letter from "DLM" thanking Helen Suzman for her actions on Hugh Lewin's behalf and " I know that Hugh was absolutely thrilled with the generous way in which you took him shopping last week"; April-October letters concerning housing for Mr. A. B. Marmaan of Brits; letter from a Mr. H.G. MacCarthy to Harry Oppenheimer about new regulations in flats owned by Anglo-American — "Prestwick" — for servants residing there; 'fan mail' from Walter Macfarlane, St, Stithians Prep, about Helen Suzman "wonderful" report-back meeting on 30/06/1971; Helen Suzman to Peggy MacRobert, mentions her trip to East Africa saying "quite the most exciting experience of my whole political career"; 09/12/1971 letter from Kathleen Marquard, Bloemfontein, mother of a detainee; 13/05/1971 D.C.O. Matiwane writes about being evicted from "the Bantu Trust area of Pietermaritzburg; 31/08/1971 Alfred Mbomboyi writes as a former Robben Island prisoner now resettled in Ilinge, near Queenstown.

General: alphabetical Br - C

Includes: November 1970-September 1972 more letters and cuttings about Cape Town artist Frank Brown; 04/08 letter from Mrs. Doris Buthelezi (M. Gatsha Buthelezi sister-in-law); February-June correspondence with M. Gatsha Buthelezi; July-August letters re the refusal to renew the passport of 15 year-old son of Yusuf and Amina Cachalia; 10/01 letter to Ambassador G. Edward Clark in which Helen Suzman says, amongst other things, that the young grandchildren are coming to visit and "Being a Grandma and an M.P. does not really mix, unless you are as smart as Golda Meier."; 29/08 letter from Mrs. B. Cohen to The Star about domestic workers being removed from 'live-in' quarters to hostels (Northern suburbs of Johannesburg); 15/08 Helen Suzman letter to D.J. Coetsee, South African Railways about assaults perpetrated by the Railway Police (on Africans) on 6th floor of the Sandveldt Building in Plein Street, Johannesburg.

General: alphabetical G - I

Includes: 12/06 Helen Suzman letter to Dr. Joan Gardiner about arrest of her (Gardiner's) son John and the goings-on at St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town [apparently students — whites - arrested and beaten inside the church after demonstrating on the steps outside]; November 1971-March 1972 correspondence concerning an application to visit her son (Denis) in prison by Mrs. A. Goldberg; 28/08 letter from Themba [Harry?] Gwala (released in May 1972) about prevailing conditions on Robben Island and the SA political situation in general; August-September 1972 letters from Reverend Frank Haythornthwaite, Vicar General of the Diocese of Damarland, about people on trial in South-West Africa, detainees, bannings and the events at Epinga in Ovamboland when people were killed and wounded.

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