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BC 1005 COSAWR COLLECTION  

Manuscripts & Archives

University of Cape Town Libraries

 

deposited with

The University of Cape Town Libraries  

by

Matthew Temple

A List

compiled by

Jill Gribble

1991

CONTENTS

 

 

INTRODUCTION

 

WAR RESISTANCE FILES

 

SOUTH AFRICAN MILITARY AND GENERAL

INTRODUCTION

The COSAWR Collection was deposited in the Manuscripts and Archives section of the University of Cape Town Libraries by Matthew Temple on behalf of the Committee on South African War Resistance at the end of 1990.   This London based committee was established to assist war resisters who left South Africa to avoid conscription within the country, and to give support to those who were resisting conscription within the country.

The Collection is in two parts.

The first part, War Resistance Files, consists of press clippings, correspondence and other material dealing with resistance to the Apartheid War, both in South Africa and abroad.  The material reflects war resistance in general in South Africa, as well as detailing the cases of specific conscientious objectors, the international support received by war resisters and the South African government's response to war resistance.   A collection of United Nations documents reflects world opposition to the South African government's policies over the years.  It contains material about conscientious objectors who left South Africa and sought residence or political asylum in other countries, and a section of media resources; books, videos, audio tapes, relating to war resistance.   (A list of these is available.)

The second part of the collection gives a comprehensive overview of the South African Military as depicted mainly in the news media.  It covers military legislation, the structures of the SADF, conscription and recruitment, propaganda, especially that aimed at young people in educational institutions, and the role of women.

Other sections deal with opposition to the apartheid war, internal and external, collaboration with the apartheid war, internal and external, illegal arms sales to and from South Africa, and relations with the frontline states.

Special attention is given to the role of the ANC in exile, the churches, mercenaries and right wing organisations.

A large section deals with the effects of war on individuals, post traumatic stress disorder in soldiers, corruption and crime in the armed forces, and general war psychosis.

After February 1990 a number of war resisters returned to South Africa, and the organisation was disbanded.

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WAR RESISTANCE FILES

 

 

A

WAR RESISTANCE IN SOUTH AFRICA

A1

General to 1983

A2

General after 1983

A3

Legislation affecting was resistance

A4

Dissension - statistics

A5

Alternative service groups/CO support groups

A6

NUSAS / student press on war resistance

A7

Detention barracks

A8

Rhodesian war resistance

A9

Board for Religious Objection

A10

PFP/DP on war resistance

A11

Resistance of immigrants

A12

ECC

A12.1

ECC year by year

A12.2

Geldenhuys Committee, 1985

A12.3

ECC at the UN, 1986

A12.4

ECC Restriction, 1988

A12.5

Laurie Nathan's USA Tour, 1987 (see also D 10)

B

CASES OF WAR RESISTERS

B1

Moll

B2

Moll and Steele

B3

Yeats

B4

Keeley

B5

Philpot and Viveros; Holtzhaus, Kleynhans, Hutchinson

B6

Mitchell

B7

Essery and Paterson

B8

Paddock

B9

Hathorn

B10

Dobson, Eckert

B11

Myrdal

B12

Hunter, Pelser

B13

Dodson

B14

Hartman

B15

Winkler, G and H

B16

Wilkinson

B17

Milton Edwards

B18

Ivan Toms

B19

Cape Town "Three", London, ECC vs SADF (Olver vs van Loggerenberg)

B20

David Bruce

B21

Charles Bester

B22

Saul Batzofin

B23

Women Against Conscription, Cape Town "23"

B24

Doug Torr

B25

Mike Graaf

B26

Gary Rathbone

B27

The "143"

B28

Brendan Moran

B29

Others

C

WAR RESISTERS IN EXILE

C1

COSAWR press clippings  1976 - 1990

C2

COSAWR press collations 1977 - 1979

D

COSAWR TOURS, INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT, 1981 ONWARDS

D1

Finnish Tour

D1.1

Correspondence

D1.2

Pamphlets

D2

Youth and Conscription - Symposium, Helsinki, Finland, Nov - Dec 1985

D3

German Tour

D3.1

  Correspondence

D3.2

  Media and report back

D3.3

  Contacts, spinoffs

D4

German book

D5

Finnish Tour 1988

D6

French Tour  1988

D7

Swedish Tour 1989

D8

International Support 1981 onwards

D9

United Nations (see also M 7)

D9.1

Correspondence 1980 - 1983

D9.2

Testimonies 1978 - 1983

D9.3

Documents on War Resistance

D9.4

NGO Sub-committee 1979 - 1980

D10

USA Tours

 

Laurie Nathan 1987 (see also A 12.5)

D11

COSAWR Campaign 1982 - 1983

E

RECEPTION, ASYLUM

E1

Reception Information

E2

Asylum legislation

E3

Backup, motivation

E4

UKIAS, JCWI, Asylum network, WRI

E5

Newsletters

E6

Correspondence

F

SUB COMMITTEES IN COSAWR

F1

Material Aid

F2

Religious

F2.1

Churches Sub-committee

F2.2

Minutes, 1982 - 1983

F3

Resister journal

F4

Media: Pamphlets, correspondence, originals

F5

Personal Testimonies of Resisters

F6

Testimony of Mervyn Malan

G

COSAWR NETHERLANDS

H

COSAWR PRESS RELATIONS

 

Press statements, press contacts, letters to the editor, invites to the press, correspondence with the press

I

SA WAR RESISTERS IN OTHER COUNTRIES

I1

Botswana

I2

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia)

I3

Ireland

I4

America: SAMRAF, Omkeer, military booklet

I5

Other countries

J

WAR RESISTANCE IN OTHER COUNTRIES

J1

Israel

J2

Ireland

J3

USA

J4

UN Troops

K

CORRESPONDENCE

K1

General correspondence by country (from 1978)

K2

1990 Returnees - questionnaires

L

ADMINISTRATIVE

 

Miscellaneous

M

BOOKS, VIDEOS, TAPES, OTHER RESOURCES

M1

COSAWR Annual Reports

M2

International publications on war and war resistance

M3

Resister 1 - 67 (Journal of COSAWR)

M4

COSAWR and other video productions

M4.1

Ivan Toms

M4.2

Stand by Ivan Toms

M4.3

South Africa: Draft Dodgers, CBS News

M4.4

Marching Orders: ECC

M4.5

Angola: The Struggle Continues

M4.6

Liz Fish: Final Project

M4.7

In Dienst van Apartheid, 16 Oktober 1988

M4.8

Too Far Apart, 1988

M4.9

Diamonds of the Future, 1989

M5

War Resistance programmes for Radio Freedom

M5.1

Tapes: Report on Board for Religious Objectors, etc;

 

news report

 

Roland Hunter: Troops in the Townships

 

Military Registration in Namibia

 

Radio Freedom: 2.7.1984, 25.6.1984, 27.6.1984

 

COSAWR Tour of the FRG

 

Blank tape

 

News

M5.2

Scripts for tape recordings

M6

COSAWR State of War slide show

M7

UN Documents 1978 - 1989

M8

COSAWR picture file

M9

ANC Dawn Publications

 

v 2 1978 No 1, 2, 5, 6 (photocopies)

 

v 3 1979 No 5, 6, 8 (photocopies), 9, 10, 11

 

v 4 1980 No 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11, 12

 

v 5 1981 No 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11

 

v 6 1982 No 1

 

v 7 1983 No 8, 9, 9 and 10, 11

 

v 8 1984 No 1 and 2, 5, 6

 

v 9 1985 No 1

 

v10 1986 No 3, 4, 10

 

v 1 1988 No 1

 

SOUTH AFRICA MILITARY AND GENERAL FILES

AA

GENERAL INFORMATION ON SOUTH AFRICA

AA1

Basic statistics and facts

AA2

General developments

AA3

Economy

AA4

Emigration and immigration

BB

INTERNAL OPPOSITION AND REPRESSION

BB1

Parliamentary opposition

BB2

White Students / NUSAS

BB3

Trade Unions

BB4

Other organisations

BB5

Mass protests and campaigns

BB6

United Democratic Front

B7

Solidarity News Service

CC

FOREIGN RELATIONS / COLLABORATION / ARMS SALES

CC1

General, overview, more than one country

CC2

Arms embargo, legislation, UN debates

CC3

UK collaboration

CC4

USA

CC5

Federal Republic of Germany

CC6

France

CC7

Other European countries

CC8

NATO

CC9

Israel

CC10

Taiwan

CC11

Latin America including SATO

CC12

Other countries

CC13

Foreign Nationals in the SADF

DD

EXTERNAL ANTI APARTHEID ACTIVITY

DD1

United Nations

DD2

British Anti-Apartheid Movement

DD3

UK other

DD4

USA

DD5

General, other

DD6

Frontline States

DD6.1

General

DD6.2

Angola

DD6.3

Mozambique

DD6.4

Namibia

DD6.5

Zimbabwe

DD6.6

Others: Botswana

 

Lesotho

 

Malawi

 

Zambia

 

Swaziland

EE

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

EE1

ANC statements and documents from ANC Executive, Lusaka 1979 - 1990

EE2

ANC general

EE3

Armed struggle

FF

GENERAL OVERVIEW OF SA MILITARY SITUATION AND STRATEGIES

FF1

Documents and papers

FF2

General

GG

SADF STRUCTURE, ORGANISATIONS AND STRENGTH

GG1

Facts and figures

GG2

Command structures and personnel

GG3

Specific units / bases / structures

GG4

Pay, pensions, ranks

HH

MILITARY BUDGET AND LEGISLATION

HH1

Budget, finance, expenditure

HH2

Defence Bonds, SADF Fund

HH3

Military legislation (excluding conscription / war resistance)

II

CONSCRIPTION, CALL-UP AND RECRUITMENT

II1

Conscription and call-up

II2

Recruitment: Permanent Force

II3

Call-up of immigrants

II4

Employers and call-up

JJ

ARMS, ARMSCOR, MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX

JJ1

Types of arms in the SADF

JJ2

Armscor

JJ3

Military-Industrial complex and SADF-business relations

JJ4

Security, business / industry

KK

SADF OPERATIONS AND MANOEUVRES IN SA

LL

CIVIC ACTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL ACTION, PROPAGANDA, SUPPORT GROUPS

LL1

Civic action

LL2

Psychological action and SADF propaganda campaigns

LL3

Press relations / SADF

LL4

Support groups etc for soldiers, including entertain-ment for troops, Southern Cross Fund etc

LL5

Ex-service organisations

LL6

Militaristic advertising

MM

MILITARY AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

MM1

General

MM2

Universities

MM3

Schools, cadets

MM4

Veldschools and adventure camps

NN

WOMEN IN THE SADF

NN1

Women in the SADF and their support role

NN2

Women in the Liberation movements

OO

BLACK TROOPS, BANTUSTAN FORCES

OO1

Coloureds

OO2

Indians

OO3

Africans in the SADF

OO4

Transkei

OO5

Ciskei

OO6

Venda

OO7

KwaZulu

OO8

Other bantustan forces / general

OO9

Bophuthatswana

PP

COMMANDOS, AREA DEFENCE

PP1

General overview, area defence

PP2

Specific Commandos

PP3

Industrial commandos

QQ

CHURCHES AND THE MILITARY

QQ1

Anglican

QQ2

Catholic

QQ3

Methodist

QQ4

Presbyterian

QQ5

Pacifists and other

QQ6

SACC / general

QQ7

Chaplains

QQ7.1

Ministry to SADF troops

QQ7.2

Ministry to ANC/PAC cadres

QQ8

Theological arguments

RR

EFFECTS OF WAR / WAR PSYCHOSIS

RR1

Soldiers and crime

RR2

General war dementia

RR2.1

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

SS

SOLDIERS' ISSUES, CORRUPTION ETC

SS1

Conditions and treatment

SS1.1

Specific cases

SS1.1.1

Lewin case

SS1.1.2

Upington case

SS1.1.3

Bloemfontein paratroops

SS1.1.4

Singh case

SS1.1.5

Elandsfontein

SS1.1.6

Youngsfield

SS2

Drugs

SS3

Incidents of dissent and resistance

SS4

Officer indiscipline and corruption

SS5

Corruption

TT

MERCENARIES, POWS, LAWS OF WAR

TT1

Mercenaries in the SADF (see also F 6)

TT2

POWS: captured ANC, SWAPO guerillas

TT3

South African POWS captured by liberation forces

TT4

Laws of war

TT5

Chemical and illegal weapons

UU

NUCLEAR

UU1

Documents

UU2

Overview, general

UU3

Uranium

UU4

Koeberg

VV

STATE SECURITY COUNCIL, NATIONAL SECURITY MANAGEMENT

VV1

State Security Council

VV2

Related structures

WW

POLICE, VIGILANTES, RIGHT WING ORGANISATIONS

XX

CIVIL DEFENCE

YY

INTELLIGENCE SERVICES

ZZ

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