Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- July-August 1986 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 issue (printed publication); paper
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF) was established to support individuals and groups opposed to apartheid in South Africa and other forms of political repression in Southern Africa. It provided legal aid, published newsletters and bulletins, and supported the families of detainees and political prisoners.
Repository
Archival history
This bulletin was produced and distributed by the International Defence and Aid Fund as part of its ongoing documentation of political repression and resistance in Southern Africa during the apartheid era. It formed part of a regular series circulated to supporters, activists, and researchers.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Transferred to the UK-PWP archives as part of the IDAF legacy collection.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This issue of the News Bulletin focuses on political repression in Southern Africa, with a particular emphasis on Namibia and South Africa during mid-1986. It covers the Ai-Gams Declaration and the mobilization for Namibian independence, education struggles and student protests, SWAPO's military offensive against South African occupation forces, and the clampdown on information by South African authorities. The bulletin includes detailed reports of military actions, political trials, detentions, new laws under the state of emergency, and the repression of labour movements.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
No material has been scheduled for destruction. All issues are retained as part of the historical record.
Accruals
No further accruals expected for this series.
System of arrangement
Arranged chronologically by issue number within the IDAF News Bulletin series.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Uploaded finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Original held at UK-PWP.
Existence and location of copies
Digital and microfilm copies may be available at anti-apartheid research collections and select university libraries.
Related units of description
Other issues of the IDAF News Bulletin; related IDAF publications and campaign materials.
Publication note
Published by the International Defence and Aid Fund, London, 1986.
Notes area
Note
Typeset by The Alden Press (London & Northampton) Ltd and printed by Honey Press Ltd, Banbury. Includes list of abbreviations for cited sources.
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Name access points
- International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF) (Subject)
- South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) (Subject)
- Council of Churches in Namibia (CCN) (Subject)
- People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) (Subject)
- South African Defence Force (SADF) (Subject)
- South West Africa Territory Force (SWATF) (Subject)
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Rules and/or conventions used
ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, Second Edition.
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
Script(s)
Arabic
Sources
Archivist's note
Typeset by The Alden Press (London & Northampton) Ltd and printed by Honey Press Ltd, Banbury. Includes list of abbreviations for cited sources.