Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- July-August 1987 (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
Published as part of the FOCUS series by the International Defence and Aid Fund for Southern Africa. FOCUS was issued six times a year to inform international opinion about repression in Southern Africa.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Transferred from IDAF Publications, Canon Collins House, 64 Essex Road, London N1 8LR, United Kingdom.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This issue of FOCUS documents South African military raids and destabilisation operations in neighbouring Southern African states during early 1987, including Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Botswana. It details specific attacks, casualties, and the broader context of regional conflict and anti-apartheid activism. The publication also includes subscription information, IDAF objectives, and a list of affiliated committees.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
No appraisal or destruction information available; retained as part of the permanent archive.
Accruals
No further accruals expected for this issue.
System of arrangement
Arranged chronologically by issue number within the FOCUS publication series.
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Conditions governing access
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Finding aids
Uploaded finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Original held at UK-PWP, IDAF Publications, Canon Collins House, 64 Essex Road, London N1 8LR.
Existence and location of copies
Copies may be held by affiliated IDAF committees and subscribers worldwide.
Related units of description
Other issues of FOCUS and related IDAF publications.
Publication note
ISSN 0308-3586. Typeset by The Alden Press (London & Northampton) Ltd and printed by the Honey Press Ltd, Banbury.
Notes area
Note
FOCUS is published six times a year by IDAF under Clause (iii) of its objects to inform international opinion about repression in Southern Africa. This issue includes detailed source references and abbreviations.
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Name access points
- International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF) (Subject)
- African National Congress (ANC) (Subject)
- South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) (Subject)
- South African Defence Force (SADF) (Subject)
- UNITA (Subject)
- MNR (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
FOCUS is published six times a year by IDAF under Clause (iii) of its objects to inform international opinion about repression in Southern Africa. This issue includes detailed source references and abbreviations.