Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- September-October 1987 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 publication (approx. 8 pages); printed material
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 regular FOCUS series by IDAF to document political repression and cross-border violence in Southern Africa during apartheid. Retained as part of the IDAF publications collection.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Transferred to UK-PWP as part of the IDAF publications series.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This issue of FOCUS reports on South African cross-border military actions and assassinations in Swaziland, Namibia, and Angola during mid-1987. It details attacks on Southern African states and exiles, including the assassination of ANC officials in Swaziland, major military offensives in Angola, and increased South African defence and police budgets. The publication also outlines the objectives and international affiliations of IDAF and provides a list of source abbreviations.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Retained permanently as part of the IDAF documentation of apartheid-era repression.
Accruals
No further accruals expected for this issue.
System of arrangement
Arranged chronologically within the FOCUS publication series.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Uploaded finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Original held at UK-PWP, Canon Collins House, 64 Essex Road, London N1 8LR.
Existence and location of copies
Copies may exist in affiliated IDAF committees in Britain, Canada, India, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, and the United States of America.
Related units of description
Other issues of FOCUS and IDAF publications documenting Southern African repression.
Publication note
ISSN: 0308-3586. Published six times a year by IDAF.
Notes area
Note
Typeset by The Alden Press (London & Northampton) Ltd and printed by the Honey Press Ltd, Banbury. Includes a list of source abbreviations and contact information for IDAF and its US Committee.
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF) (Subject)
- African National Congress (ANC) (Subject)
- South African Defence Force (SADF) (Subject)
- South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) (Subject)
- UNITA (Subject)
- Theophilus 'Viva' Dlodlo (Subject)
- Cassius Make (Subject)
- Paul Dikeledi (Subject)
- Sotsha Dlamini (Subject)
- Magnus Malan (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, Second Edition, 2000.
Status
Level of detail
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 the Honey Press Ltd, Banbury. Includes a list of source abbreviations and contact information for IDAF and its US Committee.