Área de identidad
Código de referencia
Título
Fecha(s)
- August-November 1987 (Creación)
Nivel de descripción
Volumen y soporte
1 published article; paper
Área de contexto
Nombre del productor
Historia administrativa
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.
Institución archivística
Historia archivística
Published in FOCUS, the periodical of the International Defence and Aid Fund for Southern Africa (IDAF), as part of its ongoing documentation of Southern African conflicts and repression.
Origen del ingreso o transferencia
Transferred to the UK-PWP repository as part of the IDAF periodical collection.
Área de contenido y estructura
Alcance y contenido
This article documents the large-scale South African military invasion of Angola between August and November 1987, detailing troop movements, battles in Cunene and Cuando Cubango provinces, air raids, casualties, and the political context involving the Front-Line States and international reactions. It also covers issues of troop morale, mutinies, and the broader regional destabilization by South Africa, including actions in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Botswana.
Valorización, destrucción y programación
Material appraised as permanent for its evidential and informational value regarding Southern African conflicts and international responses.
Acumulaciones
No further accruals expected for this specific issue.
Sistema de arreglo
Arranged chronologically within the FOCUS periodical series.
Área de condiciones de acceso y uso
Condiciones de acceso
Condiciones
Idioma del material
Escritura del material
Notas sobre las lenguas y escrituras
Características físicas y requisitos técnicos
Instrumentos de descripción
Uploaded finding aid
Área de materiales relacionados
Existencia y localización de originales
Original held by UK-PWP, Canon Collins House, 64 Essex Road, London N1 8LR.
Existencia y localización de copias
Copies may exist in affiliated IDAF committees in Britain, Canada, India, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, and the United States of America.
Unidades de descripción relacionadas
Other issues of FOCUS periodical; IDAF publications on Angola and Southern African conflicts.
Nota de publicación
Published in FOCUS, ISSN 0308-3586, by the International Defence and Aid Fund for Southern Africa.
Área de notas
Notas
FOCUS is published six times a year by IDAF under Clause (iii) of its objects, aiming to keep international opinion informed about repression in Southern Africa.
Identificador/es alternativo(os)
Puntos de acceso
Puntos de acceso por lugar
Puntos de acceso por autoridad
- International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF) (Materia)
- South African Defence Force (SADF) (Materia)
- UNITA (Materia)
- FAPLA (Materia)
- Jonas Savimbi (Materia)
- General Geldenhuys (Materia)
- Front-Line States (Materia)
Tipo de puntos de acceso
Área de control de la descripción
Identificador de la descripción
Identificador de la institución
Reglas y/o convenciones usadas
ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, Second Edition.
Estado de elaboración
Nivel de detalle
Fechas de creación revisión eliminación
Idioma(s)
Escritura(s)
árabe
Fuentes
Nota del archivista
FOCUS is published six times a year by IDAF under Clause (iii) of its objects, aiming to keep international opinion informed about repression in Southern Africa.
