Zone d'identification
Cote
Titre
Date(s)
- August-November 1987 (Création/Production)
Niveau de description
Étendue matérielle et support
1 published article; paper
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
Histoire administrative
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.
Dépôt
Histoire archivistique
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.
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
Transferred to the UK-PWP repository as part of the IDAF periodical collection.
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
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.
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
Material appraised as permanent for its evidential and informational value regarding Southern African conflicts and international responses.
Accroissements
No further accruals expected for this specific issue.
Mode de classement
Arranged chronologically within the FOCUS periodical series.
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d'accès
Conditions de reproduction
Langue des documents
Écriture des documents
Notes de langue et graphie
Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques
Instruments de recherche
Instrument de recherche téléversé
Zone des sources complémentaires
Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux
Original held by UK-PWP, Canon Collins House, 64 Essex Road, London N1 8LR.
Existence et lieu de conservation des copies
Copies may exist in affiliated IDAF committees in Britain, Canada, India, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, and the United States of America.
Unités de description associées
Other issues of FOCUS periodical; IDAF publications on Angola and Southern African conflicts.
Note de publication
Published in FOCUS, ISSN 0308-3586, by the International Defence and Aid Fund for Southern Africa.
Zone des notes
Note
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.
Identifiant(s) alternatif(s)
Mots-clés
Mots-clés - Noms
- International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF) (Sujet)
- South African Defence Force (SADF) (Sujet)
- UNITA (Sujet)
- FAPLA (Sujet)
- Jonas Savimbi (Sujet)
- General Geldenhuys (Sujet)
- Front-Line States (Sujet)
Mots-clés - Genre
Zone du contrôle de la description
Identifiant de la description
Identifiant du service d'archives
Règles et/ou conventions utilisées
ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, Second Edition.
Statut
Niveau de détail
Dates de production, de révision, de suppression
Langue(s)
Écriture(s)
arabe
Sources
Note de l'archiviste
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.
