Journal article containing a letter of support written by Allan Boesak to Desmond Tutu after the South African Government withdrew Bishop Tutu's passport and accused him of supporting subversive elements and encouraging a revolutionary climate in the country.
Archive record
An open letter to Desmond Tutu

- Origin date
- October 1959
- Updated
- 27 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). An open letter to Desmond Tutu. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113143
South African History Online (2016) 'An open letter to Desmond Tutu', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113143 (Accessed: 21 July 2026).
South African History Online, An open letter to Desmond Tutu [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113143, (accessed 21 July 2026).
"An open letter to Desmond Tutu." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113143. Accessed 21 July 2026.
South African History Online. "An open letter to Desmond Tutu." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113143.
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