Statement made by Senator Owen Horwood in Senate, 4 June 1971, suggesting that university authorities should act strongly to stop the activities of the National Union of South African Students and that, if this didn't happen, university subsidies should be cut. There are responses from several University Principals either criticising or supporting this statement, as well as from representatives of NUSAS.
Archive record
Statement made by Senator O P F Horwood in Senate on June 4, 1971

- Origin date
- 4 June 1971
- Updated
- 26 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Statement made by Senator O P F Horwood in Senate on June 4, 1971 . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0117895
South African History Online (2016) 'Statement made by Senator O P F Horwood in Senate on June 4, 1971 ', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0117895 (Accessed: 21 July 2026).
South African History Online, Statement made by Senator O P F Horwood in Senate on June 4, 1971 [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0117895, (accessed 21 July 2026).
"Statement made by Senator O P F Horwood in Senate on June 4, 1971 ." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0117895. Accessed 21 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Statement made by Senator O P F Horwood in Senate on June 4, 1971 ." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0117895.
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