State Security Council Approves Cross

Date: 12 Feb 1979
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

The State Security Council (SSC) approves guidelines for the conducting of military operations against liberation movements in foreign countries. The Departments of Foreign Affairs, Defence and Police draw up the memorandum, which contains provision for: Planned operations, Cross-border raids ("hot pursuit"), Reconnaissance actions; and clandestine operations. With respect to reconnaissance and clandestine operations, the document admits that such actions would be difficult to justify in terms of international law.

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01SAHO, Umkhonto weSizwe in exile, from South African History Online, [online], Available at www.sahistory.org.za [Accessed: 28 January 2014]

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). State Security Council Approves Cross. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012373

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