Vorster appoints a Commission of Inquiry

Date: 5 Sep 1969
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

Prime Minister John Vorster appoints a Commission of Inquiry under chairmanship of Justice H. J. Potgieter of The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court to investigate South Africa's security network, and to hear objections to its security legislation. Terms of reference of the commission include threats of conventional war, guerrilla war, terrorism and internal subversion. Recommendations are to be submitted concerning the effectiveness of security and amendment to legislation.

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Vorster appoints a Commission of Inquiry. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012132

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