Letter of protest about the detention of Rev John Thorne on May 24, 1980, for no given reason or preferred charge.
Archive record
Message to the churches

- Origin date
- 22 June 1956
- Updated
- 27 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Message to the churches. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0113322
South African History Online (2016) 'Message to the churches', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0113322 (Accessed: 24 July 2026).
South African History Online, Message to the churches [website], https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0113322, (accessed 24 July 2026).
"Message to the churches." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0113322. Accessed 24 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Message to the churches." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0113322.
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