H J P BOTHA
Yes.
"Operation Vula, and as it appeared from the document which was compiled by Ronnie Kasrils "Politics on the Armed Struggle - the Revolutionary Army, appeared to have the following ideas as its basis.  Kasrils' idea was that the internal bases of power had to be established by advanced attachments of MK.
'The development of the armed struggle is dependent on its being rooted among the people.  Our MK combatants and organisers must therefore base themselves amongst the people in order to involve the masses in a people's war.'
		Trained MK cadres had to activate the masses politically:
'The armed struggle must compliment mass struggle and we seek to combine all forms of struggle, violent and non-violent, legal and illegal.'
		The underlying strategy was:
'Political and strategy determines military strategy and our combatants and organisers must be imbued with political theories and ideas, must understand politics guides the gun.'
		The central concept for the operation was that a power basis had to be established within the borders of South Africa, which would replace the necessity to leave the country to obtain training and swallows the necessity of receiving orders from outside the country.  
		Kasrils' idea of a basis of power within the country was accepted by the ANC/SACP alliance, but the viewpoint was that it was ANC leaders and not MK cadres who would have create the basis of power and politicise the masses.  There would have to be an abbreviation of the communication from the front of the struggle to the head office in Lusaka.
		The operation would have three corner stones, namely: a) political combat work, military combat work and the intelligence work, specifically aimed at the SAP, the South African Defence Force and National Intelligence Services, as well as other targets which would be identified.
		Vula was launched during December 1986 and would be a five year operation.  The ultimate objective was a violent revolution.  Vula's origin was preceded by a preparation phase which had already been initiated in 1984/1985.  Legends were created for the prominent members who were involved in Operation Vula, namely Mac Maharaj played the key role in Operation Vula.  He would have cancer and would have to be treated for five years in Russia."