BRIG CRONJE
After the incident, I, myself, and Brig Loots, 
were called to van der Merwe's office after the incident.  
He wanted to find out exactly what had happened, how the 
operation went wrong and everything about that operation, 
because he said he would have to inform Minister Pik Botha. 
 To my mind, to inform means that you tell him the truth.  
You do not want the true facts in order to inform him 
falsely. I know Gen van der Merwe so well that I know that 
he would not have lied to a Minister.