ADV DU PLESSIS
Yes.  The only difference between General van der Merwe and Captain van 
Jaarsveld, well two differences, was that, or the only difference is that General van der Merwe is not a State 
witness and he offered voluntarily to come and give evidence.
	Captain van Jaarsveld, I may mention, has indicated his willingness to give such evidence before 
the Committee.  He is represented by Mr Meintjies, an attorney, and Mr Meintjies mentioned to me that he 
will place his client's view on record, but I can submit to you at this stage that they have given an indication 
that he has no problem whatsoever to assist this Committee with this evidence and to place this evidence 
before this Committee.
	Mr Chairman, the last point I want to make about this is that we cannot see that there can be any 
prejudice for any party involved in these proceedings if such evidence is placed before this Committee, 
after all this procedure is about truth.  Truth first and foremost and we fail to understand why the truth 
should be kept from this Committee and from the public at large and from the applicants, where it can 
assist the applicants in their applications.  And especially the evidence that they have given where nobody 
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