H J P BOTHA
Wednesday 11th.  Gen van der Merwe gave the order that the Department of Foreign Affairs and the State President should be informed regarding the identity and the objectives of the people involved in Operation Vula.  The Commissioner also was of the view that both the Republic and the Foreign Intelligence Services should be informed.  According to my recollection, Gen van der Merwe decided that actions against these individuals involved in Operation Vula should only take place during the week of the 16th of July after the relevant Intelligence Services and Foreign Embassies had been informed, so that they could be prepared for the revelations and arrests since that would have a very definite influence and effect on the negotiation process.  He suggested that we do not continue with any arrests until there was feedback from Pretoria to Durban.  On the same day we then returned to Durban from Pretoria.