CHRISTOFFEL PIERRE VAN DER WESTHUIZEN
My apologies, Chairperson, I forgot about the interpreter.
"Appointment:  You are hereby appointed as the Commanding Officer for the Command Eastern Province.
	Situation:  The policy of the RSA as far as the safety of the Republic is concerned, requires that Defence Force formations and units are deployed inside or outside the territory.  The SA Defence Force operational strategy requires offensive actions in neighbouring countries.  
		My command or instruction in respect of the security of the EP Command:  you have to ensure the  safety with conventional onslaughts as well as by using counter-military insurgence and by dealing with these, whether they come from inside or outside the country.
		Execution of Duty:  paragraph 5(a) - General:  The application of the SA Defence Force is subject to the Defence Force Acts, provisions, the regulations, the orders, the policy documents, the doctrines and various circulars, as laid down from time to time or proclaimed from time to time.
		Paragraph (b) - Actions outside the borders of the RSA takes place in terms of policy as far as external operations are concerned, as laid down from time to time and as supplemented or amended from time to time.
	6.  	Command and Charge:  You have been appointed as the Commanding Officer of the Eastern Province and you are under my command.  Forces needed for conventional operations will be allocated to you for that purpose by me.  
	Responsibility Area:  Your area of responsibility is covered by the current borders of the Eastern Province Command.  
	Sphere of Influence:  Includes the adjacent command areas, the neighbouring areas of Lesotho and Transkei.  Those are your areas of responsibility, or border your areas of responsibility.  Ciskei falls within your area of responsibility and the territorial waters bordering your command area. 
	Your Command Competence:  SADF units are allocated to you in terms of the affiliation specifically indicated next to each unit, and temporary units or allocations in respect of the Eastern Province Command will also be dealt with by me in separate instructions or orders.
	Joint Operations:  Other Defence Force units will, either on a permanent or temporary basis be allocated to you to support you.
	7.	Training:  I hold you responsible for maintenance of a high standard of training.  In  this regard you are responsible for:
(a) Training for the preparation of operational deployment in respect of units allocated to you for operations.
		(b)  The continued training of SADF formation units and staff allocated to you in order to maintain an effective military standard for combat.
	8.  	Communications Operations:  In respect of tactical 	communications operations and certain attitude areas 	of the local area, that is also within your area of 	command and this must be done in terms of the ..."
...(intervention)