MR MEYER
I can't recall that.  Mr Kriel might also assist me in this regard, but I can't recall that that was something that was specifically discussed at Cabinet level.  But it would be difficult for me to say off the cuff no to that, but I can't recall that that was specifically discussed.  Because what we attempted to do, from the side of the South African Government, was actually to get a
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constitutional resolve to the whole conflict as quickly as 
possible.  I might point out that throughout the period after the normalisation of the political process has started in 1990, it was our endeavour all the time to, as quickly as possible, find a way forward as far as an all party or a multi party negotiated settlement is concerned.  Therefore throughout 1990 and 1991 we tried to urge all the parties to come to the table for negotiations as quickly as possible.  In that process I would say that the first and real objective of the then South African Government was actually to find, as quickly as possible, a negotiated settlement, get all the parties there and that eventually of course happened when we got all the parties together at Codesa 1, and that was the main aim that I believe the South African Government amongst ourselves shared, but it was certainly also the main aim that was shared by all the parties as I indicated in the submission, inter alia also by the ANC and its alliance partners.