GEN VAN DER MERWE
I am not aware of any such instructions. I must, however, emphasise it very strongly that I know thatif we talk to our people today that this
4A perception/...
108 GNL VAN DER MERWE
perception had existed amongst many of them because of certaininstitutions such as for instance the counter-revolutionary intelligenceunit known as "TREVITS".  I gave instruction to coordinateand evaluate information with regard to external targets beyondthe national borders and also with regard to particular individualsand organisations inside the borders.  This particular organisation'spurpose had to, because they were external actions and that certainof the targets were handled by TREVITS in such a way that theimpression was gained that TREVITS had been intended to act similarlywithin South Africa under similar circumstances and that thathad been an institution by government to sanction such actions. This is a mistaken perception.  I do, however, find it amongstour people.  If you ask them on what you base your understandinghe cannot give you facts but that he understood it in this waythis is quite the case.