COL VENTER
The task of such a group in an area was totrace trained MK members.  The askaris or ex MK members were familiarand knew where the other trained people were and they moved aroundin this area to trace other MK's.  That was our main task.  Ifsome of them could be traced they would be arrested and handedover to the security branch in that area.  Other tasks includedthe identifying of people involved in riots and chaos which existedat the time and to convey that information to the security branchof that particular area, further investigation.