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Could you page to page 147 of the application. General motivation in respect of eliminations which evidencewas already given by Brigadier Cronje is contained herein, I'mnot going to ask the witness to repeat that evidence because BrigadierCronje gave it on behalf of all the applicants.   I will, however,refer to the further motivations and reasons for this being apolitical act which are set out on page 152.   Kindly page topage 151 and we will begin at the bottom, could you read thisto us starting from the bottom paragraph?
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  "All of the abovementioned led to the fact that
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   the National Party remained in government and communism wassuccessfully countered.   The purpose of this action was to actagainst the ANC and other liberation movements with a revolutionaryonslaught against the apartheid government to destabilise andpersuade them.   The motive of the act was to counter terrorismand to protect the country.   A further motive was to eliminatethe activists so that further actions against the State and thepublic could not be perpetrated.   The context against which thishappened was against the background of an emergency situationin the country, as well as the continuing violence, intimidationsand unrest.   The liberation movements attempted to make the countryungovernable at this stage as part of their political rebellion.  The legal nature of the act and the facts of the act is apparentfrom the nature and particulars of the act, as mentioned.   Thepurpose and goal was to intimidate or eliminate an ANC activist,supporter or terrorist.   The action against Thibedi was carriedout under the instructions as mentioned above.   The purpose wasnecessary to eliminate an ANC terrorist, activist or supporterwhich was necessary in view of the struggle, and the securitysituation in the country.   Actions against activists, as faras I know, had under most circumstances been successful.   Stepstaken against activists would therefore have been successful incountering the intimidation and
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   attempts to make the country ungovernable by the ANC and otherliberation movements.   Actions against him was comparable tohis actions against innocent black people, this was a war situation."
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS BY MR DU PLESSIS