MR SMUTS
Mr Chairman, the point is simply, there is a consistent theme that runs through the public approach and policy of the African National Congress, expressing opposition to violence even in the face of provocation and that is essentially what we wish to canvass out of this document.
	They are public statements, issued over an extended period of time which were a matter of public record predominantly, but they are statements of the organisation of which the applicant is an office bearer.