CHRISTO PETRO DEETLEFS
I think it is common knowledge that among all the members of the Security Force, I think at that stage there was a great level of mistrust in the amnesty process.  We didn't really know where we stood.  In the process there was a dispute whether we would be provided with legal representation.  Those were all matters which still had to be cleared up.  Early in December of that year, a meeting was held in Pretoria during which some of the generals and staff addressed us among others the former Commissioner van der Merwe and at that stage everybody was encouraged to make use of the process and to apply for amnesty.  After that I returned to Eastern Transvaal, I went to all the members under my command and informed them as such and encouraged them and told them that we should continue with the process and after that only was it confirmed to us that we would obtain legal representation and all these things contributed to the fact that we applied for amnesty, but that is why we only applied at such a very late stage.