ancnorway ANC Norway Mission An inventory of the ANC Norway Mission Office Finding aid prepared by Kristine Palmquist. University of Fort Hare Library, ANC Archives August 18, 2005
Finding aid encoded by Mark P Snyders on August 18, 2005 Overview of the Collection University of Fort Hare Library, ANC Archives
ANC Liberation Archives 1986-1994 3.85 linear metre Following the banning of the African National Congress (ANC) as an illegal organization on 8 April 1960, The ANC operated underground. The ANC functioned internally as an underground organization and externally as an overseas organization. Oliver Tambo was sent overseas as the ANC acting president general and head of the external mission. External missions were opened in London, Accra, Cairo, and Dar-es-Salaam. Eventually the ANC had offices and representatives in 32 countries by 1980. The external missions worked to win support for the overthrow of apartheid by promoting the cause of the ANC and urging international economic pressure against the South African government. ancnorway The records are in English. Biographical Note

Following the banning of the African National Congress (ANC) as an illegal organization on 8 April 1960, The ANC operated underground. The ANC functioned internally as an underground organization and externally as an overseas organization. Oliver Tambo was sent overseas as the ANC acting president general and head of the external mission. External missions were opened in London, Accra, Cairo, and Dar-es-Salaam. Eventually the ANC had offices and representatives in 32 countries by 1980. The external missions worked to win support for the overthrow of apartheid by promoting the cause of the ANC and urging international economic pressure against the South African government.

The external missions worked to win support for the overthrow of apartheid by promoting the cause of the ANC and urging international economic pressure against the South African government.

Scope and Contents

The records of the ANC mission in Oslo, Norway consist of five series: Correspondence, Minutes, Newsclippings, Periodicals, and Subject Files.

 Arrangement

The Correspondence series (.2 linear meters) consists of letters, memos, and faxes spanning the years 1986 to 1994. These documents were sent and received between the Norway Mission, other ANC offices and missions, particularly those of the other Nordic countries, and other supportive organisations. Document topics include repatriation of ANC cadres, business matters, condolences, and planning for meetings, trips and conferences. Of particular interest is an unsigned copy of the letter sent to Nelson Mandela from the Norwegian Nobel Committee announcing his receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize.

The Minutes series (.2 linear meters) consists of meeting minutes of the Fellesrådet for det sørlige Afrika (FsA) – the Norwegian Council for Southern Africa. Almost all materials are in Norwegian. These records span the years 1986-1993.

The Newsclippings series (.74 linear meters) is a subject file of sorts, comprised of clippings from various countries, including South Africa, Norway, and France. They have been kept in their original categories and order, with some folders pertaining to specific topics, and others containing articles on miscellaneous topics. Some of these include elections, violence, kidnapping attempts, and Chris Hani’s status as an up-and-coming “Young Lion” ready to challenge Mandela’s position. Of particular interest are the numerous French articles, found in the “Newsclippings – General” folders, concerning the assassination of Dulcie September in Paris.

The Periodicals series (.54 linear meters) includes press statements, newsletters and magazines published by the ANC, the ANC Youth League, ANC Cultural Workers, the International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF), and the South African Communist Party (SACP), among others. Of particular note is the extensive collection of Mayibuye. All materials were published between 1980 and 1994.

The Subject Files series (1.9 linear meters) includes documents from 1983-1995 (with one item from 1955) in both English and Norwegian. The original categories and order have been kept, and there is overlap with both the Correspondence and Periodicals series. Topics of these records include planning for events and conferences in South Africa and Norway, various ANC departments and sections, political prisoners in South Africa, and social and political organisations. There are also extensive documents concerning the oil embargo against South Africa and ANC projects and project proposals.

Restrictions on Access

The Collection is Open

 Preferred Citation

University of Fort Hare, ANC Archives, , Box no.[], file no. []

 Detailed Description of the Collection Correspondence 1 1 ANC Department of International Affairs, 1987-1994 1 2 ANC Finland, 1988-1990 1 3 ANC Missions, 1989-1993 1 4 ANC Treasurer General’s Office, 1988-1992 1 5 ANC Sweden, 1988-1990 1 6 ANC Youth League, 1989-1992 1 7 General, 1987 – 1993 1 8 Letters Sent, 1986 1 9 Letters Sent, 1987 –1989 2 10 Letters Sent, 1990 –1991 2 11 Letters Sent, 1992 2 12 Letters Sent, 1993 2 13 Faxes Dispatched, n.d., 1990 -1994 2 14 FsA (Norwegian Council for Southern Africa), n.d., 1986 – 1991 3 15 Lesotho Embassy, 1987 3 16 NGOs (Non-government Organisations) and Others, 1993 3 17 Nobel Peace Prize to Mandela (i), 1993 3 18 Nobel Peace Prize to Mandela, 1993 (ii), 1993 3 19 Norwegian People’s Aid, 1989 3 20 Press Statements Received, 1988-1990 3 21 South African Embassy, 1992 3 22 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Africa Desk (Norway), 1987 – 1993 3 23 University of Oslo: re Albie Sach’s lecture, 1988 Minutes 4 1 FsA (Norwegian Council for Southern Africa) Minutes, n.d., 1986 4 2 FsA (Norwegian Council for Southern Africa) Minutes, 1987 – 1988 4 3 FsA (Norwegian Council for Southern Africa) Minutes, 1989 4 4 FsA (Norwegian Council for Southern Africa) Minutes (i), 1990 5 5 FsA (Norwegian Council for Southern Africa) Minutes (ii), 1990 5 6 FsA (Norwegian Council for Southern Africa) Minutes, 1991- 1993 5 7 Meetings of ANC Nordic Representatives, 1988-1989, 1991 5 8 3rd and 4th Nordic Consultative meeting, 1989 - 1990 5 9 Nordic Front Line States Foreign Ministers meetings, 1990-1991 5 10 Regional Political Committee (RPC) meetings and report, 1987 - 1989 Newsclippings 6 1 Bantustans, 1989-1990 6 2 Church in South Africa, the, 1988-1990 6 3 Ecology, n.d., 1988-1990 6 4 Economy, 1993 6 5 Land Question, 1990 7 6 Mandela, N.R., Visit to Norway, 1990-1991 7 7 Nobel Peace Prize, 1993 7 8 Talk about Talks, 1989 7 9 Talk about Talks, 1990 – 1991 8 10 General, 1986 8 11 Norwegian newspapers (i), 1987 8 12 Norwegian and English newspapers (ii), 1987 8 13 Norwegian newspapers, Nov – July 1988 8 14 Norwegian newspapers, June – May 1988 9 15 Norwegian newspapers, April – Jan 1988 9 16 Norwegian and English newspapers, 1988 9 17 Norwegian newspapers, Dec – May 1989 9 18 Norwegian newspapers, April – Mar 1989 10 19 Norwegian newspapers, Feb – Jan 1989 10 20 Norwegian and English newspapers, 1989 10 21 Norwegian newspapers, 1990 10 22 Norwegian and English newspapers, 1990 10 23 General (i), 1991 11 24 General (ii), 1991 11 25 General (iii), 1991 11 26 General (i), 1992 11 27 General (ii), 1992 12 28 General (iii), 1992 12 29 General (iv), 1992 12 30 General, 1993 Subject Files 13 1 AISEC, 1988 13 2 ANC 79th Anniversary Celebrations, 1991 13 3 ANC 80th Anniversary Celebrations, 1992 13 4 ANC Consultative Seminar on Development Project, Johannesburg, Nov 1990 13 5 ANC Culture and Development Conference, 1993 14 6 ANC Delegation Visit to Norway, April 1993 14 7 ANC Delegation Visit to Oslo, 1990 14 8 ANC Department of Education, n.d., 1986-1990 14 9 ANC Department of Health, 1985, 1989-1990 14 10 ANC Department of Human Resources Development, 1993 14 11 ANC Department of Information and Publicity, 1989-1991 14 12 ANC Donors Conference, Arusha (i), Feb 1991 14 13 ANC Donors Conference, Arusha (ii), Feb 1991 15 14 ANC Donors Conference, Arusha (iii), Feb 1991 15 15 ANC Donors Conference, Arusha: Memorandum regarding revised 1984 Development Plan for Dakawa (iv), Feb 1991 15 16 ANC Headquarters, includes correspondence, telexes, Mandela statements in Sweden, 1988-1992 15 17 ANC Legal and Constitutional Department. Includes correspondence on Govan Mbeki Fellowship Programme, 1991, 1993 16 18 ANC Malibongwe Conference, Amsterdam, 1989-1990 16 19 ANC National Conference, Durban, 1991 16 20 ANC National Consultative Conference, Dec 1990 16 21 ANC Norway, includes Statements Released from the Oslo Office, 1989-1990 16 22 ANC Norway, includes statemnts, corrspondence, 1987, 1989,1990 17 23 ANC Norwegian People Aid Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1993 17 24 ANC Policy documents, miscellaneous, 17 25 ANC Policy Formulation Workshops, 1987 17 26 ANC Press Statements, n.d. 17 27 ANC Press Statements, 1989 17 28 ANC Press Statements, 1990 18 29 ANC Press Statements, 1991 18 30 ANC Press Statements (i), 1992 18 31 ANC Press Statements (ii), 1992 19 32 ANC Press Statements (i), 1993 19 33 ANC Press Statements (ii), 1993 19 34 ANC Women’s League [Section], 1987-1990 19 35 ANC Women’s League workshops, seminars and conferences (i), 1989 – 1991 20 36 ANC Women’s League workshops, seminars and conferences (ii), 1989 – 1991 20 37 ANC Workshop, Norway, 1989 20 38 ANC Workshops on Dakawa, 1989 - 1990 20 39 ANC Youth League, includes Project Proposal, 1991 - 1992 20 40 Art and Culture in South Africa (i), 1990 – 1994 21 41 Art and Culture in South Africa (ii), 1990 – 1994 21 42 Art and Culture in South Africa (iii), 1990 – 1994 21 43 Art and Culture in South Africa, Curriculum Development Proposal, 1990 21 44 Art and Culture in South Africa, including cultural boycott, 1984 – 1988 21 45 Athens Medical Centre (AMC), Correspondence re Invitation to Mandela to Greece, 1993 21 46 Border Region Project, 1991-1993 21 47 Calendar and Diaries, 1982, 1988 21 48 Cards received, ca 1990 22 49 Children and Health, 1986, 1990 -1991 22 50 Children under Apartheid, n.d., 1990 22 51 Children, includes documents in Norwegian and French), 1987-1993 22 52 Church, miscellaneous, 22 53 CODESA (Congress for a Democratic South Africa), n.d., 1991 - 1992 22 54 Community Education Development Trust, Durban, 1992 22 55 Constitutional Issues, various papers (i), 1990 23 56 Constitutional Issues, various papers (ii), 1990 23 57 Constitutional Issues, various papers (iii), 1990 23 58 Consultation on South Africa Debt Rescheduling, 1989 - 1990 23 59 COSATU (Congress of South African Trade Unions), 1989-1990 23 60 COSATU (Congress of South African Trade Unions) Labour Trends in 1990 (incomplete), 1990 23 61 Det Norske Veritas Development, 1993 23 62 Paper (briefing): “SAIH, Interfund and Support to Development through Education and Training in a Transitional South Africa", Dec1992 24 63 Economy, 1993 24 64 Education in South Africa (i), 1986 – 1991 24 65 Education in South Africa (ii), 1986 – 1991 25 66 Education in South Africa (iii), 1986 – 1991 25 67 Elections, 1992-1994 25 68 ERIC (Educational Resource and Information Centre) (health), c1988 25 69 FsA (Norwegian Council for Southern Africa), 1989-1991 25 70 Groote Schuur and Pretoria Minutes, 1990 25 71 Health In South Africa, 1989-1990 25 72 (The) Hunter-Gatherers (photocopy of publication), n.a., n.d. 25 73 Industrial Health Unit, Year Report, 1992 25 74 Inkatha, a Study, n.a., 1986 25 75 Inkululeko Cultural Group, 1990 27 76 International Conference on “Anatomy of Hate”, Oslo, Aug 1990 27 77 International Conference: Southern Africa: Making Hope a Reality, June 1993 27 78 International Conferenceon Namibia, Oslo, Nov 1989. Includes paper on japan and Namibia, 1989 27 79 International Labour Conference, 1988 27 80 International Solidarity Conference, 1992-1993 27 81 International Solidarity Conference (i), 1993 27 82 International Solidarity Conference (ii), 1993 27 83 International Summer School, 1990 27 84 nternational Women’s Conference, Norway, 1989 27 85 International Workshop on Sanctions, 1990 28 86 Invitations, n.d. 28 87 June 16, Soweto Day, 1990 28 88 Labour Leaders Renew Sanctions’ Call, 1990 28 89 Lekota’s Visit, 1993 28 90 Letter of Condolences for the Death of Holst, JJ, 1994 28 91 London Support Group, n.d. 28 92 Mandela, Nelson - Memorial Coin, 1991 28 93 Mandela, Nelson – 70th Birthday Concert, Rockefeller , includes photos, 1988 28 94 Mandela, Nelson visit to Norway. Mandela Reception Committee, 1990 28 95 Mandela, Nelson visit to Norway (i), 1992 28 96 Mandela, Nelson visit to Norway (ii), 1992 Subject Files 1987-1993 29 97 Mandela, Nelson visit to Norway (iii), 1992 29 98 Maps, n.d. 29 99 March Against Apartheid, 1989 29 100 Matsila, Jerry - Japan, 1990 29 101 Mazimbu/Dakawa Maintenance Financial Reports, 1992-1993 29 102 Mbeki, Govan-Letter, 1987 29 103 Message of Congratulations Upon Release of Nelson Mandela, 1990 29 104 Molefe, Popo, n.d. 29 105 Music, n.d. 29 106 National Children’s Rights Committee, 1993 29 107 National Council for Social Work Education, 1989 29 108 National Institute for Local Government and Urban Development, 1993 29 109 Negotiations, various papers, 1989 – 1991 30 110 NFS, Information Pckage ibn Norwegian by FsA, 1989 30 111 Nobel Peace Prize, 1993 30 112 Norway’s Parliament and Constitution, 1990 30 113 Norwegian People’s Aid, 1983-1993 30 114 Notebook, 1989 30 115 Occupational Therapists, 1989-1991 30 116 Oslo Concert, 1991 30 117 Papers and Speeches, 1987-1988, 1991, 1993 30 118 People in Death Row in South Africa, 1988 30 119 Photographs, 31 120 Piliso, Mzwai, correspondence, 1992 31 121 Political Prisoners (i), 1988-1990 31 122 Political Prisoners (ii), 1988-1990 31 123 Projects (i), 1990 31 124 Projects (ii), 1990 Subject Files 1990-1994 32 125 Project Proposals, 1990-1993 32 126 Project Proposals, n.d., 1993 - 1994 32 127 Project Proposals, 1993-1994 33 128 Rand Gay Organization, 1987-1988 33 129 Repatriation, 1990 33 130 Report: International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA), “ICVA consultation on Uprooted People’s in Southern Africa”, June, 1987 33 131 Right Wing, 1989-1993 33 132 SADCC / Nordic Countried Conference on cooperation between Churches, Feb, 1988 33 133 Sanctions, 1987-1990 33 134 SARRED, Refugeess, Returnees and Displaced Persons in South Africa, 1988 34 135 Sisulu, Walter, 80th Birthday, 1992 34 136 Slovo, Joe (Interview), 1988 34 137 Social Welfare, Draft ANCC Policy, c1990s 34 138 South Africa Economic Research and Training Project, 1989 34 139 South Africa Perspectives on the Political Situation-Paper, 1993 34 140 Sport, 1989-1990 34 141 Stockholm Declaration, 1988 34 142 SWAPO (South West African People’s Organization), 1989-1990 34 143 Sweden and South Africa, the Two Faces, n.d. 34 144 Tambo, O.R., Biography, 1993 34 145 Trade Unions miscellaneous, includes documents pf COSATU affiliates, 1986; 1992-1993 34 146 Women, 1992 35 147 Women in South Africa, 35 148 World Campaign Against Military Collaboration with South Africa, 1990 35 149 WUS Activities, 1983-1984 35 150 Youth of South Africa, 1990-1992 35 151 Afrika Informasjon, 35 152 Miscellaneous Anti-Apartheid Documents, n.d.