For the Security Branch's records relating to Christopher David Law Hemson
Reference number: SAH-2017-DSS-0005
Submitting organisation: South African History Archive (SAHA)
Requestee: Department of State Security
Status: closed
Status note: Process concluded
Date submitted: October 13, 2017
Stage(s):
Initial request, internal appeal
Request description:
For the Security Branch’s records relating to Christopher David Law Hemson (also known as “Dave”) whose apartheid era identity number was 246 006 337, during the period 1967 to 1976 including but not limited to:
1. Internal and external correspondence where Dave was either the subject or mentioned therein;
2. His involvement in trade union activities;
3. A raid that saw him arrested along with Halton Cheadle and Richard “Rick” Turner.
Initial request communication
Communication sent
Submission of PAIA request SAH-2017-DSS-0005
Sent on: October, 13 2017
Confirmation of receipt of PAIA request SAH-2017-DSS-0005
Sent on: October, 18 2017
Confirmation of receipt of PAIA request SAH-2017-DSS-0005 - follow up and request fee payment details
Sent on: October, 23 2017
Failure to respond to PAIA request SAH-2017-DSS-0005 within statutory time frame
Sent on: November, 17 2017
Repeated failure to respond to PAIA request SAH-2017-DSS-0005 within statutory time frame
Sent on: November, 27 2017
Notice of intention to lodge internal appeal for PAIA request SAH-2017-DSS-0005
Sent on: December, 12 2017
Reminder to lodge internal appeal / complaint (Public/Private)
Sent on: December, 17 2017
Response received
Response date: 2017-11-20Response nature: Deemed refusal
Received within statutory period: No
Internal appeal communication
Communication sent
Submission of internal appeal against decision relating to PAIA request SAH-2017-DSS-0005
Sent on: January, 19 2018
Re: Confirmation of receipt of internal appeal for PAIA request SAH-2017-DSS-0005
Sent on: January, 23 2018
Failure to respond to internal appeal for PAIA request SAH-2017-DSS-0005 within statutory time frame
Sent on: February, 22 2018
Re: Failure to respond to internal appeal for PAIA request SAH-2017-DSS-0005 within statutory time frame
Sent on: March, 04 2018
Failure to respond to internal appeal for PAIA request SAH-2017-DSS-0005 within statutory time frame
Sent on: March, 19 2018
Reminder to submit complaints to Chapter 9 institutions
Sent on: April, 08 2018
Response received
Response date: 2018-06-07Response nature: Substituted new decision - released in full
Received within statutory period: No
Released records
Record summary
This is a 32 page report released by the Department of State Security Agency, which when opened is the report on the two ANC personnel and how they have pressurised two leading members of the Marxist Workers Tendency to make up their minds about becoming "real ANC" members and thus stop their TROTSKYITE relationship with the Marxist Workers Tendency, record undated.
Total pages
32
SAHA CALL number
AL2878_B01.157.01
Record summary
This is a 30 page document from the Department of State security Agency, which when opened are general comments regarding the Marxist Workers Tendency issue in Durban, Inanda. also attached to this record are news paper clippings regarding UDW hierarchy having a lot to answer to, undated.
Total pages
30
SAHA CALL number
AL2878_B01.157.02
Record summary
This is a 29 page document from the Department of State Security Agency, this record is mostly in Afrikaans, undated.
Total pages
29
SAHA CALL number
AL2878_B01.157.03
Record summary
This is a 29 page document from the Department of State Security Agency, which when opened contains information on the general debate between the ANC, MWT and the SACP and also information on Dave's participation in the debate for 1993 elections held at Inanda in Durban, undated.
Total pages
29
SAHA CALL number
AL2878_B01.157.04
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