Two sets of papers, handwritten (150p) and typed (157p) dealing with Wentzel and the Liberal Party. Includes a short general political history 1948-1960 (pl-6); 1960 crisis, Sharpeville, detentions, prison experience and subsequent trials, (P7-59) Liberal Party leadership,)p61-72); Windhoek removals, SWAPO and SWANU, (p 73-78) Swaziland political parties in the early 1960s (p73-78); Liberal Party organization and membership, 1963 (83-94) ; ARM, John Harris and the planting of the station bomb and arrests of Wentzel and others (p95-120) ; John Harris trial (p 121-136) and conclusions (p 137-157) Pages referred to are from the typed collection.
Includes: Meeting between Liberal Party and the ANC 1959 (pl-3); Congress of Democrats (p5) Springbok Legion (p6-8) ; Human Rights Welfare Committee (p9-10) Civil Rights Committee (p11-14) and relationship between Communists and liberals during 1960 emergency detentions (p15-21).
Constitution, amendments and Ten Points, principles and aims, programme of action; speakers for groups, minutes of meeting 8 December 1952 and notification of AGM January 1953.
Constitutions of Southern Transvaal Regional Association and Cape Western Region; model constitution, principles and objects, suggestions for SAHA local groups, newsletter (February 1953) application for membership form, minutes of SALA council meeting 9 May 1953; Minutes of SALA Cape Western region 2 March 1953 and letter re formation of the Liberal Party and application form.
