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​Dear friends,

If you don't speak Swedish the attached 55 minute film may not be the ideal thing for you to watch. The title of the film is (Olof) Palme's Secret Agent. It deals with Birgitta Karlström-Dorph who at the Swedish legation in Pretoria during the most difficult struggle years. She had a close relationship to Beyers Naudé but also to various political trialists - notably the accused in the Delmas treason trial(s). The other prominent person interviewed is Per Wästberg, prominent Swedish writer with close connections to the ANC in exile and with Canon John Collins, founder of the Defence and Aid Fund. The film also reflects on the unsolved assassination of Olaf Palme. 

The interviews with Desmond Tutu, Beyers, Frank Chikane, the trialists, myself and others are in English. I have a double link to the film: Once because of my work with Beyers and secondly my role in the International Defence and Aid Fund for Southern Africa during that time.  An interesting feature of the film is the attempt by Pik Botha to argue against sanctions and boycotts.     

Here is the link to the TV program
http://www.svtplay.se/video/3911583/palmes-hemliga-agent/palmes-hemliga-agent-avsnitt-1
The program can be seen for 30 days (until end of October)

Yours,

Horst 



A documentary film released in Sweden, has the title: (Olof) Palme's Secret Agent.

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posted October 2015.

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