- Title: PRESSER: INTRODUCTION OF NEWLY APPOINTED CHIEF OFì THE ARMY, LT GENL OTTO
- Date: 17th January 1995
- Summary: PRESSER: INTRODUCTION OF NEWLY APPOINTED CHIEF OFì THE ARMY, LT GENL OTTO
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- City: PRETORIA
- Country: South Africa
- Reuters ID: 95JAN17V01
- Story Text:PRESSER: INTRODUCTION OF NEWLY APPOINTED CHIEF OFì
THE ARMY, LT GENL OTTO
15.18.54 ENTER
15.19.12 CUTAWAY PRESS ->
15.21.16 OTTO: "The fact that there are no blackì
officers here...is merely because we didn't inviteì
them to be here..." ARE TRAINING OTHER GROUPS TOì
BECOME OFFICERS ACCORDING TO REQUIREMENTS /ì
STANDARDS TO TRAIN A SOLDIER & AN OFFICER
15.22.55 CUTAWAY
15.23.39 RE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN ARMY
15.24.06 PEOPLE WILL STICK TO THE LAID DOWNì
REGULATIONS AS FAR AS TRAINING IS CONCERNED
15.24.39 RE INTEGRATION PROCESS = SMOOTHLY - ABOUTì
7000 PLUS MK'S IN PROCESS OF INTEGRATION & 1000ì
APLA MEMBERS
15.24.12 "We don't foresee problems arising as itì
did in the past - learnt a lot of lessons from theì
past & rectified things that went wrong.."
15.25.32 CUTAWAY
15.26.54 DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT MATTER ARISINGì
FROM GENL MALAN
15.28.27 RE CUT-BACKS
15.29.12 THREAT = WITHIN SA
15.29.41 SA ARMY CAN DO PEACEKEEPING DEPENDING ONì
REQUEST FROM UN
15.30.52 CUTAWAYS
15.31.30 "...certain insidents did occur in theì
past which have been investigated... whereì
necessary people were ...punished accordingly...
15.31.41 "I don't know about the torturing thatì
you mentioned that is under investigation and weì
will have to wait and see...I think it's a veryì
sad thing that took place and I also would like toì
give my deepest sympathy to Van Deventer..."
15.34.39 EWS CUTAWAY - Copyright Holder: Visnews