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|description=A private military milita that worked closely with the South African apartheid regime | |description=A private military milita that worked closely with the South African apartheid regime | ||
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| − | + | }}The '''South African Institute for Maritime Research''' (SAIMR) was a militia that closely cooperated with South African intelligence agencies, being responsible for many significant operations, especially in the frontline states in Southern Africa that were sympathetic to the anti-Apartheid resistance. | |
| − | The '''South African Institute for Maritime Research''' (SAIMR) was a militia that closely cooperated with South African intelligence | ||
The SAIMR first became publicly known during sessions of the South African Truth and Reconcilliation Committee (TRC) in 1998. The SAIMR militia had up to 5000 members to draw from. | The SAIMR first became publicly known during sessions of the South African Truth and Reconcilliation Committee (TRC) in 1998. The SAIMR militia had up to 5000 members to draw from. | ||
| − | “It was clandestine operations. We were involved in coups, taking over countries for other leaders,” said Alexander Jones, who has detailed his years as an intelligence officer with the group. SAIMR’s leaders described themselves as “anti-communist” to him at the time but the group was underpinned by racism, he said. “We were trying to retain the white supremacy on the African continent.” “Anybody that resisted any white form of manipulation on the African continent, SAIMR was prepared to go and quell those for a price,” <ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/20/south-africa-weird-sinister-apartheid-mercenary-saimr-keith-maxwell</ref> | + | “It was clandestine operations. We were involved in coups, taking over countries for other leaders,” said [[Alexander Jones]], who has detailed his years as an intelligence officer with the group. SAIMR’s leaders described themselves as “anti-communist” to him at the time but the group was underpinned by [[racism]], he said. “We were trying to retain the white supremacy on the African continent.” “Anybody that resisted any white form of manipulation on the African continent, SAIMR was prepared to go and quell those for a price,” <ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/20/south-africa-weird-sinister-apartheid-mercenary-saimr-keith-maxwell</ref> |
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==Dag Hammarskjöld== | ==Dag Hammarskjöld== | ||
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==Spreading Aids== | ==Spreading Aids== | ||
| − | Keith Maxwell, former leader of the unit, stated in the documentary [[Cold Case Hammarskjöld]] that the group intentionally spread | + | Keith Maxwell, former leader of the unit, stated in the documentary [[Cold Case Hammarskjöld]] that the group intentionally spread [[AIDS]] in southern Africa in the 1980s and 1990s. “We were involved in Mozambique, spreading the Aids virus through medical conditions ... through inocculations.”<ref>https://youtu.be/DLclWdK0cy4</ref> |
| − | At least one SAIMR member that raised concerns about the group’s medical programmes. [[Dagmar Feil]] was a marine biologist who was recruited by her boyfriend. In 1990 she was murdered outside her home in Johannesburg; her relatives believe the killing was linked to her work on SAIMR’s | + | At least one SAIMR member that raised concerns about the group’s medical programmes. [[Dagmar Feil]] was a marine biologist who was recruited by her boyfriend. In 1990 she was murdered outside her home in [[Johannesburg]]; her relatives believe the killing was linked to her work on SAIMR’s AIDS programme.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/27/south-african-intelligence-officers-spread-aids-black-communities</ref> |
==Coup in Somalia== | ==Coup in Somalia== | ||
| − | + | The group was tied{{how}} to the 1990 coup in [[Somalia]] that plunged the country into anarchy.<ref name=lpj>http://londonprogressivejournal.com/article/view/1114/cia-and-mi-linked-to-assassinations-in-the-congo-in-sixties</ref> | |
| − | The group | ||
==Failed Coup in Seychelles== | ==Failed Coup in Seychelles== | ||
| − | The SAIMR masterminded the | + | The SAIMR masterminded the failed 1981 attempt to depose [[Seychelles president]] [[Albert René]].<ref name=lpj/> |
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{{SMWDocs}} | {{SMWDocs}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
Revision as of 14:29, 20 January 2020
 South African Institute for Maritime Research  (PMC)   | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | SAIMR |
| Founder | • Alexander Jones • Keith Maxwell |
| Headquarters | South Africa? |
| Type | • private • military |
| Interest of | Wouter Basson |
| Membership | • Alexander Jones • Keith Maxwell |
| A private military milita that worked closely with the South African apartheid regime | |
The South African Institute for Maritime Research (SAIMR) was a militia that closely cooperated with South African intelligence agencies, being responsible for many significant operations, especially in the frontline states in Southern Africa that were sympathetic to the anti-Apartheid resistance.
The SAIMR first became publicly known during sessions of the South African Truth and Reconcilliation Committee (TRC) in 1998. The SAIMR militia had up to 5000 members to draw from.
“It was clandestine operations. We were involved in coups, taking over countries for other leaders,” said Alexander Jones, who has detailed his years as an intelligence officer with the group. SAIMR’s leaders described themselves as “anti-communist” to him at the time but the group was underpinned by racism, he said. “We were trying to retain the white supremacy on the African continent.” “Anybody that resisted any white form of manipulation on the African continent, SAIMR was prepared to go and quell those for a price,” [1]
Contents
Dag Hammarskjöld
- Full article: Dag Hammarskjöld/Death
- Full article: Dag Hammarskjöld/Death
Spreading Aids
Keith Maxwell, former leader of the unit, stated in the documentary Cold Case Hammarskjöld that the group intentionally spread AIDS in southern Africa in the 1980s and 1990s. “We were involved in Mozambique, spreading the Aids virus through medical conditions ... through inocculations.”[2]
At least one SAIMR member that raised concerns about the group’s medical programmes. Dagmar Feil was a marine biologist who was recruited by her boyfriend. In 1990 she was murdered outside her home in Johannesburg; her relatives believe the killing was linked to her work on SAIMR’s AIDS programme.[3]
Coup in Somalia
The group was tied[How?] to the 1990 coup in Somalia that plunged the country into anarchy.[4]
Failed Coup in Seychelles
The SAIMR masterminded the failed 1981 attempt to depose Seychelles president Albert René.[4]
Known member
1 of the 5 of the members already have pages here:
| Member | Description |
|---|---|
| Janusz Waluś | Polish assassin of South African Chris Hani |
Event Planned
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) |
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| Seychelles/1981 coup attempt | 1981 | 1981 | Seychelles |
Related Documents
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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| Document:Did SA spies bomb UN boss’ plane? | Article | 17 August 2015 | De Wet Potgieter | Susan Williams writes that in this set of documents – headed ‘Top Secret’ and ‘Your Eyes Only’ – Allen Dulles, the then director of the US Central Intelligence Agency, had promised full cooperation with Operation Celeste, which had also been agreed with British intelligence agency MI6. |
| Document:UN to Probe Whether Iconic Secretary-General Was Assassinated | Article | 1 August 2016 | Colum Lynch | Susan Williams, who has studied SAIMR’s activities for years, said it would be a mistake to dismiss the papers’ authenticity out of hand. “I certainly would not discount the documents, which is why I went to so much trouble to find them,” she said. “Some of them may be what they are purported to be and some of them may not be what they are purported to be.” |
References
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/20/south-africa-weird-sinister-apartheid-mercenary-saimr-keith-maxwell
- ↑ https://youtu.be/DLclWdK0cy4
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/27/south-african-intelligence-officers-spread-aids-black-communities
- ↑ a b http://londonprogressivejournal.com/article/view/1114/cia-and-mi-linked-to-assassinations-in-the-congo-in-sixties
