South African Institute for Maritime Research
 South African Institute for Maritime Research(PMC)   | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | KMS }members=Alexander Jones, Keith Maxwell |
| Formation | 1974 |
| Type | • private • military |
| Interest of | Wouter Basson |
| A private military contractor implicated in Iran Contra. Bought out in 1977 by Major David Walker (SAS). | |
The South African Institute for Maritime Research (SAIMR) was a militia that closely cooperated with South African intelligence services, being responsible for many significant operations, especially in the frontline states in Southern Africa that were sympathetic to the anti-Apartheid resistance. 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 is also tied to the 1990 coup in Somalia that plunged the country into anarchy. [4]
Failed Coup in Seychelles
The SAIMR masterminded the abortive 1981 attempt to depose Seychelles president Albert René. [5]
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seychelles/1981 coup attempt | 1981 | 1981 | Seychelles |
Related Documents
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ↑ http://londonprogressivejournal.com/article/view/1114/cia-and-mi-linked-to-assassinations-in-the-congo-in-sixties
- ↑ http://londonprogressivejournal.com/article/view/1114/cia-and-mi-linked-to-assassinations-in-the-congo-in-sixties
