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The memorandum says the Southern Africa Project has received very disturbing information concerning the situation at Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto, near Johannesburg. The hospital has been occupied by members of the South African Defense Force (SADF) and the South African Police (SAP). The memorandum reports on Monday, November 18, 942 nurses and over 1,000 non-classified [service] workers were dismissed. The memorandum says messages of concern can be sent to the Acting Minister of Health and Welfare Dr. L.A.P.A. Munnik, the Director General of Health Dr. F. P. Retief, the Director of Hospital Services in the Transvaal Dr. H. van Wyk, the Secretary of State Mr. George Shultz, and the United States Ambassador to South Africa Mr. Herman Nickel. The memorandum includes MILITARY AND POLICE OCCUPATION OF BARAGWANATH HOSPITAL, SOWETO, SOUTH AFRICA by CHISA and the Antiapartheid Health Activist Caucus, November 19, 1985. The memorandum discusses the World Council of Churches, the Nursing Act, Attorney Ismail Ayob, the Health Workers Association (HWA), and the General and Allied Workers Union (GAWU). [Note: CHISA is most likely the Committee for Health in Southern Africa.]

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The Military Occupation of Baragwanath Hospital, Soweto, South Africa

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