§ Mr. RogersTo ask the Prime Minister which Government officials have meetings with or conducted business with General van der Westhuizen in South Africa or Chile in each year since 1980.
§ The Prime MinisterThe United Kingdom military attachés in Pretoria were in contact with Lieutenant-General Pieter van der Westhuizen, as chief of staff 401W intelligence (South African military intelligence service), in the normal course of their duties, until their withdrawal in 1985. Our ambasador in South Africa also had occasional contacts during General van der Westhuizen's period as secretary to the State Security Council between 1985 and 1987.
During the period of Lieutenant-General van der Westhuizen's appointment as South African ambassador to Chile from 1987–91, our ambassador in Santiago had occasional contacts with him as a colleague on the diplomatic circuit.