He stated that “Dr. Alexander was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment after one of the Verwoerd government’s ‘sabotage’ trials in Cape Town last spring. The sentence is now under appeal while he is serving his term under the usual severe conditions, Dr. Alexander wrote this work while in Tubingen on an Alexander Humboldt fellowship, of which he was the first non-white recipient in South Africa. His successor as recipient of this fellowship was a son of Dr. Verwoerd. It is of interest to recall] that the Alexander case aroused considerable protest and substantial aid in German academic circles, where his work is highly regarded. A committee of students and faculty members covering most of the universities in the Federal Republic raised the bulk of the funds to meet the costs of the original trial and are now engaged in a similar effort on behalf of the appeal. The letter ends by informing readers of the name and address of the Secretary of the British Alexander Defence Committee. Two days after this letter was printed the Secretary received a cheque for {£100 from a London donor. Now that the date of the appeal has been set, the British Alexander Defence Committee intends to intensify its campaign in order that the legal costs of the appeal can be met. Among the activities of the Committee will be the organising of a dance on Friday, February sth at Greenwich Town Hall, 7.30- 11.30 p.m., tickets costing 3/6 are available from the Secretary. Plans are being made for a demonstration outside South Africa House to be followed by a march to a central meeting hall. It is also planned to hold a meeting and social evening the weckend before the appeal. Details of all these activities will be published in THE WEEK. Readers should send donations to Defence and Aid (Alexander Appeal), 2 Amen Court, London, E.C.4. Messages, suggestions and enquiries should be sent to: Mrs. C. Kirkby, 27 Thursley House, Holmewood Gardens, London S.W.2.
THE WEEK — Jan. 27, 1965
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