From: "John Beamish" 

They were.  They saw themselves as a bastion of freedom against the ungodly
communist hordes.

"Phil Payne"  wrote in message
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> ISTR the South Aricans being quite seriously worried about the Soviets
> coveting their strategic position at the Cape.
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