Greetings,

RE: PERMISSION TO VISIT YOUR HUSBAND MANGALISO ROBERT SOBUKWE.

With further reference to your letter of the 28th November, 1966, I wish to inform you that the Honourable the Minister of Justice has granted permission to you and your four children to visit your husband on Robben Island five times a week during the period 9th January, 1967, to the 20th January, 1967. No provision, however, exists to the effect that you are entitled to free transport or a refund of rail fares in the event of visiting your husband.

Greetings,

SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE

Dearest Benjie,

Thank you for both your letters which I received on the 3rd and 20th January respectively.

I am glad to know you are working on your thesis and I have no doubt you will produce an outstanding work. You know, of course, that I shall be happy to give whatever assistance it is in my power to give.

In my letter of the 14th September, 1966 I told you what I thought of our relationship. On this occasion all I'll say is thank you very much.

First of all, please give my thanks to Ernie, Jill and their friends for the presents to the family. And then thanks ever so much to you and Margie for the enormous trouble you took to make my family comfortable. They have never had such a full two weeks. I'll be very glad if you could send me Father McBride's address so that I should thank him myself. And also please thank Mrs Stott on my behalf for all she has done.

I have received all the books you have sent, both textbooks and reading matter. I have enough reading matter for a year and some! And I have all the textbooks I need, Benjie, thank you very much.

The records I have not yet received. But as I said to you some years back, this is the type of music that sends me!

When I receive your book packages, what I read first are the Argosy copies. I enjoy them immensely. And thank you for the Hemingway books.