Reference code
ZA UCT BC1107_E
Title
Overberg Review Committee (ORC)
Date(s)
- 1983-1987 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
Name of creator
(1941-)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Scope and content
The ORC was formed in response to a controversial government decision to use the De Hoop Nature Reserve as a missile testing range. The papers deal with the attempts of the ORC to ensure that the recommendations of the Hey Committee Report were implemented. Includes: Bredasdorp brochure, submission report (CSIR), journal articles, correspondence re. Overberg Missile Testing Range, reports, agendas & minutes, overhead transparencies.