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Beyond these sporadic visits, he seems to have had very little contact with his Swedish relatives. As far as has been established, Bacon has no children and has never been married.

MILITARY SERVICE

According to Bacon, he joined the Navy in June 1969 to do 2 years of military service. He was based in Simonstown where he tirst did 6 months of basic training and then I years as a de-mining diver.

A request was made to the Military Archives in Pretoria for access to Bacon's/Esslin's/ Barnett's personal file or files. None were forthcoming and a subpoena was served on the SANDF for production of the file/s in late April 1998.

RHODESIA

According to Bacon, he was employed by the British South African Police in Rhodesia after he finished his military service in 1971. He was trained for 6 months at the Trammar Police Depot in Salisbury. From 1972 until 1981 he served in different positions within the police structures in Rhodesia. He has described his duties as "normal" police ones, such as crime investigation and traffic control. Furthermore, he has stated that he was never involved in any activities which resulted in direct contact with “enemies“ during the war in Rhodesia. This is almost certainly not true.

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One of the items found in Bacon's safety drawer in the Nedbank branch in Durban was a certificate for a Police Decoration for Gallantry' dated 5 October 1979. There was also letters from his superiors giving motivation for his decoration. One's by Supt. Seaward, Officer Commanding. Special Branch. Lomagundi District, where H.W. Bacon served for a period of three months between September and November 1978. states that his planned anti-terrorist operations were completed in a methodical manner“ and that the generates considerable enthusiasm and determination in coming to grips with terrorist groups, displaying initiative and flair for specialized projects“. In another document, dated 9 October 1979, a Provincial Special Branch Officer states that the Police Decoration for (iallantry was recently awarded to a Special Branch detail. who in addition to having done sterling work as an intelligence gatherer was engaged in a number of contacts with terrorists whom he managed to eliminate despite being out-gunned."

When Bacon was asked about the background to his decoration, he stated that he received the decoration for his performance in relation to a rescue operation, alter an air-plane crash, involving a Minister. Furthermore, he claimed that the decoration was

Copy of the certificate for the Police Decoration for Gallantry and copies of lour letters addressed to Bacon. * CONFIDENTIAL, XYS 7273. dated 20 February 1979.

SECRET. NYS 7226. dated 9 October 1979.

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