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Later it was established that the suspect had been using other banks in Durban and Nelspruit. Investigations at these banks produced no usefUL information. (Further information under "PAYMENT AND BANK ISSUES“.)

One of the main issues at this stage of the investigation was to identify the suspect. From documents found at the time of his arrest and during the search of his apartmeni. it was known that he was in possession of at least the three following ID documents:

1. Nigel Barnett, ID no 500630520200 2. Nicho Esslin, ID no 4905295115006 3. Henry William Bacon, ID no 4905295115006

According to the suspect, he was born in 1949 in Queenstown, South Africa, as Leon van der Westhuizen. When he was about two- months old, he was adopted by the Bacon family and re-named Henry William Bacon. In 1982. he officially changed his name to Nicho Esslin. A copy of the Governments Gazette, dated 10 December 1982, promulgating the name change is attached. The reason given for this change was that he planned to marry and did not want his future family to experience the same problems of ridicule that he had had, e.g. bacon and egg. In 1983, he assumed the false name. Nigel Barnett, as a cover for his operation in Mozambique.

It was established that Henry William Bacon had a step-brother who was born in 1947. His name is Olav Bacon and he lives in Pretoria. On 2 June 1997. a meeting was held with him. Details from the interview are given in a report which is attached." Of interest was the fact that Olav Bacon was confronted with two photographs of the person arrested in Maputo but could not identify the person in the photographs as his brother.

On 3 June 1997, I had a meeting with an unidentified person who claimed that he was "Barnett's" handler between April 1984 and December 1985. A second meeting was held with the handler on 22 July 1997. Details from the two meetings are given in a report that is attached."

On 9 and 10 June 1997. I had a meeting at the NCID in Stockholm. The purpose was to discuss possible assistance in order to follow-up information relating to the suspect's visits to Sweden, as well as to investigate information about a Swedish passport used by the suspect, identify persons at the South African Legation in Stockholm in the 1980s, establish when the earlier-mentioned radio-broadcast was made and to conduct a ballistic test of the suspect's Smith & Wesson revolver.

On 28 June 1997, I was present during an interrogation of the suspect in the Machaba Prison in Maputo. The interrogation was conducted by personnel from the CID and the Intelligence Service in Maputo. The interview focused on his family background.

Ciovernment (inzette No. 2645.10 December 1982. a copy. Meeting with Olav Bacon. Meeting with a "llandler"-Bannell. A second meeting with the “Handler"

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