1979年12月,南非发生了有史以来的一大奇闻。被南非种族主义政权列为非法组织的南非非洲人国民大会的三名白人成员成功地从警戒森严的比勒陀利亚监献逃脱。南非当局大为震惊,世界舆论亦为之哗然。其实,这起越狱行动早在17个月以前就已着手准备了。这一颇富戏剧性事件的三名主角_之一——蒂姆·詹金在一本不久即将问世的书里详细叙述了他们这段不寻常的经历。这里摘选的是其中最为精彩、最扣人心弦的一节—— In December 1979, a major anecdote in South Africa occurred. Three white members of the African National Congress of South Africa, illegally organized by the South African racist regime, succeeded in escaping the precarious Pretoria scrutiny. South African authorities were greatly shocked and the public opinion in the world was uproarious. In fact, this jailbreak action has already been started as early as 17 months ago. Tim Jenkin, one of the three protagonists in this rather dramatic episode, described these unusual experiences in detail in a forthcoming book. Here is a selection of the most exciting and most exciting section -