Mandela argued that there was a "third force" within the state intelligence services fuelling the "slaughter of the people" and openly blamed de Klerk—whom he increasingly distrusted—for the Sebokeng massacre.
Mandela mengakui bahwa ada "pasukan ketiga" di dalam dinas intelijen negara yang mengompori "pembantaian rakyat" dan secara terbuka menyalahkan de Klerk—yang semakin tidak ia percayai—atas pembantaian Sebokeng.