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Commonwealth: Commonwealth Secretary-General Ramphal note to MT (Ramphal suggests an ad hoc meeting to secure agreement on statement on Rhodesia) [declassified 2010]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/155 f95
Editorial comments: Malcolm Fraser was accused of leaking details of the draft agreement on Rhodesia to the press, prior to its official announcement. This note, passed from Ramphal to MT during the Commonwealth Service of Worship, details Ramphal's suggested response to the leak. His suggestion was accepted by MT, and the proposed meeting took place. The full file from which this item is taken can be seen here.
Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 2pp
Themes: Commonwealth (general), Commonwealth (Rhodesia-Zimbabwe), Foreign policy (Australia & NZ)