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South Africa: UKE Cape Town telegram to FCO ("Mandela's release") [Mandela press conference; P.W. Botha comments; report on violence & deaths in various parts of country; Kaunda statement] [declassified Jul 2017]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/3171 f169
Editorial comments:

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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 2pp
Themes: Commonwealth (South Africa), Media, British policy towards South Africa