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South Africa: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("South Africa: message from President Botha") ["thoroughly discouraging... no alternative but to continue to support the... [Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group] initiative"; Howe advises against MT reply to Botha; discussions with US; sanctions; Pik Botha proposal to meet with "four leading countries of the [EC]" ] [declassified Feb 2016]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/1966 f32
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 4pp
Themes: Trade, Foreign policy (USA), Commonwealth (general), Commonwealth (South Africa), European Union (general), British policy towards South Africa, British relations with France, British relations with Italy, British relations with the Federal Republic of Germany, British relations with the US