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South Africa: President Botha letter to MT (Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group) ["only a commitment to peace can result in negotiated settlements..."; "[it appears] if we do not accept... [the Group's] "possible negotiating concept" no further proposal will emanate from them... in the light of your own intransigence, I must assume [the Group's, likewise]"] [declassified Feb 2016]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/1966 f46 T100/86
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 29pp
Themes: Commonwealth (general), Commonwealth (South Africa), British policy towards South Africa, MT messages to and from world leaders