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South Africa: No.10 briefing for MT ("OD: South Africa") [Howe paper on "the Dreadful Consequences should there be no agreement at the Commonwealth Meeting"; key points from paper; "I should keep off controversial themes which are bound to lead to argument with... [Howe]... they will provoke... [Lawson] and... [Hurd] into supporting him"] [declassified Feb 2016]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/1969 f53
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 2pp
Themes: Trade, Commonwealth (general), Commonwealth (South Africa), European Union (general), British policy towards South Africa, Charles Powell minutes