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South Africa: Prime Minister Hawke letter to MT (Chief Minister of Lebowa visit to London: 15-18 July 1986) ["regrettably, it must be recognised that the [Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group] initiative failed... we are now left with no alternative but to exert the most effective pressure we can... my Government will be considering additional measures"] [declassified Feb 2016]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/1967 f124 T116A/86
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 9pp
Themes: Trade, Foreign policy (Australia & NZ), Commonwealth (general), Commonwealth (South Africa), European Union (general), British policy towards South Africa, Charles Powell minutes, MT messages to and from world leaders