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South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Laurens van der Post) ["danger of a moderate backlash"; release of Mandela; ANC; "Constitutional Convention to discuss South Africa's future"; sanctions; new Army Chief of Staff] [declassified Feb 2016]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/1967 f183
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 3pp
Themes: Trade, Commonwealth (South Africa), European Union (general), British policy towards South Africa, Charles Powell minutes, MT's meetings as PM