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South Africa: President Botha letter to MT (sanctions) ["outcome [of latest Commonwealth meeting]... represents a step backwards... The international community... insists on negotiations, yet its actions prevent the negotiations from proceeding"] [declassified Feb 2016]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/1970 f207 T150/86
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 18pp
Themes: Trade, Foreign policy (USA), Commonwealth (general), Commonwealth (South Africa), European Union (general), Media, British policy towards South Africa, British relations with the Federal Republic of Germany, British relations with the US, MT messages to and from world leaders