Prime Ministerial Private Office files
South Africa: UKE Pretoria telegram to FCO ("US/South Africa: message from PW Botha") ["South African government... cannot see any way at present of avoiding a dialogue proving to be a slippery slope which would end in the ANC simply taking over power... seems unlikely that the [attached] letter to Reagan [proposing endorsement of basic principles] indicates any real flexibility"] [declassified Feb 2016]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | PREM19/1970 f231 |
| Editorial comments: | Relevant supporting document follows the main item. Read other documents selected from this file. The full file from which this item is taken can be seen here - PREM19-1970. |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 9pp |
| Themes: | Trade, Foreign policy (USA), Commonwealth (general), Commonwealth (South Africa), European Union (general), British policy towards South Africa, British relations with the US |
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