Prime Ministerial Private Office files
South Africa: FCO conversation record (Sir Geoffrey Howe, Sir Michael Edwardes) [Edwardes relaying message from Pik Botha that President Botha prepared to meet MT or Kohl or both to agree release of Mandela on condition of ANC calling halt to violence; Howe regards it as "a most unpromising initiative"] [declassified Dec 2017]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | PREM19/2524 ff290-293 |
| Editorial comments: | Listed by date of conversation, only relayed to No.10 a fortnight after the event. |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 4pp |
| Themes: | Foreign Secretary’s meetings, British relations with the Federal Republic of Germany, Commonwealth (South Africa) |
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