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PDF 85 Jul 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: FCO minute to No.10 (“UK Policy towards South Africa”) [Howe urges MT write to Botha warning against further raids, prepare measures] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Shultz letter to Howe (sanctions against South Africa) [US remains opposed to Chapter VII & mandatory sanctions, particularly disinvestment] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 4 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) South Africa: FCO minute to No.10 (“Seminar on Policy towards South Africa”) [MT concerned too many invited] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 4 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: MT letter to President Botha (South African raids on Angola and Gaborone) [repetition would force "specific steps to mark our repudiation of it"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 5 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Washington telegram 2036 to FCO (2222Z) (“US-South Africa: Sanctions Legislation”) [Senate has yet to consider, final outcome uncertain] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 5 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: President Botha letter to MT (South African attack on Botswana) ["considerable dismay" at her message; combatting terrorism] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 8 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Fergusson minute for Reeve (“UK Policy towards South Africa”) [need to define "a reasonable pace of internal change, towards what goal"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 8 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: FCO minute for Powell (“Joint Ten Statement on Southern Africa”) [draft text] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 9 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Washington telegram 2055 to FCO (2330Z) (“US Policy on Southern Africa”) [wants more concerted western response and hopes UK will take lead] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 9 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKHC Ottawa to FCO (“Canada and South Africa”) [new Canadian sanctions announced 6 July; "a symbolic gesture"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 9 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) South Africa: Powell minute for MT (“Seminar on Policy towards South Africa”) [attendees, arrangements] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 10 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Helen Suzman speech to the European Democratic Group (Western policy towards the South Africa and apartheid) [Powell: "Some cogent points against sanctions"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 10 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: MT letter to President Botha (his defence of Gaborone raid) ["I shall reply with equal frankness"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 11 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Powell minute for MT (“Southern Africa: Statement by the Ten”) [no EC statement issued at Milan; better off without one] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 12 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: President Botha letter to MT (Gaborone raid) [values "constructive dialogue"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 12 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe) [EU "Joint Statement by the Ten on Southern Africa"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 12 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) South Africa: Department of Trade and Industry minute for Powell (“Joint Ten Statement on Southern Africa”) [proposed EC Code of Conduct] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 18 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) South Africa: Department of Trade and Industry minute for Powell (“Seminar on Policy towards South Africa”) [business participants] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: FCO minute to No.10 (“Joint Statement by the Ten on Southern Africa”) [MT agrees draft] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Powell minute for MT (“UK policy towards South Africa”) [Howe paper "rather negative and defeatist"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: FCO minute for Powell (“UK Policy towards South Africa”) [Howe paper on growing pressures for sanctions & risk of retaliation against UK] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Pretoria to FCO (“South Africa:Internal”) [declaration of a state of emergency - "a very serious turn of events", "a gamble"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Washington telegram 2211 to FCO (2120Z) (“US-South Africa: US Reaction to State of Emergency”) [Washington concerned "though 'constructive engagement' is still the watchword"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Pretoria to FCO (“South Africa-Internal”) [unrest continues despite crackdown] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 24 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKHC Dar es Salaam to FCO (“Mr Kinnock’s Visit”) [conversation with Nyerere: South Africa, African economic crisis, EC, Nyerere’s future] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 24 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Powell minute for MT (“South Africa”) ["our glorious French allies" acting without warning against South Africa four days after EU joint statement] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 24 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) South Africa: Powell letter to Michael Hoffman (invitation to attend Chequers seminar on policy towards South Africa) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 24 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) South Africa: FCO minute for Powell (“Seminar on Policy towards Southern Africa”) [names for seminar] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 27 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Luxembourg to FCO (“European Political Cooperation: Meeting of African Directors”) [UK & FRG firmly oppose EC economic sanctions against South Africa] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 27 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKMIS New York telegram 566 to FCO (0020Z) (“Security Council Meeting on South Africa: Conclusion”) [UK & US veto Chapter VII sanctions, France reneging on promise to] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Pretoria to FCO (“South Africa Internal”) [balance sheet after ten days of the emergency] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKHC Canberra to FCO (“Australian Policy towards South Africa”) [Australia will propose trade embargo at CHOGM] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Washington telegram 2261 to FCO (1530Z) (“US-South Africa”) [House-Senate conference on sanctions legislation - "Admnistration statements slowly becoming more critical of South Africa"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Pretoria to FCO (“South Africa: Prospects for Dialogue”) [SA Government playing cards close to its chest] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Pretoria to FCO (“South Africa: Situation Round Up”) [general assumption that measures will dampen down violence, but then what?] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKREP Brussels to FCO (“EC-South Africa”) [Commission wants EC to prepare sanctions but only if Ten reach consensus] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: FCO briefing for MT (“Prime Minister”s Meeting with Chief Mangosutho Buthelezi, 2 August 1985”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Powell minute to MT (“Meeting with Chief Buthelezi”) [he looks for you to endorse his approach] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 2 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Helen Suzman) [isolation or sanctions would be counterproductive; value of incremental change] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 2 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Chief Buthelezi) [MT afterwards "wondered whether he was a strong enough character to provide real leadership"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 5 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: President Botha letter to MT (visit of EC ministers) [welcome on assumption no right to interfere implied] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 5 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Sir Laurens van der Post letter to MT (his visit to South Africa) [offers to take message; No.10 wary] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 5 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: FCO minute to No.10 (“South Africa: Message from President Botha to the Prime Minister”) [Shultz letter to Howe opposing visit of European FMs to SA early this month] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 6 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Pretoria to FCO (“South Africa: Situation Round-Up”) ["generally quiet weekend"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Washington telegram 2325 to FCO (0030Z) (“Message from President Botha to the Prime Minister”) [US says Botha to make major speech on 15 Aug, Pik Botha to brief in advance London, Washington & Bonn; US thinking movement on Mandela] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Pretoria to FCO (“South Africa Internal”) [National MP outlines government policy] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Department of Trade and Industry minute for FCO (“UK Policy towards South Africa”) [Tebbit agrees further studies needed] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: MT letter to President Botha (his coming speech) [hopes for "a significant step forward for all the people of South Africa"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: FCO minute to No.10 (“Message to the Prime Minister from President Botha”) [debates whether MT should meet Pik Botha; draft message] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Pretoria to FCO (“South Africa: Situation Report on Unrest”) [Durban townships, government claims hooligan element] [declassified 2014]

Documents lie at the core of this website, each one dated and sorted chronologically (by default) in search results. Most are images in PDF format of original paper documents scanned or filmed for the site. There also transcripts of speeches and interviews, press articles, photos, videos, and more. The document database contains tens of thousands of items and permits complex searching.

Files are multi-page PDFs from which most of the documents on the site are selected. All of Mrs Thatcher’s official files from No.10 are available in full on this site (paper copies are stored at the National Archives in the series PREM19), as well as most of those of Geoffrey Howe and Nigel Lawson as Chancellor (stored at TNA as series T639 and T640).

Guides are articles about key events and topics. Many were written to accompany annual releases of Mrs Thatcher’s private and party papers at the Churchill Archive Centre in Cambridge.

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