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Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/923
South Africa (Internal situation; relations with UK) (Part 2)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2012 Dec 28
Classification: Secret
Page count: 212
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80 Sep 8 Mo Major South Africa: Nott letter to Carrington (Namibia) [resist likely calls for sanctions following unhelpful SA response to UNSG] [declassified 2012]
80 Sep 9 Tu Major South Africa: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (“South Africa”) [arms embargo] [declassified 2012]
80 Sep 10 We Major South Africa: FCO minute to Nott (“South Africa”) [UN sanctions, Namibia] [declassified 2012]
80 Sep 11 Th Major South Africa: FCO minute to No.10 (“Mr. Luce’s Visit to South Africa”) [declassified 2012]
80 Sep 19 Fr Major South Africa: UKMIS New York telegram 1312 to FCO (2241Z) (“South Africa: Arms Embargo Committee”) [French, US & African positions] [declassified 2012]
80 Sep 19 Fr Major South Africa: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“South Africa and Sanctions - OD(80)53 & 54”) [possible British veto] [declassified 2012]
80 Sep 19 Fr Major South Africa: Nott minute to MT (“South Africa”) [UN arms embargo & possible trade loss for the UK] [declassified 2012]
80 Sep 19 Fr Major South Africa: UKMIS New York telegram 1306 to FCO (0042Z) (“South Africa: UN Arms Embargo Committee”) [Franco-US divisions] [declassified 2012]
80 Sep 21 Su Major South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Carrington-Pym) [South Africa and sanctions] [declassified 2012]
80 Sep 25 Th Major South Africa: Nott minute to MT (“South Africa: Proposed Extension of UN Arms Embargo”) [possible trade loss for UK] [declassified 2012]
80 Sep 26 Fr Major South Africa: Wade-Gery minute to Whitmore (“Sanctions on South Africa”) [Nott’s at odds with Carrington] [declassified 2012]
80 Sep 26 Fr Major South Africa: FCO to UKE Belgrade (“South African Arms Embargo”) [report of Muskie-Carrington meetingin New York] [declassified 2012]
80 Sep 30 Tu Major South Africa: Joseph minute to MT (“South Africa: Proposed Extension of UN Arms Embargo”) [opposes extension] [declassified 2012]
80 Oct 3 Fr Major South Africa: Walker minute to MT (UN sanctions against South Africa: economic implications for the UK) [declassified 2012]
80 Oct 6 Mo Major South Africa: UKE Pretoria despatch to FCO (“South Africa: Where are we now?”) ["the key concept now is 'confederation'"] [declassified 2012]
80 Dec 15 Mo Major South Africa: UKE Pretoria despatch to FCO (“P W Botha’s Referendum: a Progress Report and the Coming Crunch”) [declassified 2012]
81 Jan 15 Th Major South Africa: UK Ambassador despatch for Carrington (“South Africa: Annual Review 1980”) [declassified 2012]
81 Jan 29 Th Major South Africa: UKE Pretoria to FCO (“General Election”) [declassified 2012]
81 Mar 4 We Minor South Africa: No.10 note for MT (Humprey Berkeley’s call from Johannesburg) [declassified 2012]
81 Mar 16 Mo Major South Africa: UKE Pretoria telegram 62 to FCO (1440Z) (“Visit by South African Defence Force Officers to Washington”) [declassified 2012]