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PREM19/1166
Angola (Internal situation; appointment of Jose Eduardo dos Santos as President; UK/Angolan relations) (Part 1)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Secret
Page count: 291
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83 Dec 13 Tu Major Angola: FCO briefing for MT ("Possible call by Sr Nascimento, Angolan Minister of Planning, on the Prime Minister, 14 December 1983") [contingency briefing in the event that MT is called upon to "tip the balance on the release of the British prisoners"] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Aug 13 Th Major Angola: FCO telegram 1212 to UKE Washington (1703Z) ("Angola") ["scarcely veiled threats of American withdrawal... somewhat ill-judged"] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Aug 14 Fr Major Angola: FCO telegram 1216 to UKE Washington (1130Z) ("Angola") ["We remain much concerned by continuing indications that the Americans contemplate pulling out"] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Aug 27 Th Major Angola: FCO telegram 1266 to UKE Washington (1155Z) ("Namibia/Angola") [report of Al Haig conversation with Pik Botha] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Aug 26 We Major Angola: FCO telegram to UKE Cape Town ("Namibia/Angola") [Lord Carrington, Al Haig: record of conversation] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Aug 26 We Major Angola: FCO telegram to UKE Cape Town ("South Africa/Angola") [press release stating UK government reaction to "reports of the fighting in Angola"] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Aug 17 Mo Major Angola: FCO telegram to UKE Lisbon ("Angola") [Portugal "increasingly concerned by the impassed over Namibia... believed that they now had some role to play"] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Aug 19 We Major Angola: FCO telegram to UKE Luanda ("US/Angola/Cuba") [US/Angolan talks] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Nov 23 We Major Angola: FCO telegram to UKHC New Delhi ("Angola: Commonwealth Congrss and Cuban troops") [proposal to replace Cuban troops with multinational force denounced by Angolan Embassy] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Aug 13 Th Major Angola: Haig letter to Lord Carrington (Namibia/Angola) ["disturbed to learn... that we do not yet have common agreement... on the relationship between Cuban withdrawal from Angola and settlement of the Namibian question"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 9 Fr Major Angola: Howe minute to MT ("Angola: UNITA's British hostages") [latest position; MT concerned about handling] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 29 Fr Major Angola: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Angola: Call by Mr Tiny Rowland: 1 August") ["Savimbi's prospects and intentions"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Feb 2 Th Major Angola: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Angola: the Prime Minister's message to President Dos Santos") [record of UK ambassador's meeting with President: release of British prisoners] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Jan 2 Fr Major Angola: Lord Carrington PS letter to No.10 ("Angola: visit of Savimbi") [case against MT meeting with leader of UNITA guerrilla movement] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Mar 26 We Major Angola: Lord Carrington PS letter to No.10 ("The situation in Angola") [Professor Hugh Thomas record of conversation with Jonas Savimbi: FCO assessment of Savimbi's claims] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 May 3 Sa Major Angola: MT letter to Brian Crozier (activities in Zaire related to Angola) [MT thanks Crozier for his report on suspected training camps for Angolan dissidents; Foreign Office sceptical of report] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Feb 6 Su Major Angola: MT letter to President Dos Santos ("Prisoners") ["concern in this country at the continued detention of the seven British mercenaries"; visit of Paulo Jorge to UK] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 2 Fr Major Angola: MT letter to President dos Santos ("Release of British prisoners") [message of thanks; "I should like to stress our readiness to help in any way we can in the search for a solution to the problems of the region"] [declassified Jan 2014]
79 Oct 16 Tu Major Angola: MT letter to President Dos Santos (Angolan Presidency) [MT congratulations on his election] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 25 We Major Angola: MT letter to President Dos Santos (British mercenary prisoners) [message of thanks for forthcoming release] [declassified Jan 2014]