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1984 Oct 1 - 1985 Jun 29
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1641
South Africa (Internal situation: relations with UK) (Part 4)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 358
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84 Nov 7 We Major South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Van Zyl Slabbert) [detention orders against people in British Consulate] [declassified 2014]
85 Jun 17 Mo Major South Africa: Powell letter to FCO ("Seminar on policy towards South Africa") [MT wants seminar at Chequers c13 Spt; list of questions] [declassified 2014]
84 Nov 1 Th Major South Africa: Powell minute for MT ("Bishop Tutu") [Lambeth Palace ask if you want to see him; CDP sure not, given difficult relations with Botha; MT agrees] [declassified 2014]
84 Oct 24 We Major South Africa: Powell minute for MT (Van Der Post suggests MT meet South African Leader of the Opposition) [SAG won't like but no sustainable objection since you have met Botha] [declassified 2014]
84 Sep 30 Su Major South Africa: President Botha letter to MT (British Consulate in Durban; Coventry case) [HMG in "breach of international law" over Durban case] [declassified 2014]
84 Oct 24 We Major South Africa: President Botha letter to MT (detention orders against people in British Consulate in Durban) [declassified 2014]
85 May 2 Th Major South Africa: President Botha letter to MT (economic reconstruction and internal security in Mozambique: confirms commitment to Nkomati Accord) [MT: "A very good letter"] [declassified 2014]
84 Oct 15 Mo Major South Africa: President Botha letter to MT (South Africa-UK relations: men in the British Consulate in Durban) [declassified 2014]
85 Feb 12 Tu Major South Africa: Trevor Huddleston letter to MT (imprisonment of Nelson Mandela) [grateful she raised the case with Botha; conditional release unacceptable] [declassified 2014]
85 Jun 7 Fr Major South Africa: UK Ambassador Cape Town to FCO (“South Africa: Threats to the Regime”) [short-term assessment] [declassified 2014]
85 Jun 3 Mo Major South Africa: UKE Cape Town to FCO (“Cabinda Incident”) [US-South Africa relations] [declassified 2014]
85 May 10 Fr Major South Africa: UKE Cape Town to FCO (“Forced Removals”) [communities at Kwangema, Driefontein and Mathopestad] [declassified 2014]
85 Apr 23 Tu Major South Africa: UKE Cape Town to FCO (“South Africa Internal”) [black citizenship proposals and civil rights] [declassified 2014]
85 May 27 Mo Major South Africa: UKE Cape Town to FCO (“South Africa Internal”) [prohibition of Political Interference Act] [declassified 2014]
85 Jun 21 Fr Major South Africa: UKE Cape Town to FCO (“South African External Policy”) [declassified 2014]
85 Jun 14 Fr Major South Africa: UKE Cape Town to FCO (“South African Raid on Gaborone”) [Pik Botha’s comments - MT notes PLO still training for international terrorism therefore do not meet] [declassified 2014]
85 Jun 14 Fr Major South Africa: UKE Cape Town to FCO (“South African Raid on Gaborone”) [Pik Botha’s comments] [declassified 2014]
85 Jan 25 Fr Major South Africa: UKE Cape Town to FCO (“State President’s Speech at Opening of Parliament”) [declassified 2014]
85 Jan 28 Mo Major South Africa: UKE Cape Town to FCO (“State President’s Speech”) [President Botha’s statement at the opening of Parliament] [declassified 2014]
85 May 17 Fr Major South Africa: UKE Cape Town to FCO (“Visit by Chief Buthelezi”) [asks for meeting in London; MT agrees 11am 2 August; dining with him 4 Aug] [declassified 2014]