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1985 Jul 1 - 1985 Aug 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1642
South Africa (Internal situation: relations with UK) (Part 5)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 358
Any docs withheld? 2

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85 Jul 2 Tue 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]
85 Jul 3 Wed South Africa: Shultz letter to Howe (sanctions against South Africa) [US remains opposed to Chapter VII & mandatory sanctions, particularly disinvestment] [declassified 2014]
85 Jul 4 Thu 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]
85 Jul 4 Thu South Africa: FCO minute to No.10 (“Seminar on Policy towards South Africa”) [MT concerned too many invited] [declassified 2014]
85 Jul 5 Fri South Africa: President Botha letter to MT (South African attack on Botswana) ["considerable dismay" at her message; combatting terrorism] [declassified 2014]
85 Jul 5 Fri South Africa: UKE Washington telegram 2036 to FCO (2222Z) (“US-South Africa: Sanctions Legislation”) [Senate has yet to consider, final outcome uncertain] [declassified 2014]
85 Jul 8 Mon South Africa: FCO minute for Powell (“Joint Ten Statement on Southern Africa”) [draft text] [declassified 2014]
85 Jul 8 Mon 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]
85 Jul 9 Tue South Africa: Powell minute for MT (“Seminar on Policy towards South Africa”) [attendees, arrangements] [declassified 2014]
85 Jul 9 Tue South Africa: UKHC Ottawa to FCO (“Canada and South Africa”) [new Canadian sanctions announced 6 July; "a symbolic gesture"] [declassified 2014]
85 Jul 9 Tue 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]
85 Jul 10 Wed South Africa: MT letter to President Botha (his defence of Gaborone raid) ["I shall reply with equal frankness"] [declassified 2014]
85 Jul 10 Wed 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]
85 Jul 11 Thu South Africa: Powell minute for MT (“Southern Africa: Statement by the Ten”) [no EC statement issued at Milan; better off without one] [declassified 2014]
85 Jul 12 Fri South Africa: Department of Trade and Industry minute for Powell (“Joint Ten Statement on Southern Africa”) [proposed EC Code of Conduct] [declassified 2014]
85 Jul 12 Fri South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe) [EU "Joint Statement by the Ten on Southern Africa"] [declassified 2014]
85 Jul 12 Fri South Africa: President Botha letter to MT (Gaborone raid) [values "constructive dialogue"] [declassified 2014]
85 Jul 18 Thu South Africa: Department of Trade and Industry minute for Powell (“Seminar on Policy towards South Africa”) [business participants] [declassified 2014]
85 Jul 19 Fri 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]
85 Jul 19 Fri South Africa: FCO minute to No.10 (“Joint Statement by the Ten on Southern Africa”) [MT agrees draft] [declassified 2014]