1985 Oct 1 - 1985 Oct 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/1644
South Africa (Internal situation: relations with UK) (Part 7)
| Document type: | File list item |
|---|---|
| Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
| Release date: | 2014 Dec 30 |
| Classification: | Secret |
| Page count: | 351 |
| Any docs withheld? |
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Value | Title |
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| 85 Oct 31 Th | Major | South Africa: Lord Thomas record of conversations (apartheid, ANC resistance, sanctions; Strategic Defence Initiative) [Thomas, Oliver Tambo; Thomas, Howard Baker] [declassified 2014] |
| 85 Oct 31 Th | Minor | South Africa: No.10 Policy Unit press line for News Department (“Nomination of Lord Barber to the Eminent Persons Group”) [declassified 2014] |
| 85 Oct 31 Th | Major | South Africa: MT letter to President Botha (Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting) [MT sole voice of opposition to sanctions] [declassified 2014] |
| 85 Oct 31 Th | Major | South Africa: UKE Pretoria telegram to FCO (“By Elections”) [results and implications] [declassified 2014] |
| 85 Oct 31 Th | Major | South Africa: Howe PS letter to No.10 (“EPG”) [Eminent Persons’ Group] [declassified 2014] |
| 85 Oct 30 We | Major | South Africa: Commonwealth Secretary-General letter to MT (nominations to the Group of Eminent Persons) [declassified 2014] |
| 85 Oct 30 We | Major | South Africa: MT letter to Christopher Tugendhat (Eminent Persons’ Group) [declassified 2014] |
| 85 Oct 29 Tu | Major | South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe) [“CHOGM: Group of Eminent Persons” - Howe refusing to join, decision to approach Barber, failing which Howe’s nomination to be discussed again] [declassified 2014] |
| 85 Oct 29 Tu | Major | South Africa: UKE Pretoria telegram to FCO (“Commonwealth Mission on South Africa”) [Botha opposed] [declassified 2014] |
| 85 Oct 29 Tu | Major | South Africa: UKE Pretoria telegram to FCO (“South Africa Internal”) [dialogue stalemate] [declassified 2014] |
| 85 Oct 29 Tu | Major | South Africa: UKE Pretoria telegram to FCO (“South Africa Internal”) [“ever-increasing cycle of violence”] [declassified 2014] |
| 85 Oct 28 Mo | Major | South Africa: UKHC Canberra telegram to FCO (“CHOGM: South Africa”) [declassified 2014] |
| 85 Oct 28 Mo | Major | South Africa: President Botha letter to MT (Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Nassau) [“blatant interference in our national affairs”] [declassified 2014] |
| 85 Oct 28 Mo | Major | South Africa: UKHC Canberra telegram to FCO (“CHOGM, South Africa: Committee of Eminent Persons”) [press speculation on Howe’s appointment] [declassified 2014] |
| 85 Oct 28 Mo | Major | South Africa: President of the Confederation of British Industry letter to MT (Commonwealth Conference) [congratulations on MT taking firm line on sanctions] [declassified 2014] |
| 85 Oct 27 Su | Key | South Africa: No.10 minute to MT (“South Africa: Group of Eminent Persons”) [Howe declining to join it] [declassified 2014] |
| 85 Oct 27 Su | Major | South Africa: Howe minute to MT (“CHOGM: Group of Eminent Persons (EPG)”) [British objectives, main problems of the proposal] [declassified 2014] |
| 85 Oct 26 Sa | Major | South Africa: Christopher Tugendhat letter to MT (nomination to the Eminent Persons’ Group) [declassified 2014] |
| 85 Oct 25 Fr | Minor | South Africa: Church Commissioners Secretary minute to Church Commissioners (“Investment and South Africa”) [copied to No.10 for interest] [declassified 2014] |
| 85 Oct 25 Fr | Major | South Africa: UKE Pretoria telegram to FCO (“South Africa - a responsible Black Homeland leader’s view”) [Mabuza speech on government] [declassified 2014] |