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1985 Oct 1 - 1985 Oct 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1644
South Africa (Internal situation: relations with UK) (Part 7)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 351
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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 10 Th Major South Africa: MT letter to PM Lange of New Zealand (Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting) [sanctions] [declassified 2014]
85 Sep 16 Mo Major South Africa: UKE Pretoria briefing to FCO (“Visit to Britain by Bishop Tutu”) [declassified 2014]
85 Oct 4 Fr Major South Africa: MT letter to President Botha (President Machel visit to London) [aid to Mozambique, sanctions against South Africa] [declassified 2014]
85 Oct 9 We Major South Africa: UKHC Nassau telegram to FCO (“South Africa and CHOGM”) [sanctions] [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 10 Th Major South Africa: MT letter to President Nyerere (sanctions against South Africa: British position) [declassified 2014]
85 Oct 8 Tu Major South Africa: UKHC Dar es Salaam telegram to FCO(“Letter from President Nyerere to the Prime Minister”) [sanctions] [declassified 2014]
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 1 Tu Major South Africa: FCO minute to Cabinet Office (“MISC 118: future of South Africa”) [declassified 2014]
85 Sep 23 Mo Major South Africa: FCO briefing for MT (“Call on Prime Minister by Bishop Tutu”) [Tutu’s attitude to violence] [declassified 2014]
85 Oct 14 Mo Major South Africa: MT letter to PM Mulroney of Canada (Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting) [sanctions] [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 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 Sep 27 Fr Major South Africa: FCO press conference (“South Africa: Detentions”) [declassified 2014]
85 Oct 10 Th Major South Africa: MT letter to President Masire (Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting) [sanctions] [declassified 2014]
85 Oct 10 Th Major South Africa: MT letter to President Babangida (Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting) [sanctions] [declassified 2014]
85 Oct 3 Th Major South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Bishop Tutu) [violence, apartheid, sanctions] [declassified 2014]
85 Oct 31 Th Major South Africa: UKE Pretoria telegram to FCO (“By Elections”) [results and implications] [declassified 2014]
85 Oct 10 Th Major South Africa: MT letter to President Mugabe (Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting) [sanctions] [declassified 2014]