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Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1966
South Africa (Internal situation; relations with UK) (Part 9)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Feb 19
Classification: Secret
Page count: 468
Any docs withheld? 7

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86 Mar 14 Fr Major South Africa: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting with Lord Barber") [Commonwealth Group of Eminent Persons visit to S. Africa & next steps] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 May 20 Tu Major South Africa: MT letter to Prime Minister Mugabe (South African raid on Zimbabwe) ["inexcusable.... The immediate need is to consider how best to keep... [the Commonwealth Group of Eminent Persons peace dialogue process] alive"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Mar 20 Th Major South Africa: MT letter to President Reagan (Commonwealth Group of Eminent Persons) ["hope... that you might agree to add your support to their efforts at what could prove to be a critical moment"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 May 20 Tu Major South Africa: MT letter to President Masire (South African raid on Botswana) ["inexcusable.... The immediate need is to consider how best to keep... [the Commonwealth Group of Eminent Persons peace dialogue process] alive"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 May 20 Tu Major South Africa: MT letter to President Kaunda (South African raid on Zambia) ["inexcusable.... The immediate need is to consider how best to keep... [the Commonwealth Group of Eminent Persons peace dialogue process] alive"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 May 9 Fr Major South Africa: MT letter to President Botha (Tokyo Summit: declaration on South Africa) ["major practical difficulties in the way of agreeing a statement... short reference to South Africa at the joint press conference... very pleased the the [Commonwealth Eminent Persons] Group has now decided to return to Southern Africa"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 May 21 We Major South Africa: MT letter to President Botha (South African raids on Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe) ["writing to let you know of my vexation and... anger... impossible to understand... immense damage done to your international position and... to the Commonwealth intiative of which you make no mention... astonishing... next few days could be decisive... may be the last chance for a negotiated solution"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Mar 5 We Major South Africa: MT letter to President Botha (lifting of the State of Emergency) ["I wanted you to know how warmly I welcome the important steps which you have just announced... we shall be working hard to persuade the Angolan Government to play its part"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Mar 20 Th Major South Africa: MT letter to President Botha (Commonwealth Group of Eminent Persons) ["The Group's report will clearly be of major importance... Your response to their 'possible negotiating concept' will be the determining factor in shaping that report and subsequent steps"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Apr 18 Fr Major South Africa: MT letter to President Botha (Commonwealth Group of Eminent Persons' 'negotiating concept') ["worth making a serious effort... rising chorus of calls for economic sanctions... would encourage you to explore with the Group exactly what a suspension of violence would entail"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 May 29 Th Major South Africa: MT letter to Commonwealth Secretary-General Ramphal (Nassau Accord and the work of the Eminent Persons Group: review of progress) ["I... confirm my agreement to the dates, venue and Chairmanship... [the Group's] mission must be given every encouragement to succeed"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Mar 20 Th Major South Africa: John Browne MP letter to MT (visit to South Africa) [proposals, in advance of meeting with MT] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 May 20 Tu Major South Africa: Howe PS letter to No.10 (South African raids on Zimbabwe, Botswana and Zambia) [advice from Howe] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 May 22 Th Major South Africa: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("South African raids") [draft reply for MT to President Botha; "[Howe] finds... [Botha's] justification for the raids is flimsy... [and] shows no glimmer of appreciation for the risks taken by... [MT] on his behalf"; risk to survival of Commonwealth if sanctions are not enforced in event of Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group's failure to negotiate successfully] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 May 28 We Major South Africa: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("South Africa: message from President Botha") ["thoroughly discouraging... no alternative but to continue to support the... [Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group] initiative"; Howe advises against MT reply to Botha; discussions with US; sanctions; Pik Botha proposal to meet with "four leading countries of the [EC]" ] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 May 1 Th Major South Africa: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("South Africa") [Howe "greatly doubts... consensus at the [Tokyo Economic] Summit in favour of a statement on the lines proposed by [President Botha]"; advises MT to wait until after Summit to reply to Botha; draft instructions to Moberly] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 May 27 Tu Major South Africa: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Review of the Commonwealth Accord on South Africa") [draft letter of acceptance; "prospects for their mission are not bright... But the total collapse of the Commonwealth Group... would result in intense pressure on us"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Mar 27 Th Major South Africa: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Representations by the Twelve on the current unrest in South Africa") [Howe "has judged it right to agree... We have however proposed certain modifications on the line which the Dutch propose to take"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Apr 21 Mo Major South Africa: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Reform in South Africa") [Howe flags up speech by Principal of University of Cape Town; No.10 notes speech to "depict an ideal and academic outcome rather than a practical one"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 May 16 Fr Major South Africa: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Ramphal's views on international economic issues") [Howe "shares... [MT's] irritation... [but] we want to keep Ramphal on board at this critical stage"] [declassified Feb 2016]