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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 Apr 24 Th Major South Africa: Pik Botha letter to co-Chairmen of the Commonwealth Group of Eminent Persons (Commonwealth Group's 'possible negotiating concept') ["if the South African Government does move along the lines suggested... and violence continues or increases... the Government may have no alternative but to take appropriate measures to control the violence"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Apr 21 Mo Major South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Hawke) [Libya; New Zealand ship visits; South Africa; South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone; Australian Bicentennial] [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 Apr 18 Fr Major South Africa: UKE Washington telegram 1004 to FCO (0430Z) ("US/South Africa: ComGEP") [Commonwealth Group of Eminent Persons: report on visit to US] [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 Apr 16 We Major South Africa: No.10 minute to MT ("Reply to President Botha") [draft reply: "have to make Botha feel that his efforts are appreciated... [but] bring home to him... that he must deal direct with the [Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group]"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Apr 15 Tu Major South Africa: Howe minute to MT ("South Africa: CHOGM Accord - Krugerrands") [Howe in favour of legislative ban on imports; Channon's view "a legislative ban would be a clear breach of GATT" ] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Apr 14 Mo Major South Africa: No.10 minute to MT ("Commonwealth Group of Eminent Persons") [timing, venue and level of Group Review Meeting: Howe reluctant to delay beyond July; MT reluctant to be rushed at the expense of a worthwhile outcome] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Apr 11 Fr Major South Africa: UKE Washington telegram 916 to FCO (2320Z) ("US/South Africa") [PW Botha letters to MT & Reagan; Commonwealth Group of Eminent Persons - Lord Barber meeting with Shultz; Tokyo Economic Summit/S. Africa; ComGEP - Fraser/Obasanjo meeting with Shultz ] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Apr 10 Th Major South Africa: UKE Cape Town telegram to FCO ("Commonwealth Group: message from President Botha") [Ambassador Moberly record of conversation with Pik Botha: "it was an assurance from the... [Commonwealth Group of Eminent Persons] rather than the ANC which the South African Government would be needing in regard to cessation of violence"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Apr 10 Th Major South Africa: President Botha letter to MT (Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group 'possible negotiating concept' and the cessation of violence) ["If... [we] could receive a definite assurance to the effect that violence would cease... [we] would be prepared to consider... the"possible negotiating concept" of the [CGEP]"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Apr 6 Su Major South Africa: President Reagan letter to MT (Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group) ["I am pleased to support your efforts and will write to State President Botha, as you suggest, to urge him to continue the dialogue with the.... Group"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Mar 27 Th Major South Africa: UKE Cape Town telegram to FCO ("Commonwealth Group") [Ambassador Moberly record of conversation with Pik Botha: President Botha's forthcoming reply to MT; "prospects for a positive response to the Group's ideas rest on a knife edge"; proposal that Group defer meeting to maximise chances] [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 Mar 26 We Major South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe) ["Commonwealth Group of Eminent Persons on South Africa": timing of next meeting] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Mar 25 Tu Major South Africa: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Commonwealth Fellowship Scheme for Black South Africans") [details of implementation; "We expect that the... scheme will make a valuable contribution to... convincing South African blacks of our good will"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Mar 24 Mo Major South Africa: FCO minute (internal) to Howe PS ("South Africa Revisited (13-20 March 1986)") [situation report; Charles Powell note: "Rather gloomy so far as the prospects for the Eminent Persons Group are concerned"] [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 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 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]