1986 Jun 1 - 1986 Jun 30
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/1967
South Africa (Internal situation; relations with UK) (Part 10)
Document type: | File list item |
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Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
Release date: | 2016 Feb 19 |
Classification: | Secret - UK Eyes A |
Page count: | 484 |
Any docs withheld? | 14 |
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Showing items 81 - 89 of 89
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86 Jun 29 Su | Major | South Africa: MT letter to President Mwinyi (European Council: President's mission to South Africa and consultation on further measures against apartheid) ["I should like to give you a very strong assurance that the action we have taken with our European partners is very much in keeping with the spirit of what the Commonwealth agreed in Nassau"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
86 Jun 29 Su | Major | South Africa: MT letter to Prime Minister Hawke (European Council: President's mission to South Africa and consultation on further measures against apartheid) ["I should like to give you a very strong assurance that the action we have taken with our European partners is very much in keeping with the spirit of what the Commonwealth agreed in Nassau"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
86 Jun 29 Su | Major | South Africa: MT letter to Prime Minister Nakasone (European Council: President's mission to South Africa and consultation on further measures against apartheid) ["if there is going to be an effective policy on South Africa... [it needs] the support of all the major Western industrialised countries and Japan... Our aim will be to keep in very close touch with you"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
86 Jun 30 Mo | Major | South Africa: UKHC New Delhi telegram to FCO ("Southern Africa: message from the Prime Minister") [delivery, and Indian reaction to European Council statement] [declassified Feb 2016] |
86 Jun 30 Mo | Major | South Africa: UKHC Lusaka telegram to FCO ("Zambia: Mr Healey's meeting with President Kaunda") [record of conversation; "Kaunda is in a dangerous mood... I therefore reiterate the need for you to see... [him] on your way back from South Africa"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
86 Jun 30 Mo | Major | South Africa: UKHC Dar es Salaam telegram to FCO ("South Africa") [reaction to European Council statement; "the press have strongly attacked the decision, and Britain's role in it"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
86 Jun 30 Mo | Major | South Africa: UKE Cape Town telegram to FCO (message from the Presidents of the Cape Town Chambers of Commerce & Industries) ["deeply appreciate efforts by... your Government to resist current arguments for sanctions... extremely strong regional consensus for real reform"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
86 Jun 30 Mo | Major | South Africa: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("South Africa") [request for background information for questions in the House: stats on Commonwealth countries: recent states of emergency; one-party states; civilian deaths related to security forces; examples of ineffective sanctions] [declassified Feb 2016] |
86 Jun 30 Mo | Major | South Africa: Sir James Cleminson of the Confederation of British Industry letter to MT (South Africa) [detailed situation assessment & likely effect of sanctions: "the black power struggle is frightening and the unions are a tool in it... [I] still believe sanctions to be wholly bad"] [declassified Feb 2016] |