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Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1967
South Africa (Internal situation; relations with UK) (Part 10)

Document type: File list item
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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86 Jun 29 Su Major South Africa: MT letter to President Kaunda (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"; personal message to Kaunda: "There have been few if any issues during my years as Prime Minister which have troubled me more deeply than the situation in South Africa"] [declassified Feb 2016]
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 20 Fr Major South Africa: MT letter to President Reagan (South Africa: sanctions and dialogue) ["In preparing for the European meeting on 26/27 June, it would be very helpful to me to have a frank account of your thinking"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jun 29 Su Major South Africa: MT letter to Prime Minister Gandhi (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 24 Tu Major South Africa: MT letter to Prime Minister Gandhi (political future in South Africa and the suspension of violence) ["deeply disappointed that the [Commonwealth] Eminent Persons Group... were not able to continue... We must all now consider their report... very carefully... for our meeting in August"] [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 Mugabe (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 Mulroney (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 29 Su Major South Africa: MT letter to Prime Minister Pindling (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 11 We Major South Africa: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting with the co-Chairmen of the Eminent Persons Group") ["The Group's report in effect recommends that sanctions should be applied... it seems evident that Mandela holds the key to the situation"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jun 12 Th Major South Africa: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("South Africa") [MT "inclined to think that she should send a further message to President Botha... to sound [him] out on the possibility of some progress between now and the meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government next September"] [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 16 Mo Major South Africa: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("South Africa: Motion") [suggests draft amendment for Parliamentary debate on effective measures to oppose apartheid; Howe speech for Debate attached] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jun 16 Mo Major South Africa: No.10 letter to Howe PS (interception of arms and ammunition to the ANC) [details and handling of reply to South African government] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jun 16 Mo Minor South Africa: No.10 letter to Howe PS (message to the Prime Minister from Prime Minister Gandhi) [seeks draft reply] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jun 17 Tu Minor South Africa: No.10 note to Charles Powell (lobby led by Mr. Nubaduala to see the Prime Minister) ["Duty Clerk told them that she was unavailable"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jun 20 Fr Major South Africa: No.10 record of conversation ("South Africa") [Charles Powell, Horst Teltschik: proposed UK/US/W. Germany/France meeting; Howe consultations with US, Japan & other OECD countries, and visit to South Africa; opposition to import bans with particularly damaging effects on black communities] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jun 24 Tu Major South Africa: No.10 record of conversation ("South Africa") [Charles Powell, National Security Council staff members, Walter Raymond & Phil Ringdahl: "as suggested by Admiral Poindexter. I did not learn anything very new"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jun 14 Sa Major South Africa: No.10 record of conversation ("South Africa") [Charles Powell, Sonny Ramphal: notice of intention to meet with Presidents Kaunda & Gandhi regarding threatened withdrawal from Commonwealth; request for meeting with MT] [declassified Feb 2016]