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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 22 Su Major South Africa: Powell minute for MT ("South Africa: meeting of Ministers") [draft OD paper: "a defeatist and disappointing document... [aims for] EC consensus... no suggestion that we should try to rally support... against taking measures"; draft Annex: "shows... severe objections to a ban on coal [and steel] imports"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jun 21 Sa Major South Africa: Powell minute for MT ("South Africa: telephone call to Chancellor Kohl") [lines to take on sanctions; proposal for Howe to visit South Africa in his capacity as EC President; Kohl proposal for UK/France/W.Germany/US meeting; US position] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jun 10 Tu Major South Africa: Powell minute for MT (Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group Report) [encloses conclusions; MT: "It is worse than I thought"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jun 10 Tu Major South Africa: Powell minute for MT (Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group Report: message from Chancellor Kohl) ["anxious to avoid any substantive reaction... until he had a chance to co-ordinate views with you"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jun 2 Mo Major South Africa: President Kaunda letter to MT (South African attack on UN High Commission for Refugees Camp) ["write to thank you... for your... sympathy and solidarity... following South Africa's wanton and unprovoked bombing"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jun 23 Mo Major South Africa: President Reagan letter to MT (South Africa: sanctions and negotiations) ["I remain opposed to punitive sanctions... I accept your suggestion... of the importance of holding the line together... would be most interested in your views on what we might consider collectively with other countries who Pretoria respects"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jun 25 We Major South Africa: Prime Minister Hawke letter to MT (Chief Minister of Lebowa visit to London: 15-18 July 1986) ["regrettably, it must be recognised that the [Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group] initiative failed... we are now left with no alternative but to exert the most effective pressure we can... my Government will be considering additional measures"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jun 27 Fr Major South Africa: Prime Minister Mulroney letter to MT (The Commonwealth and further measures against apartheid in South Africa) [Mulroney message to Botha; Canada measures against & message to South African govt; "What is more important is that we have a significant and co-ordinated Commonwealth response to South Africa in August"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jun 19 Th Major South Africa: Robert Jackson MP letter to No.10 (sanctions against South Africa) [text of his speech in Parliamentary debate] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jun 10 Tu Major South Africa: Secretary-General of the Commonwealth letter to MT ("Mission to South Africa Report of the Commonwealth Group of Eminent Persons") ["the report leaves little doubt that... there will not have been adequate progress... the question arises as to what further measures Commonwealth governments will adopt"] [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]
86 Jun 26 Th Major South Africa: South African Embassy letter to No.10 (Chief Minister of Lebowa visit to London: 15-18 July 1986) ["In the circumstances we wondered whether the Prime Minister might wish to meet Dr Phatudi"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jun 17 Tu Major South Africa: UKE Cape Town telegram to FCO ("MISC 118") [assessment of the risk of South African goverment banning strategic mineral exports in retaliation for sanctions] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jun 9 Mo Major South Africa: UKE Cape Town telegram to FCO ("MISC 118") [comments on draft paper for cabinet committee: "Little if anything is said about the likely impact of measures on South Africa... the case for measures seems to depend primarily on the need to maintain our position in the Commonwealth, the Community and the Third World"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jun 4 We Major South Africa: UKE Cape Town telegram to FCO ("South Africa internal") [situation report: "clamp down on the continuing violence... I believe we may have reached something of a watershed"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jun 19 Th Major South Africa: UKE Cape Town telegram to FCO ("South Africa: the current mood") ["Government's emergency measures have so far proved broadly successful... in the long run... will solve nothing... seem determined to do their own thing and damn the consequences"; Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group] [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 16 Mo Major South Africa: UKE Luxembourg record of conversation ("Foreign Affairs Council, Luxembourg, 16 June 1986. South Africa") [Howe, EC Foreign Ministers: sanctions] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jun 24 Tu Major South Africa: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("South Africa") ["outline [of] the respective positions of the Quai, Elysee and Matignon"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jun 26 Th Major South Africa: UKE Pretoria telegram to FCO ("State of Emergency: sitrep") ["No relaxation of state of emergency in sight"; details] [declassified Feb 2016]