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 |
|---|---|
| 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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| Date | Value |
Title |
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| 86 Jun 23 Mo | Major | South Africa: No.10 record of conversation ("South Africa: meeting with Mr. Herzov") [Charles Powell, Basil Hersov: "a substantial industrialist of moderate views... danger of a moderate backlash... would be greatly increased were economic sanctions to be introduced"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jun 20 Fr | Major | South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe) ["South Africa": "at next week's European Council... [MT] said that her strong preference would be to avoid decisions on measures... [Howe] said that he thought that it would be difficult to avoid decisions"; meeting with Tambo] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jun 11 We | Major | South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe) ["South Africa": "brief discussion... of the Report of the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group and how the Government should respond publicly to it"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jun 1 Su | Major | South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe) [press leak of MT letter to President Botha; MT "extremely angry... confirmed her fear that her communications and conversations with foreign Heads of Government were in general given too wide a circulation"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jun 12 Th | Major | South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Fraser, Obasanjo) ["Prime Minister's meeting with the co-Chairmen of the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group on South Africa": analysis of the Group's failure and assessment of South Africa's future; MT of the opinion that Mandela's release would be key to a breakthrough] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jun 18 We | Major | South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Lawson, Tebbit, Wakeham, Alan Clark, Robert Armstrong, Percy Cradock) ["South Africa": sanctions] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jun 23 Mo | Major | South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Lawson, Whitelaw, Channon, Tebbit, Armstrong, Cradock) [press leak; US/W. German opposition to further sanctions; Howe and MT disagreement on further sanctions: "draft paper... should be rewritten... to make clear... our preferred outcome at the European Council"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jun 23 Mo | Major | South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Kohl) [agreement on need to resist further sanctions; MT proposal for Howe to visit South Africa, in his capacity as EC President; next Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jun 22 Su | Major | South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Laurens van der Post) ["danger of a moderate backlash"; release of Mandela; ANC; "Constitutional Convention to discuss South Africa's future"; sanctions; new Army Chief of Staff] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jun 9 Mo | Major | South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lord Barber) [Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group Report; further measures; MT: "Front Line States... would in turn seek aid to compensate them, which we would be in no position to provide"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jun 15 Su | Major | South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lubbers) ["South Africa": Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg on 16 June: "dramatic developments... [had] strengthened the case for agreeing some action at the European Council... something to be said for deciding one measure at least... tomorrow"; MT resistant] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jun 24 Tu | Major | South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lubbers) [probable outcomes from next European Council meeting; disagreement over need for/value of further sanctions; MT proposal for Howe to visit South Africa as President of EC] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jun 19 Th | Major | South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Patrick Wall MP, John Biggs-Davison MP, Ian Lloyd MP, Julian Amery MP, George Gardiner MP, John Carlisle MP) [members of Conservative Back Bench Committee on South Africa: sanctions] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jun 10 Tu | Major | South Africa: Pik Botha letter to co-Chairmen of the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group (negotiations) [preconditions for, process and nature of the negotiations: "unacceptable that violence or the threat of violence should be used as a bargaining counter"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jun 24 Tu | Major | South Africa: Powell briefing for MT ("Cabinet: South Africa") ["Speaking Note": options for position to take "at the meeting[s] of the European Council... [and] Commonwealth Heads of Government": positive measures; diplomatic measures; negative measures; "One possibility would be for... [Howe], as President of the... [EC] from 1 July, to go to South Africa"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jun 17 Tu | Major | South Africa: Powell briefing for MT ("Ministerial meeting: South Africa") ["We now need to decide how to apply... [our] policy in practice at the European Council on 26/27 June and in the run up to the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting"; points to consider] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jun 23 Mo | Major | South Africa: Powell briefing for MT ("South Africa: telephone call to Mr Lubbers") [lines to take] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jun 23 Mo | Major | South Africa: Powell minute for MT ("OD: South Africa") [FCO paper: "not marvellous but it's better"; proposed recommendations to put to Cabinet] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jun 13 Fr | Major | South Africa: Powell minute for MT ("South Africa") [shown text of President Botha's television statement regarding the declaration of a state of emergency by Worrall; unhelpful; replied that MT attached "particular importance to the position of Mr Mandela"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jun 8 Su | Major | South Africa: Powell minute for MT ("South Africa: Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group") ["have agreed and signed their report"; their work at end, no recommendation for action; next steps] [declassified Feb 2016] |