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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| 86 Jun 20 Fr | Major | South Africa: Alan Clark PS letter to No.10 ("South Africa: trade statistics") [data provided at request of MT following Ministerial meeting on 18 June; CDP annotation: "The effect on us of full economic sanctions would be greater than the effect on all the rest of the Commonwealth put together"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jun 24 Tu | Major | South Africa: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("OD and Cabinet: South Africa") ["conclusions which Ministers reach in OD today and Cabinet tomorrow... should not become publicly known before the European Council"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jun 16 Mo | Major | South Africa: Chair of CU Assurance letter to MT (South Africa: the British Business View) ["Thank you for your hospitality today... [I am] enclosing a draft of the statement which the British Industry Committee on South Africa will be putting to its members on Wednesday 18th" ] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jun 5 Th | Major | South Africa: Co-Chairmen of the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group (negotiations about the democratic future of South Africa) ["We strongly believe that... [our] negotiating concept is sound... difficult to understand how the term suspension of violence provides difficulties for the South African Government... a prior reduction in the level of violence before the Government itself takes specific action... would not be feasible"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jun 12 Th | Major | South Africa: Co-Chairmen of the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group letter to Shultz (further sanctions against South Africa) ["[our] report will be released today... we are not dealing with a government which wishes to negotiate"; the Group's view on necessary further measures] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jun 21 Sa | Major | South Africa: CorEU The Hague telegram to All CorEU ("Extraordinary Ministerial meeting on South Africa, the Hague, 26 June 1986") [text of paper for discussion] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jun 24 Tu | Major | South Africa: Department of Trade & Industry record of conversation ("South Africa") [Channon, Franz Joseph Strauss: "in favour of an immediate end to social apartheid, but wanted a more gradual transition on political apartheid"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jun 20 Fr | Major | South Africa: FCO record of conversation ("European Political Cooperation: Political Committee: The Hague, 20 June: South Africa") [discussion of further sanctions] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jun 24 Tu | Major | South Africa: FCO record of conversation ("Meeting between the Minister of State and the President of the ANC") [Chalker, Tambo: "Chalker expressed her deep concern for the victims of today's bombings... dialogue... could only happen if there were a cessation of violence... explained why we did not believe that general economic sanctions would work"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jun 6 Fr | Major | South Africa: FCO record of conversation (Howe, Lubbers, van den Broek) ["South Africa": further sanctions] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jun 23 Mo | Major | South Africa: FCO record of conversation (Howe, van den Broek) ["South Africa": Howe diplomatic mission as EC President; meeting of Foreign Ministers; further sanctions] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jun 13 Fr | Major | South Africa: Howe minute to MT ("UK Policy towards South Africa") ["resist calls for comprehensive sanctions... new political mechanism to promote dialogue... badly needed to take the place of the Commonwealth Group.... consider... further personal message from you to President Botha... our aim... to settle on a suitable range of measures... We cannot afford to take long over this"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jun 11 We | Major | South Africa: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("ComGEP: Background Papers for Members of the Cabinet") [conclusions of the Commonwealth Group of Eminent Persons report on its work, and copies of correspondence between the Group and the South African government] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jun 11 We | Minor | South Africa: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Message to the Prime Minister") [cover letter only, referring to message from President Botha] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jun 9 Mo | Major | South Africa: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("South Africa: ComGEP") [Eminent Persons Report: "general feeling in the Group was that they were being strung along... unlikely to be able to play any further role... very high risk of increased violence... need to prepare our position as thoroughly - and as quickly - as possible... [Howe] observes... before long we... [will] have exhausted the scope for minor, relatively painless measures"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jun 6 Fr | Major | South Africa: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("South Africa: President Botha") [meeting with European Heads of Government proposed by Pik Botha; Howe reports on soundings with Genscher & Raimond: "neither liked the idea"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jun 25 We | Major | South Africa: Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Premier of Queensland letter to MT (sanctions against South Africa) ["congratulations on your strong statement... you are completely correct"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jun 29 Su | Major | South Africa: MT letter to President Babangida (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 1 Su | Major | South Africa: MT letter to President Botha (Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group) ["Clearly we were both upset by the other's reaction to recent events. We ought now to put this behind us. What matters is... the hope of progress offered by the... Group's initiative"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jun 27 Fr | Major | South Africa: MT letter to President Botha (Conclusions of the European Council meeting on South Africa) ["A great deal now turns on the success of Geoffrey Howe's mission... I hope that you will extend a welcome to him and assume that you will see him yourself"] [declassified Feb 2016] |