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Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1968
South Africa (Internal situation; relations with UK) (Part 11)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Feb 19
Classification: Top Secret - Cab One
Page count: 248
Any docs withheld? 9
Themes: Religion & morality, Foreign policy (International organizations), Commonwealth (general), Commonwealth (South Africa)

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Date Value Title
86 Jul 14 Mo Major South Africa: Admiral Poindexter telegram to Powell (MT-Reagan privacy channel exchanges) [their recent messages on South Africa reached US Ambassador from a source in London, not from Washington] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jul 14 Mo Major South Africa: UKHC Ottawa telegram to FCO ("Prime Minister's meeting with Mr Mulroney: 13 July: South Africa") [media reports] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jul 14 Mo Major South Africa: UKE Pretoria telegram to FCO ("Call on South African Foreign Minister") [Ambassador Moberly record of conversation: Botha's concerns regarding "renunciation of violence and protection of fundamental rights for minorities"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jul 14 Mo Major South Africa: No.10 minute to MT ("South Africa") [scheduling of next restricted Ministerial Group meeting] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jul 15 Tu Major South Africa: UKE Pretoria telegram to FCO ("South Africa/France") ["France's "double role" on the sanctions issue"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jul 15 Tu Major South Africa: Howe minute to MT ("South Africa") [report on visit to southern Africa] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jul 15 Tu Major South Africa: FCO minute (internal): Fergusson to Prendergast ("ComGEP: Mrs Helen Suzman") [Commonwealth Group of Eminent Persons: "very critical... of Lord Barber for putting his name to the report"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jul 15 Tu Major South Africa: Channon PS letter to Howe PS ("South Africa: EC Code of Conduct: White Paper") [resumption of plans to publish, following postponement during State of Emergency in S. Africa; circulation of intended final draft for comments] [declassified Feb 2016]