1986 Jul 1 - 1986 Jul 15
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/1968
South Africa (Internal situation; relations with UK) (Part 11)
| Document type: | File list item |
|---|---|
| Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
| Release date: | 2016 Feb 19 |
| Classification: | Top Secret - Cab One |
| Page count: | 248 |
| Any docs withheld? | 9 |
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| Date | Value | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 86 Jul 1 Tu | Major | South Africa: UKHC Lusaka telegram to FCO ("South Africa: Prime Minister's message") [William White record of conversation with Kaunda] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jul 1 Tu | Major | South Africa: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Mission to Southern Africa") [objectives; schedule] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jul 1 Tu | Major | South Africa: President Botha letter to MT (sanctions and negotiations) ["appreciation for your opposition to... sanctions... I am ready to enter into negotiations with anyone who abandons violence as a means of achieving political objectives"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jul 2 We | Major | South Africa: UKE Washington telegram 1763 to FCO (2350Z) ("South Africa: US/UK consultations") [US stance on sanctions] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jul 2 We | Major | South Africa: UKHC Lagos telegram to FCO ("South Africa") [Martin Ewans record of conversation with General Obasanjo: Commonwealth Group of Eminent Persons; Mandela; European Council statement; Howe visit to southern Africa] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jul 3 Th | Major | South Africa: UKHC Ottawa telegram to FCO ("South Africa: Prime Minister's message") [Derek Day record of conversation with Head of DEA Task Force on South Africa: exchange of views on the merits of Howe visit to southern Africa; further sanctions; next Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jul 3 Th | Major | South Africa: UKHC Canberra telegram to FCO ("Australian policy towards South Africa") [sanctions] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jul 3 Th | Major | South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe) [Howe's forthcoming visits to South Africa; meetings with Mandela & Tambo; Commons debate on South Africa] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jul 3 Th | Major | South Africa: Howe message to Pik Botha (visit to southern Africa) [presses for meeting with President Botha; reasons for short notice of visit & inflexibility of dates] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jul 4 Fr | Major | South Africa: MT letter to President Botha (sanctions and negotiations) [European Council meeting; "suspension of violence on all sides"; release of Mandela; black leadership; Howe visit] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jul 4 Fr | Major | South Africa: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("South Africa") [Commonwealth countries: recent states of emergency; one party states; deaths caused by security forces; effectiveness of sanctions] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jul 4 Fr | Major | South Africa: UKHC Guyana letter to No.10 (Caribbean Community Declaration on South Africa) [adopted at the 7th meeting of the Heads of Government] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jul 5 Sa | Major | South Africa: President Botha letter to MT (sanctions and negotiations) ["The stand you have taken on sanctions is courageous... I note... you still refer to a 'suspension' of violence... it will be useful to have in depth discussions with Geoffrey Howe when we meet later this month"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jul 7 Mo | Major | South Africa: MT letter to President Botha (Geoffrey Howe visit to southern Africa) [scheduling of his key meetings] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jul 7 Mo | Major | South Africa: MT letter to Premier Bjelke-Peterson (South Africa) ["I value your support and encouragement"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jul 7 Mo | Major | South Africa: President Mwinyi letter to MT (South Africa) [European Community Summit; sanctions; endorsement of Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group work; concerns about Howe visit to southern Africa] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jul 7 Mo | Major | South Africa: President Botha letter to MT (Geoffrey Howe visit to southern Africa) ["pleased to note... will be laying particular emphasis on the need [for ANC] to abandon violence"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jul 8 Tu | Major | South Africa: UKE Pretoria telegram to UKHC Lusaka and FCO ("SitRep: internal situation") [State of Emergency: latest incidents; detentions; schools; media; reform programme] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jul 8 Tu | Major | South Africa: MT message to co-Chairmen of the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group ("European Council/South Africa: messages") [conclusions & next steps] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jul 8 Tu | Major | South Africa: MT letter to Dr. James Barber (South African Schoolteacher Fellowship Scheme) ["very pleased to hear that the... Scheme is likely to get underway this October"] [declassified Feb 2016] |