1986 Jul 16 - 1986 Jul 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/1969
South Africa (Internal situation; relations with UK) (Part 12)
| Document type: | File list item |
|---|---|
| Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
| Release date: | 2016 Feb 19 |
| Classification: | Secret |
| Page count: | 266 |
| Any docs withheld? | 3 |
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Showing items 41 - 49 of 49
| Date | Value |
Title |
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| 86 Jul 22 Tu | Minor | South Africa: Sir Robert Crichton-Brown letter to Treasury (sanctions against South Africa) [analysis from Zimbabwe leaf tobacco company of effects on the Front Line States] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jul 18 Fr | Major | South Africa: South African Embassy letter to No.10 (President Botha's letter to the Prime Minister) [cover note only, referring to an enclosed original copy of letter dated 1st July] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jul 22 Tu | Major | South Africa: Tambo letter to Howe (Secretary of State's visit to South Africa) ["would be honoured to meet you, outside of... [the] context of your current mission"; MT inclined, in light of the stance taken by Tambo/ANC to Howe visit, not to offer an early meeting] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jul 18 Fr | Major | South Africa: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("South Africa: Chancellor Kohl's views") [Ambassador Bullard record of conversation with Kohl: "ready to help at any time": MT annotation: "we must take up this offer"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jul 19 Sa | Major | South Africa: UKE Pretoria telegram to FCO ("Internal situation") [update on the State of Emergency] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jul 29 Tu | Major | South Africa: UKE Pretoria telegram to FCO ("Text of a Statement by State President P E Botha on 29 July 1986") [Howe visit to southern Africa: "I told Sir Geoffrey that I looked upon his recent speech in the House of Commons as nothing but a threat against our country... Leave South Africa to the South Africans"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jul 18 Fr | Major | South Africa: UKE Washington record of conversation (2045Z) (Howe, Reagan, Shultz) [extradition treaty; South Africa: sanctions; Communist penetration of the ANC; Soviet Union/Gorbachev] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jul 17 Th | Major | South Africa: UKE Washington record of conversations (2359Z) (Howe, Shultz; Howe, Lugar) [US measures against South Africa; negotiations with South African Government; US investment in/withdrawal from South Africa; Commonwealth meeting; Congresional action; US ban on landing rights] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Jul 18 Fr | Major | South Africa: UKHC Harare telegram to FCO ("FLS meeting") [messages from Howe to delegations] [declassified Feb 2016] |