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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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86 Jul 30 We Major South Africa: No.10 briefing for MT ("OD: South Africa") [Howe paper on "the Dreadful Consequences should there be no agreement at the Commonwealth Meeting"; key points from paper; "I should keep off controversial themes which are bound to lead to argument with... [Howe]... they will provoke... [Lawson] and... [Hurd] into supporting him"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jul 30 We Major South Africa: Canadian PM Mulroney letter to MT (Sir Geoffrey Howe's mission to southern Africa) ["we appreciated the manner in which he pressed for the breakthrough"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jul 30 We Major South Africa: Ingham letter to M.R. Hanson, UKCC (UK relations with Botswana and South Africa) ["over simplification to the point of utter distortion inherent in British politics and journalism... To be against general economic sanctions is not necessarily to be for South Africa"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jul 30 We Major South Africa: Howe minute to MT ("South Africa") [report on visit to southern Africa; PW Botha "was dismissive of my mission"; summary of key meetings & overall conclusions] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jul 31 Th Major South Africa: No.10 minute to Howe PS (Message from Mrs. Chalker to the Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa) [revised draft reply to message from Sec Gen: "I am afraid that you are misinformed. The... [EEC] is not in favour of applying comprehensive economic sanctions"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jul 31 Th Major South Africa: No.10 record of conversation ("South Africa: Talk with Mr. Chester Crocker") [Powell, Crocker: US sanctions; next Commonwealth Review meeting; proposed meeting of major industrial countries] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jul 31 Th Major South Africa: Cabinet Office letter to Howe PS ("South Africa") [OD conclusions on the handling of the Commonwealth Review meeting] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jul 31 Th Major South Africa: Prime Minister Bhekimpi letter to MT ("Proposed sanctions against the Republic of South Africa") ["concerned by the threat to impose comprehensive economic sanctions"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jul 31 Th Major South Africa: President Babangida letter to MT (sanctions against South Africa) [deems Howe diplomatic mission a failure; calls for further sanctions] [declassified Feb 2016]