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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 31 Thu 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 Thu 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 Thu 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 Thu 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 Thu South Africa: President Babangida letter to MT (sanctions against South Africa) [deems Howe diplomatic mission a failure; calls for further sanctions] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jul 30 Wed South Africa: Powell minute to Ingham ("South Africa") [press lines to take on outcome of Howe visit to South Africa & next steps; MT "very grateful" to Howe] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jul 30 Wed South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe) [analysis of Howe's visit to South Africa; next steps] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jul 30 Wed 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 Wed 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 Wed 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 Wed 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 29 Tue 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 29 Tue South Africa: FCO record of conversation ("Meeting between the Secretary of State and Dr G Viljoen (Minister of Education)") [sanctions & negotiations] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jul 29 Tue South Africa: FCO record of conversation (Howe, P.W. Botha) ["A very difficult and at times stormy meeting"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jul 28 Mon South Africa: No.10 minute to Howe PS ("South Africa: Foreign Secretary's visit") [lines to take following Howe's return visit to South Africa] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jul 28 Mon South Africa: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("The OAU and South Africa") [MT rejects proposal to write to President Sassou-Nguesson in his capacity as Chair of the Organisation of African Unity: "will only call forth a caustic reply"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jul 27 Sun South Africa: FCO record of conversation (Secretary of State Meeting with Justices of the Supreme Court) [sanctions; ANC; detainees; legal system; independence for the homelands] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jul 25 Fri South Africa: No.10 note to MT (statement released by a Council of Anglican Churches in South Africa) [condemns apartheid; opposes sanctions, violent protest and ANC] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jul 24 Thu South Africa: Powell minute to MT ("Interview with Graham Turner") [in present form article risks "exposing you to sharp criticism for dealing too vigorously with Southern African problems at a very sensitive moment", but Sunday Telegraph resisting changes; MT - interview "obtained on a FALSE BASIS"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Jul 24 Thu South Africa: FCO record of conversation ("Call on the Secretary of State by Mr Sam Motsuenyane, Chairman of National African Federated Chamber of Commerce") [Howe, Moberly, Motsuenyane, Kutumela, Ramakobya: sanctions; ANC/violence against black business community; negotiations] [declassified Feb 2016]