1986 Aug 1 - 1986 Nov 28
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/1970
South Africa (Internal situation; relations with UK) (Part 13)
| Document type: | File list item |
|---|---|
| Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
| Release date: | 2016 Feb 19 |
| Classification: | Top Secret - Cab One |
| Page count: | 289 |
| Any docs withheld? | 7 |
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| Date | Value |
Title |
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| 86 Aug 18 Mo | Major | South Africa: UKE Pretoria telegram to FCO ("Resumed Parliamentary Session") [legislative programme] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Aug 29 Fr | Major | South Africa: UKE Pretoria telegram to FCO ("South Africa internal: state of emergency 10 weeks on") ["relatively successful so far... dilemna of when to lift emergency unlikely to resolve itself... little success in changing black attitudes"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Oct 30 Th | Major | South Africa: UKE Pretoria telegram to FCO ("The South African Scene") [situation report: "After two months absence... I find little has changed here except perhaps for the worse"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Aug 7 Th | Major | South Africa: UKE Pretoria telegram to FCO ("US/South Africa: message from PW Botha") ["South African government... cannot see any way at present of avoiding a dialogue proving to be a slippery slope which would end in the ANC simply taking over power... seems unlikely that the [attached] letter to Reagan [proposing endorsement of basic principles] indicates any real flexibility"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Aug 19 Tu | Major | South Africa: UKE Washington telegram 2129 to FCO (2000Z) ("Messages from President Botha") [Michael Jenkins, Chester Crocker record of conversation: discussion of draft reply form Reagan proposing possible meeting between US/South African officials] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Sep 4 Th | Major | South Africa: UKE Washington telegram 2263 to FCO (1900Z) ("US/South Africa: sanctions") ["Uncertainty about next US steps persist... A Presidential initiative would still have to go a good way towards the substance and mood of the Senate bill if it were to make for a sustainable veto"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Oct 3 Fr | Major | South Africa: UKE Washington telegram 2519 to FCO (0015Z) ("US/South Africa") ["Senate overrides President's veto. Santions bill now US law"; details] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 86 Oct 28 Tu | Major | South Africa: UKE Washington telegram 2739 to FCO (2315Z) ("FRG/South Africa") [Michael Jenkins, Chester Crocker record of conversation: "wished to float two ideas... possibility of instituting regular UK/US/FRG trilateral discussions... [and] a public declaration of principles"] [declassified Feb 2016] |