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1989 Nov 1 - 1990 Feb 28
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/3171
South Africa (Internal situation: relations with UK; release of Nelson Mandela) (Part 21)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2017 Jul 20
Classification: Secret - Cab One
Page count: 493
Any docs withheld? 10

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90 Feb 16 Fr Major South Africa: Prime Minister Silva letter to MT (sanctions) [constructive response on the way forward following Mandela's release] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Feb 16 Fr Major South Africa: UKE Pretoria telegram to FCO ("Meeting with Mandela") [UK Ambassador Renwick record of conversation: release of political prisoners; negotiations with ANC; sanctions; US/Soviet Union] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Feb 16 Fr Major South Africa: UKHC Lusaka telegram to FCO (ANC statement) [outline of conditions to be presented to South African government] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Feb 16 Fr Major South Africa: UKE Pretoria telegram to FCO ("Meeting with Mandela") [UK Ambassador Renwick record of Western ambassadors' conversation with Mandela: "a very impressive performance... encouraging"] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Feb 19 Mo Major South Africa: Charles Powell minute to MT (Nelson Mandela) [heads-up of possible phone call to discuss sanctions] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Feb 20 Tu Major South Africa: Charles Powell letter to Hurd PS ("South Africa: EC discussion") [meeting of Foreign Ministers to discuss lifting of ban on investment] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Feb 20 Tu Major South Africa: UKE Cape Town telegram to FCO ("Meeting with Sisulu") [UK Ambassador Renwick record of conversation: sanctions; post-state of emergency constitution; education] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Feb 21 We Major South Africa: UKE Cape Town telegram to FCO ("De Klerk's visit to Britain") ["anxious" to meet with MT at earliest possible date] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Feb 21 We Major South Africa: Hurd PS letter to No.10 ("Political aid") [proposed cross-party examinaton of policy options with regard to setting up of "a new organistion or foundation"] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Feb 21 We Major South Africa: Charles Powell minute to MT (UK support for anti-apartheid groups other than ANC in South Africa) [Laurens van der Post: "many sinister strains in Mandela's speech... the alarm bells are ringing"] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Feb 21 We Major South Africa: Charles Powell minute to MT ("Cabinet: South Africa") [Hurd report on meeting of EC Foreign Ministers to discuss lifting of ban on investment] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Feb 21 We Major South Africa: UKE Cape Town telegram to FCO ("Mandela") [record of conversation with Walter Sisulu: sanctions] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Feb 22 Th Major South Africa: UKE Cape Town telegram to FCO ("Meeting with Mandela") [Ambassador Renwick, Mandela: Mandela unable to meet with Hurd; MT: "very disappointing"] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Feb 22 Th Major South Africa: UKE Cape Town telegram to FCO ("Meeting with Mandela") [Ambassador Renwick record of conversation with Mandela] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Feb 28 We Major South Africa: MT letter to Bernie Grant MP (aid programme to facilitate South African political groups' negotiations with their government) ["a case for practical assistance... I hope that we will be able to establish a scheme soon"] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Feb 28 We Major South Africa: Prime Minister Hawke letter to MT (the release of Nelson Mandela) ["until we see evidence of... genuine negotiations and the ending of apartheid it is premature to... dismantle our economic and other pressures on the... Government"] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Feb 28 We Major South Africa: UKE Washington teleletter to FCO (2355Z) ("US/South Africa") [record of Chief Buthelezi's conversation with President Bush] [declassified Jul 2017]