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South Africa: President Botha letter to MT (Geoffrey Howe visit to southern Africa) ["pleased to note... will be laying particular emphasis on the need [for ANC] to abandon violence"] [declassified Feb 2016]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/1968 f130 T127/86
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 5pp
Themes: Foreign policy (Africa), Commonwealth (general), Commonwealth (Rhodesia-Zimbabwe), Commonwealth (South Africa), European Union (general), Parliament, Labour Party & socialism, British policy towards South Africa, Charles Powell minutes, MT messages to and from world leaders