Prime Ministerial Private Office files
South Africa: General Obasanjo letter to MT (Geoffrey Howe's mission to South Africa) ["exercise in futility"; Powell: "a disappointing and frankly unacceptable reply"; MT notes that it was Obasanjo who had suggested to her that she try to persuade Botha to release Mandela] [declassified Feb 2016]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | PREM19/1969 f203 |
| Editorial comments: | Read other documents selected from this file. The full file from which this item is taken can be seen here - PREM19-1969. |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 2pp |
| Themes: | Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (Africa), Commonwealth (general), Commonwealth (Rhodesia-Zimbabwe), Commonwealth (South Africa), European Union (general), British policy towards South Africa, British relations with the US |
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