Archive

1979 Aug 30 - 1980 Feb 28
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/377
Sport (Sporting relations with South Africa)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2010 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 173
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Date Value Title
79 Aug 31 Fr Major South Africa: Department of the Environment letter to No.10 ("Proposed Tour by South African Barbarians Rugby Club") [declassified 2010]
79 Sep 1 Sa Major South Africa: Munro letter to Hart of the Committee of Home Rugby Unions (invitation by Home Rugby Unions to the South African Barbarians Rugby Club) [asks Hart to reconsider invitation] [declassified 2010]
79 Sep 2 Su Major South Africa: Hart of the Committee of Home Rugby Unions letter to Munro (invitation by Home Rugby Unions to the South African Barbarians Rugby Club) ["My Committee...stands by its invitation"] [declassified 2010]
79 Sep 4 Tu Major South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Whitelaw-Carrington-Gilmour-Soames-Havers-Munro-Whitmore-Pattison) [Proposed tour by South African Barbarians Rugby Team] [declassified 2010]
79 Sep 14 Fr Major South Africa: FCO to UK Missions and Dependent Territories ("South African Rugby Tour of Great Britain") [line to take] [declassified 2010]
79 Sep 23 Su Major South Africa: Prime Minister Manley of Jamaica message to MT (South African Rugby tour of the UK) [expression of concern] [declassified 2010]
79 Sep 28 Fr Major South Africa: Department of Environment letter to No.10 ("South African Barbarians Club Tour: Sports Council") [possible withdrawal of Sport Council grants to Home Rugby Unions] [declassified 2010]
79 Nov 23 Fr Major South Africa: Pattison minute to MT ("British Lions' Tour of South Africa") [possible Government responses if British Lions accept invitation to tour South Africa] [declassified 2010]
79 Dec 7 Fr Major South Africa: Pattison minute to MT (British Lions tour of South Africa) [Munro gives written answer to Commons] [declassified 2010]
79 Dec 12 We Major South Africa: Pattison minute to MT (British Lions tour of South Africa) [Munro answers questions in the Commons: "In the circumstances, Mr. Munro held the line"] [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 26 Tu Major South Africa: President Senghor of Senegal letter to MT (British Lions tour of South Africa) [in French] [Senghor objects to tour and asks MT to intervene] [declassified 2010]