1985 Nov 1 - 1986 Feb 28
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/1965
South Africa (Internal situation; relations with UK) (Part 8)
| Document type: | File list item |
|---|---|
| Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
| Release date: | 2016 Feb 19 |
| Classification: | Top Secret |
| Page count: | 459 |
| Any docs withheld? | 7 |
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Showing items 21 - 40 of 68
| Date | Value | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 85 Nov 27 We | Major | South Africa: Howe PS letter to Brittan PS (Commonwealth Accord on South Africa) ["we should not get ahead of others in importing a ban on the sale of Kruggerands"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 85 Nov 27 We | Major | South Africa: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("EC Code of Conduct") ["for European companies with subsidiaries in South Africa... [role] in the economic development of black South Africans... the Code has been strengthened"; details] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 85 Nov 29 Fr | Major | South Africa: MT letter to Dr. Julius Nyerere (reform in South Africa) [Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting/Nassau Accord; Eminent Persons Group; resignation from Presidency of Tanzania] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 85 Dec 3 Tu | Major | South Africa: UKE Pretoria telegram to FCO ("Visit of Lord Barber") [report on meeting with President Botha and Pik Botha] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 85 Dec 5 Th | Major | South Africa: UKE Pretoria telegram to FCO ("South Africa: freehold rights") ["If asked about this development you may wish to comment that we welcome the intention to allow black home owners to acquire freehold rights"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 85 Dec 6 Fr | Major | South Africa: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Eminent Persons Group: Possibility of the Prime Minister Seeing General Obasanjo") ["keen to have a private talk with [MT]... [is] in a position to play a key role in the Group"; MT agrees] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 85 Dec 9 Mo | Major | South Africa: MT letter to President Botha (reform in South Africa) [Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group; recent landmine explosions in Northern Transvaal] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 85 Dec 12 Th | Major | South Africa: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting with the Eminent Persons Group") [lines to take on discussion of Group's diplomatic strategy; lines to take on discussion of Nigeria with General Obasanjo] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 85 Dec 13 Fr | Major | South Africa: UKE Pretoria telegram to FCO ("South Africa/Lesotho relations") [report on alleged ANC plans to launch armed attacks from Lesotho] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 85 Dec 13 Fr | Major | South Africa: MT letter to Commonwealth Secretary-General Ramphal (Group of Eminent Persons) ["I was very pleased... to meet the members this morning and was greatly encouraged... I have already sent a message to President Botha"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 85 Dec 13 Fr | Major | South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Commonwealth Group of Eminent Persons) [reform in S. Africa] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 85 Dec 13 Fr | Major | South Africa: FCO telegram to UKE Pretoria ("Eminent Persons Group") [report on first meeting & meeting with MT] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 85 Dec 14 Sa | Major | South Africa: MT letter to President Botha (Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group) [report on her meeting with the Group; "they particularly asked me to to urge you to let them visit South Africa in January"] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 85 Dec 14 Sa | Major | South Africa: President Botha letter to MT (reform in South Africa) [Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group; reform process/dialogue; policy towards Zimbabwe over recent landmine explosions ] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 85 Dec 17 Tu | Major | South Africa: UKE Pretoria telegram to FCO ("South Africa/Zimbabwe") [FCO press statement; UK message to Mugabe; S.African/Zimbabwean military liaison over latest incident] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 85 Dec 17 Tu | Major | South Africa: No.10 minute (internal): Cradock to Powell ("Land Mine attack in South Africa") [report & analysis] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 85 Dec 20 Fr | Major | South Africa: MT letter to Robert Mugabe (reform and negotiations) [visit to South Africa of the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group; ANC attacks close to Zimbabwe border - "frankly dismayed... hope that you will continue to use your influence to prevent such attacks"; Mozambique] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 85 Dec 20 Fr | Major | South Africa: Howe minute to MT ("South Africa") [Howe proposal for Lord Richardson to act as intermediary between MT & President Botha] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 85 Dec 20 Fr | Major | South Africa: No.10 minute (internal): Cradock to Powell ("Possible South African raid into Lesotho") [report & analysis] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 85 Dec 23 Mo | Major | South Africa: President Botha letter to MT (Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group: visit to South Africa) ["If not correctly... handled, this initiative could be damaging not only for South Africa but for the whole of the sub-continent"] [declassified Feb 2016] |