Policy Groups: Foreign Affairs

Title

Policy Groups: Foreign Affairs

Shelfmark

CRD 4/37/1-6

Summary

Comprises:

1. CRD 4/37/1 - Working papers and reports, Aug-Oct 1975. Correspondents include:

Blaker, Peter, MP for Blackpool South

Maudling, Reginald, MP, Shadow Foreign Secretary

Includes:-

Papers circulated to Group members:-

Copy of letter (and translation) sent by Admiral Rosa Coutinho, Portuguese High Commissioner of Angola to Agostinho Neto, leader of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola [M.P.L.A] dated 22/12/1974, and circulated to members of the Southern Africa Policy Group

Statement by Clemens Kapuuo, President of the National Unity Democratic Organisation [N.U.D.O] of Namibia, and Leader of the National Convention of Namibia, 23/10/1975

Also includes:-

Manuscript notes of meetings of the Southern Africa Policy Group [Author: Rob Shepherd?]

Reports of the Southern Africa Policy Group, Aug 1975:

Paper No. 1: Rhodesia [11pp]

Paper No. 2: South Africa [15pp]

Paper No. 3: South West Africa - Namibia [8pp]

Paper No. 4: The Simonstown Issue [7pp]

Paper No. 5: Consultation with the EEC [2pp]

Minority Report by Patrick Wall [5pp]

2. CRD 4/37/2 - Minutes, papers circulated to Group members, and working papers, including amendments to the Group's reports, Nov 1975-May 1976. Correspondents include:

Blaker, Peter, MP for Blackpool South

Luce, Richard, MP for Shoreham

Lyon, Alex, MP, Minister of State at the Home Office

Shepherd, Rob, Conservative Research Department

Patrick Wall, MP for Haltemprice

Includes:

Report on a meeting between Peter Blaker and Dr Elliott Gabellah, leader of the Muzorewa Faction of the African National Congress [A.N.C.] in Rhodesia, London, 4 Dec 1975

Manuscript notes of meetings of the Southern Africa Policy Group [Author: Rob Shepherd?]

Minutes of meetings of the Southern Africa Policy Group: 4 Feb 1976, 17 Feb 1976, 8 Mar 1976, 3 May 1976

Also includes:

Press-cuttings and publications circulated to Group members:

The Times dated 11 Aug 1975: article entitled 'France cuts back on South African arms'

The Financial Times dated 11 Aug 1975: article entitled 'Important exceptions to arms ban on South Africa'

The Observer dated 7 Dec 1975: article entitled 'Secret Whitehall paper tells blacks of white Rhodesian worries'

Report, 'The Namibian Milestone', published in The Economist, 17 Dec 1975

The Guardian dated 26 Jan 1976: article entitled 'Three-way stretch' concerning the conflict in Angola

Revised report of the Southern Africa Policy Group: Paper No. 1: Rhodesia, Nov 1975 [15pp]

3. CRD 4/37/3 - Minutes, papers circulated to Group members, and working papers, including amendments to the Group's reports, May-Jun 1976. Correspondents include:

Blaker, Peter, MP for Blackpool South

Shepherd, Rob, Conservative Research Department

Patrick Wall, MP for Haltemprice

Malcolm Rifkind, MP for Edinburgh Pentlands

Includes:

Manuscript notes of meetings of the Southern Africa Policy Group [Author: Rob Shepherd?]

Draft letter concerning Conservative Party policy towards recognition of Transkei - established by South Africa as an independent state and homeland for Xhosa-speaking people in 1976, 15 Jun 1976

Minutes of meetings of the Southern Africa Policy Group: 3 May 1976

Also includes:

Revised reports of the Southern Africa Policy Group:

Paper No. 1: Rhodesia, 4 Dec 1975 [16pp]

Paper No. 1: Rhodesia, Jun 1976 [11pp], with Appendix: Rhodesian Refugees, 31 Mar 1976 [6pp]

Paper No. 2: South Africa, n.d. [15pp]

4. CRD 4/37/4 - Minutes, papers circulated to Group members, and working papers, including amendments to the Group's reports, Mar 1976-Dec 1977. Correspondents include:

Blaker, Peter, MP for Blackpool South

Crossland, Anthony, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

Douglas, James, Conservative Research Department

Forman, Nigel, Conservative Research Department

Hampson, Dr Keith, MP for Ripon

Shepherd, Rob, Conservative Research Department

Includes:

Manuscript notes of meetings of the Southern Africa Policy Group [Author: Rob Shepherd?]

Revised reports of the Southern Africa Policy Group:

Conservative Research Department paper, 'Rhodesian Refugees', 31 Mar 1976 [6pp; Authors: RJS/DLH/GD]

Namibia - South West Africa, 2 Jul 1976 [10pp]

Also includes:

Written Parliamentary Reply from Reg Prentice, Minister for Overseas Development, concerning British aid to Zambia, 29 Mar

Minutes of meetings of the Southern Africa Policy Group:

10/11/1976

Meeting concerning Rhodesia, 01/12/1977

Conservative Research Department brief, FAC(70)1: South African Arms, 21 Jul 1970 [Author: MH/SY]

5. CRD 4/37/5 - Minutes, reports, and papers circulated to Group members, Jul 1976-Mar 1978, Correspondents include:

Blaker, Peter, MP for Blackpool South

Elton, Rodney, 2nd Baron Elton, Conservative Member of the House of Lords

Turner, Robin, Conservative Research Department

Includes:

Press-cuttings, publications and other papers circulated to Group members:

Memorandum concerning UN-supervised referenda, plebiscites and elections since the War, n.d. [c1977]

Code of Conduct for Companies with Subsidiaries, Branches or Representation in South Africa, ND [source unknown, Foreign and Commonwealth Office?]

Commonwealth Statement on Apartheid in Sport, 15 Jun 1977

Africa Institute Bulletin No.8, 1977: article entitled 'New Constitution in Outline' [concerning South Africa's constitutional proposals]

Conservative Central Office press release concerning Lord Carrington's speech to the South Africa Club Dinner, 25 Oct 1977

Transcript of New Year's Message given by Dr Piet Koornhof, South Africa's Minister of Sport and Recreation, n.d. [Jan 1978]

The Times dated 4 Mar 1978: article entitled 'Full text of Rhodesian internal settlement agreement'

Minutes of meetings of the Southern Africa Policy Group:

1 Dec 1977

2 Feb 1978

Meeting concerning Sport in South Africa, 8 Feb 1978

Reports of the Southern Africa Policy Group:

Group Report, Jul 1976, being the Group's final report [54pp], as submitted in Jul 1976, combining 5 separate papers with a Summary of Recommendations, as follows:

Paper No. 1: General Introduction [6pp]

Paper No. 2: Rhodesia [10pp]

Paper No. 3: South Africa [13pp]

Paper No. 4: The Cape Route and Indian Ocean [9pp]

Paper No. 5: South West Africa (Namibia) [10pp]

Conservative Research Department paper, 'South West Africa', 24 Jan [2pp; Authors: RPT/JEK]

6. CRD 4/37/6 - Minutes, reports, and papers circulated to Group members, Feb 1978-Sep 1979. Correspondents include:

Blaker, Peter, MP for Blackpool South

Howarth, Alan, Conservative Research Department

Luce, Richard, MP for Shoreham

Patten, Chris, Conservative Research Department

Turner, Robin, Conservative Research Department

Includes:

Papers circulated to Group members:

Memorandum from Lord Carrington to Margaret Thatcher concerning his visit to Lusaka, Zambia, dated 21 Feb 1978

Press-cuttings, mainly concerning sport and South Africa, Feb-May 1978

Report of Richard Luce's visit to the Horn of Africa, 11-19 Mar 1978

Draft press release concerning the failure of negotiations in Lagos, Nigeria, over Rhodesia's future, n.d. [Apr 1978]

Report of visit of Kenneth Clarke and Norman Lamont to South Africa, Mar 1979

Report of meeting between Peter Blaker and Dr Danie Craven, Chairman of the South African Rugby Board, Mar 1979

Account of discussions between George Milne OBE and Hastings Banda, President of Malawi, Sep 1979

Minutes of meetings of the Southern Africa Policy Group:

Meeting concerning trade with South Africa, 8 Feb 1978

Meeting concerning Sport in South Africa, 8 Mar 1978

Meeting concerning Sporting links with South Africa, 7 Feb 1979

South African Embassy publications:

Pamphlet, Sport in South Africa. A political background [52pp], n.d. [c.1977/1978]

Pamphlet, Sport in South Africa. The Reality [10pp], n.d. [c.1977/1978]

Date

1975-1979; n.d.

Language

English

Physical extent

1 box (6 folders)