The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 From: RODERIC LYNE Date: 27 March 1995 MRS. GOODCHILD cc: Mr. Morris Mr. Price Mr. Oakden Mr. Meyer Mrs. Francis Ms. Reynolds RECEPTION ON MONDAY 1 MAY TO PROMOTE BUSINESS AND SPORTING LINKS WITH SOUTH AFRICA The Prime Minister has approved the attached guest list for the South African Reception on 1 May. He has also approved the explanatory note which you will include with the invitation cards. Additional businessmen We still have a little headroom under your maximum total of 200. I have asked Howard Davies of the CBI, Sir Anthony Reeve in South Africa, and Dominic Morris to suggest any additional chairmen or chief executives of large companies and ?nancial institutions who may have escaped the DTI net. The invisible sector looks under represented. We should also consider companies like RTZ (Dominic will advise on the extent of their South African interests). But this should not hold up the issue of invitations to those already on the list. Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Media Subject to the views of the Press Office, the Prime Minister would like to attract the attention of serious sports correspondents to this event, and we should perhaps also think of some business journalists. He has it in mind to invite people like Jim Swanton, Michael Parkinson, Tonthegv?i's, Dickie Davies, and whoever represents Grandstand (?Desmond Lyman) as guests. 1 would be grateful if Mike Price could come up with a quick list, consulting John Scott of the Sports Council. Nearer the time of the Reception, we should consider whether to offer a press facility during the party - e. g. a roving camera crew. I should be holding a further meeting with John Scott and with Martin Baker of the DTI at 1530 on Friday 7 April. You may wish to come if you are free at the time. Perhaps Mike Price could also join us. RODERIC LYNE ?goodchildkk Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 0" 10 DOWNING STREET LONDON SWIA 2AA From the Private Secretary 24 March 1995 1 3? :7 .1 BUSINES AND SPORTING LINKS WITH SOUTH AFRICA The Department may have told you that the Prime Minister is holding a reception on Monday, 1 May to give further encouragement to business and sporting links with South Africa, following up his own visit and those of the President of the Board of Trade and the Minister of Trade, and, of course, basking in the afterglow of the State Visit (on which, many congratulations - from this range an outstanding success). I am in the ?nal stages of assembling the guest list. The core of the list will consist of the 70-odd businessmen who accompanied the Prime Minister and the President, plus a list of some 50 people in the sports world who are involved in some way or another with the UK-South Africa Sports Initiative. I thought I would contact you just to make sure that we have not missed off anyone who strikes you as being of prime importance in the business world. Are there any key ?gures at company chairman/chief executive level whom you would like to be sure are included? Or, putting it another way, which do you regard as the ten or ?fteen most signi?cant large British companies and banks involved in South Africa? Needless to say, if you happen to be in this country on 1 May, you would be particularly welcome at the reception. DTI intend to use the party to launch their new uprated Trade Group for South Africa. I understand that Sir Brian Pearce has agreed to be the chairman and that his appointment will be announced on that day. My apologies for bothering you when you must by now be in a state of post-visit exhaustion. No need to go to enormous over the reply. But if you wish to feed in any suggestions, could you ask someone to send them to me if ossible, 30 March? 1? Wm M. 6-1) RODERIC YNE Sir Anthony Reeve, K.C.M.G. Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 I ?U?uwm ?4 WMIONAL SPORTSO COUNCHL AFRICA MLULEKI GEORGE Pro-Idem Private Bag X06 Spring?eld, 2137, No. 1 Glenluce Rd, Turffonfeln Fax (01 1, 434 19,, Fax: (021 403 2073 Cell 032 552 3941 . Crown Copyright 1- .I- 1- ?1 The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 . [390an International Affairs Unit The Sports Council Walkden House 3-10 Melton Street London NW1 2EB Tel: 0171?383 3896 Fax: 0171-383 3147 Telex: 27830 SPORTC Chairman: Rodney Walker Vice Chairmen: 23 March 1995 - Gerald Dennis Mr Lyne 2 . 7 10 Downing Street (J, Trevor Brooking MBE Whitehall London SW1A 2AA Dear Roderic 2f) Further to my letter of 15 March, I am now enclosing our proposals for the invitation list for sport for the reception on May 1st. There are, naturally, more people from athletics and football as these are the two sports with whom we have been co- operating in South Africa. 1 also enclose, for your information, a copy of the project handbook we have prepared which, although weighty, does give the full picture of what is being done in South Africa. I am enclosing some press clippings that we have collected so far. I am promised.more from the Consulate in Johannesburg once the Queen?s visit is over and they can catch up on their backlog of work. Finally, I do hope you will be able to make the dinner we are hosting on Monday 27 March for the South African Delegation, as we discussed at our meeting. Our guests will be: Mr Mthobi Tyamzashe Director?General for Sport in South Africa, Mr Mluleki George President, National Sports Council and Mr Mvuzo Mbebe General Manager, National Sports Council. Perhaps you could confirm your availability. The location for the dinner is L'Escargot, 48 Greek Street, London W1 at 8.00 for 8.30pm. All good wishes. Yours sincerely John Scott Head of International Affairs Enc. Crown Copyright The National ArchiveS' reference PREM 19/5407 CONFIDENTIAL . 013733 MDHIAN 1135 CONFIDENTIAL . FM CAPE TOWN T0 IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 055 DP 2123122 MARCH 95 INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS NEW YORK, UKDIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON INFO IMMEDIATE PARIS, PRETDRIA FROM PRIVATE SECRETARY SUBJECT NPT SOUTH AFRICA SUMMARY 1. SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT IN FAVOUR OF INDEFINITE EXTENSION OF THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES ENSHRINED IN THE NPT, BUT WANT A PROVISION FOR PERIODIC REVIEW OF PROGRESS TOWARDS IMPLEMENTATION, IN PARTICULAR ON DISARMAMENT BY THE NUCLEAR WEAPON STATES. DETAIL 2. THE FOREIGN SECRETARY RAISED THE NPT EXTENSION CONFERENCE WITH DEPUTY PRESIDENT MBEKI AND THE DEPUTY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, PAHAD, ON 21 MARCH. HE SAID WE WERE NEAR THE POINT OF DECISION ON THE NPT. SOME PROGRESS HAD BEEN MADE THOUGH THERE WAS NO PROSPECT OF RESOLVING PROBLEMS OVER AND THE UK FAVOURED INDEFINITE EXTENSION OF THE NPT. THE CHANCES OF NUCLEAR WEAPON STATES ENGAGING IN A CLASH WERE NOW REDUCED. THIS ENABLED US AND OTHERS TO REDUCE OUR NUCLEAR STOCKS. WE HAD ALSO CHANGED OUR POSITION ON THE CTB. 3. PAHAD, WHOM MBEKI DESCRIBED AS HIS EXPERT ON THE NPT, SAID THAT SOUTH AFRICA WAS TRYING TO FIND A COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE TWO POSITIONS HELD BY AFRICAN COUNTRIES. SOME OF THE ISSUES THE FOREIGN SECRETARY RAISED WERE OF CONCERN TO SOUTH AFRICA. IN ADDITION THEY ALSO WANTED PROVISIONS ON THE AVAILABILITY OF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY FOR PEACEFUL USE AND ALSO TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME MECHANISM, IN THE CONTEXT OF INDEFINITE EXTENSION OF THE NPT, FOR MEMBERS STATES TO REVIEW PROGRESS TOWARDS IMPLEMENTING THE OBJECTIVES, INCLUDING DISARMAMENT BY THE NUCLEAR WEAPON STATES. PAGE 1 CONFIDENTIAL Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 CONFIDENTIAL 0137" MDHIAN 1. . 4. MBEKI ADDED THAT HE HAD DISCUSSED THE NPT WITH AL GORE AND BRIEFLY WITH CLINTON. GORE HAD COMPARED THE NPT TO THE DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THAT BOTH ENSHRINED FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES WHICH SHOULD BE EXTENDED INDEFINITELY AND NOT BE SUBJECT TO PERIODIC RENEWAL. CLINTON HAD ALSO SAID THAT THE UNITED STATES DID NOT WANT TO MAKE PROGRESS BY A SIMPLE MAJORITY OF NPT STATES: THE NATURE OF THE ISSUE MEANT THAT THE US HAD TO WORK FOR WIDER AGREEMENT. MBEKI TENDED TO AGREE ON BOTH POINTS AND MADE CLEAR THAT HE FAVOURED INDEFINITE EXTENSION OF THE NPT BUT WITH SOME CAPACITY TO REVIEW PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTATION. 5. THE FOREIGN SECRETARY CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS NO DIFFERENCE IN PRINCIPLE BETWEEN THE UK AND SOUTH AFRICA. WE SHOULD KEEP IN CLOSE TOUCH ON THE ISSUE. REEVE DISTRIBUTION 122 MAIN 95 .SOUTHERN AFRICA LEG ADV PUSD PS CCD CHALKER CONSULAR BALDRY EUDCE) VEREKER CFSP UNIT MISS NEVILLE-JONES ECON ADV AINSCOW ERD MR DAVID WRIGHT JEPD MR BATTISCOMBE INFO BEARPARK MR TEBBIT INFO MR BONE HRPD MR GOODENOUGH NEWS MR DE FONBLANQUE NPD IRETON PLANNERS FREEMAN PAGE 2 CONFIDENTIAL Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FM CAPE TOWN 013732 MDHIAN 1134 To IMMEDIATE FCO LEnahR-o?w& TELNO 056 0F 2123142 MARCH 95 INFO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON, PRETORIA 1L Dg>g FROM PRIVATE SECRETARY SUBJECT STATE VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA FOREIGN DISCUSSIONS ON BILATERAL COOPERATION SUMMARY 1. POSITIVE IMPRESSIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL UNITY AND ITS ABILITIES TO OPERATE. CONTINUED CONCERNS OVER RIVALRY IN NATAL. DE KLERK LOOKING FOR WAYS TO CONTINUE POWER- SHARING BEYOND THE NEXT ELECTION. DETAIL 2. DURING THE FIRST TWO DAYS OF THE STATE VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA, THE FOREIGN SECRETARY ATTENDED THE PRIVATE MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MANDELA AND HAD SEPARATE MEETINGS WITH DEPUTY PRESIDENTS MBEKI AND DE KLERK. HE ALSO HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO FOREIGN MINISTER NZO, ANC RAMAPHOSA, AND BRIEFLY CHIEF BUTHELEZI (A FULLER MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR DURBAN LATER THIS WEEK). THIS EVENING HE DISCUSSED DEFENCE COOPERATION WITH THE DEPUTY MINISTER OF DEFENCE (KASRILS). ALL EXPRESSED IMMENSE PLEASURE AT THE VISIT AND AT THE WARMTH OF THE POPULAR RECEPTION ACCORDED TO HER. 3. PRESIDENT MANDELA MADE CLEAR HIS CONTINUED EMPHASIS ON NATIONAL RECONCILIATION. HE HAD HOPED THAT THE QUEEN WOULD BE ABLE TO PAY A PARTICULAR TRIBUTE TO THE AFRIKANER PEOPLE AND WAS PLEASED WHEN THE SPEECH AT THE STATE BANQUET WAS AMENDED TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THIS. THE LEVEL OF POPULAR SUPPORT FOR MANDELA, ESPECIALLY AMONG WHITES, WAS STRIKING. 4. THABO MBEKI FORESAW CONTINUED DIFFICULTIES IN SOUTH AFRICA. THE COMMISSION ON TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION WAS A NECESSARY PROCESS BUT ONE WHICH WOULD REOPEN OLD WOUNDS. IT WAS DESIGNED TO WORK ON A 12-18 MONTH TIMESCALE. MANY WERE PRESSING FOR PAGE 1 RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED 013779 MDHIAN 1 . FULL DISCLOSURES BUT NO-ONE WAS QUITE CERTAIN WHAT THAT WOULD BRING. THE PROCEDURE WAS VOLUNTARY. THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING PILLORIED IN THE PRESS WAS DETERRING PEOPLE FROM COMING FORWARD. 5. THE ANC LEADERS GENERALLY CONTINUED TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SITUATION IN NATAL. MBEKI SAID THAT RECENT DISCLOSURES IN A TRIAL OF MEMBERS OF AN INKATHA DEATH SQUAD HAD IMPLICATED SENIOR FIGURES IN THE IFP HIERARCHY AND COULD SOON TOUCH BUTHELEZI HIMSELF. RATHER ODDLY, AFTER CONVICTING THE THREE CONCERNED, THE JUDGE HAD INVITED THOSE NAMED IN THE EVIDENCE TO COME FORWARD AND EXPLAIN THEMSELVES. MBEKI GAVE THE IMPRESSION THAT HE RATHER HOPED FOR A LESS THAN FULL DISCLOSURE AND CONCENTRATION ON THE FUTURE RATHER THAN THE PAST. 6. DE KLERK, IN A MUCH FULLER DISCUSSION OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN SCENE, SAID THAT THE INTERNAL POLITICAL SITUATION WAS PROCEEDING RATHER WELL FROM HIS PERSPECTIVE. HIS RECENT THREAT TO RESIGN OVER LACK OF COOPERATION WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL UNITY (GNU) HAD BEEN BENEFICIAL AND HAD MADE PEOPLE FACE THE POSSIBILITY OF WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE GNU BROKE DOWN. HE IDENTIFIED A NUMBER OF DARK CLOUDS ON THE HORIZON. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN NOVEMBER COULD GO WRONG AS THE MEMBER PARTIES OF THE GNU WOULD BE FIGHTING ONE ANOTHER. THERE WAS A PARTICULAR RISK TO THE COALITIONS IN PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS. THE VOTING PROCEDURE ITSELF WOULD BE ORDERLY WITH VOTERS ROLLS AND LESS IRREGULARITY THAN AT THE GENERAL ELECTION. BUT THE POLITICS WERE LESS PREDICTABLE. THERE WAS ALSO A COMPLICATION IN THAT THE TRADITIONAL TRIBAL CHIEFS FELT THREATENED BY THE INCLUSION OF RURAL AREAS IN THE MUNICIPAL STRUCTURE. HE WAS PRESSING FOR THE GOVERNMENT AS A WHOLE TO BE MORE ACTIVE TO REASSURE TRADITIONAL CHIEFS AND TO ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS. PROSPECTS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL UNITY 7. THE FOREIGN SECRETARY ASKED DE KLERK HOW LONG HE EXPECTED THE GNU TO LAST AND WHETHER THE STRUCTURE OF SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICAL PARTIES WAS LIKELY TO CHANGE. DE KLERK MADE CLEAR THAT THE NATIONAL PARTY WERE COMMITTED TO POWER SHARING. HE CERTAINLY DID NOT HAVE A STRATEGY TO PULL OUT OF THE GNU EIGHTEEN MONTHS BEFORE THE NEXT ELECTION. HE WAS CONFIDENT THAT THEY WOULD KNOW WELL BEFORE THAT WHETHER THE ANC WERE GOING TO REMAIN COMMITTED TO THE GNU. THE ANC WERE GOING TO PAGE 2 RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED . 013732 MDHIAN 1134 PRESS FOR WINNER-TAKES-ALL AT THE NEXT ELECTION. THE NP WERE LIKELY TO ARGUE THAT THE PRESENT ARRANGEMENT WORKED WELL AND SHOULD BE PERPETUATED. HIS OWN PREFERENCE (WHICH HE HAD NOT MADE KNOWN TO OTHERS OUTSIDE THE NP) WAS TO ALLOW THE PARTY WINNING 50% OF THE VOTE TO FORM A GOVERNMENT, BUT TO CONSTRAIN ITS POWERS SO THAT CERTAIN DECISIONS WHICH REQUIRED OVERWHELMING SUPPORT SHOULD BE TAKEN BY A STATE COUNCIL REPRESENTING ALL THE MAIN PARTIES. HE WAS ALSO EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING QUALIFIED MAJORITIES IN PARLIAMENT FOR CERTAIN ISSUES. THIS WOULD BE A COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE ANC AND NP POSITIONS. HE WAS QUITE PREPARED TO CONSIDER A SUNSET CLAUSE WHEREBY THESE NEW ARRANGEMENTS WOULD COME TO AN END AFTER TEN OR FIFTEEN YEARS. HE THOUGHT THE WHOLE QUESTION OF POWER-SHARING WOULD BECOME THE PRIME ISSUE AT THE NEXT ELECTION. 8. DE KLERK WENT ON TO COMMENT ON THE ANC MORE WIDELY. IT WAS NOT YET A FULLY FLEDGED PARTY AND WAS PRONE TO PRESSURE GROUPS WITHIN IT. HIS ADVICE TO MANDELA HAD BEEN THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR THE ANC LEADERS TO TAKE A CLEAR POSITION, EVEN IF THAT RISKED ALIENATING THE RADICALS AND LEADING TO SOME ANC SUPPORT GOING ELSEWHERE. THIS WAS WHAT THE NATIONAL PARTY HAD DONE UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP IN 1989. HE BELIEVED THAT SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS WOULD SETTLE DOWN INTO A THREE PARTY SYSTEM, RATHER LIKE THE GERMANS, WITH A SMALL LIBERAL PARTY IN THE MIDDLE. THE ALTERNATIVE WOULD BE TO GO DOWN WHAT HE CALLED THE MALAYSIAN ROUTE, WHERE ETHNIC PARTIES, SHARING COMMON POLICIES FORGED COALITIONS. BUT HE WAS NOT WILLING TO ENTERTAIN ANY COALITION BETWEEN THE NATIONAL PARTY AND THE ANC AS LONG AS THE LATTER HAD A LINK WITH THE SACP. HIS POLITICAL EFFORT WAS GEARED TO MAKING THE NP SUPPORT GROW. INTERNATIONAL MEDIATION 9. CHIEF BUTHELEZI COMMENTED BRIEFLY ON THE ISSUE OF INTERNATIONAL MEDIATION WHICH HAD LED TO HIS WALKOUT FROM PARLIAMENT AND, LATER, THEIR RETURN ON THE BASIS THAT HIS GRIEVANCES WERE ADDRESSED WITHIN ONE MONTH. HE EXPECTED HIS FELLOW CABINET MEMBERS TO ABIDE BY THE AGREEMENT THEY SIGNED LAST APRIL. PRESSED BY THE FOREIGN SECRETARY ON THE VARIOUS WAYS IN WHICH THE COMMITMENT COULD BE MET, BUTHELEZI STUCK FAST TO THE NEED FOR ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL MEDIATION. 10. DE KLERK TOLD THE FOREIGN SECRETARY THAT HE WAS CONCERNED PAGE 3 RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED 013 MDHIAN 1 1 ABOUT THIS ISSUE AS WELL, NOT LEAST BECAUSE WE WERE ALREADY HALF WAY THROUGH THE ONE MONTH DEADLINE. HE EMPHASISED THAT THE QUESTION OF MEDIATION WAS NOT RELATED TO THE NEW CONSTITUTION BUT ONLY ABOUT CERTAIN REMAINING POINTS RELATING TO THE TRANSITIONAL CONSTITUTION. THE NATIONAL PARTY HAD NEVER LIKED THE IDEA OF MEDIATION, BUT HAVING SAID IT WAS COMMITTED TO ADHERING TO IT. REALISTIC TERMS OF REFERENCE. ANY SUCH MEDIATION WOULD NEED HE EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT WHAT AGENDA BOTH THE ANC AND THE IFP WERE PURSUING. IT WAS NOTABLE HOW CHALLENGE TO THE ZULU KING HAD FOLLOWED HIS WALKOUT FROM PARLIAMENT. HIS ONLY HOPE WAS THAT BUTHELEZI HAD SECURED ENOUGH FLEXIBILITY FROM HIS RECENT PARTY CONFERENCE TO BE ABLE TO FIND A WAY THROUGH WITHOUT PRECIPITATING ANOTHER CRISIS. REEVE MAIN 95 .SOUTHERN AFRICA LEG ADV PUSD CCD CONSULAR EUDCE) CFSP UNIT ECON ADV ERD JEPD INFO BEARPARK INFO HRPD DISTRIBUTION 122 ODAIIESD PS ODAIIPSIBARONESS CHALKER BALDRY VEREKER MISS NEVILLE-JONES AINSCOW MR DAVID WRIGHT MR BATTISCOMBE MR TEBBIT MR BONE MR NEWS MR DE FONBLANQUE NPD IRETON PLANNERS FREEMAN RAD HUDSON PAGE 4 RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED 013104 MDHIAN 1131 9% RESTRICTED FM CAPE TOWN TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 057 OF 212315Z MARCH 95 . INFO IMMEDIATE UKREP BRUSSELS, PARIS FROM PRIVATE SECRETARY SUBJECT AFRICA 1. THE FOREIGN SECRETARY TOLD DEPUTY PRESIDENT MBEKI ON 21 MARCH THAT WE WANTED TO MOVE AHEAD WITH AN AFRICA AGREEMENT. FURTHER DETAILED WORK WAS NEEDED AND THERE WAS LIKELY TO BE SOME PROGRESS THIS WEEK FROM THE COMMISSION. 2. MBEKI SAID THAT ONE POSSIBILITY WAS A TEN YEAR ASYMMETRICAL FREE TRADE AREA AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EU AND SOUTH AFRICA, IN WHICH THE EU WOULD ENJOY UNRESTRICTED ACCESS TO THE SOUTH AFRICAN MARKET FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS. THIS WAS RAISING SOME CONCERNS IN THE COUNTRY. SOUTH AFRICAN INDUSTRY WAS STILL PRIMITIVE AND VERY HIGH COST. FOR EXAMPLE, A BMW PRODUCED IN SOUTH AFRICA WAS 40% MORE EXPENSIVE THAN ONE PRODUCED IN GERMANY. THE ALTERNATIVE OF A MARKET ACCESS AGREEMENT WOULD NEED A WAIVER FROM THE WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION OVER WHICH HE FORESAW DIFFICULTIES. 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NAVAL COOPERATION WOULD BE GREATLY ENHANCED IF THE SOUTH AFRICANS WERE TO BUY THE CORVETTES FROM YARROW. MBEKI SAYS THAT THE EVALUATION OF TENDERS HAS GONE WRONG AND THAT CABINET WAS BEING FACED WITH A SINGLE RECOMMENDATION, NAMELY TO BUY THE SPANISH VESSELS. HE WAS PRESSING FOR THE PROCESS TO BE REOPENED, THOUGH THAT MEANT THAT ALL FIVE ORIGINAL BIDS WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO BE LOOKED AT AGAIN. KASRILS (DEFENCE) STILL HOPEFUL 0F RESTRICTING THE PROCESS TO THE SPANISH AND BRITISH BIDS. DETAIL 2. AFRICAN DEFENCE COLLABORATION WAS A THEME OF THE FOREIGN TALKS IN THE MARGINS OF THE STATE VISIT. WITH DEPUTY PRESIDENT MBEKI, THE FOREIGN SECRETARY WENT THROUGH THE FULL RANGE OF OUR SUPPORT FOR THE MILITARY ASPECTS OF THE TRANSITION. THE AMALGAMATION OF THE SADF AND MK TO A NEW NATIONAL DEFENCE FORCE HAD NOT BEEN AN EASY TASK BUT WE BELIEVED THE BMATT TEAM HAD PLAYED A USEFUL ROLE. THE SOUTH AFRICANS WERE NOW LOOKING FOR ADVICE ON HOW TO SLIM DOWN THE SIZE OF THE ARMED FORCES, AN EXERCISE WE HAD ONLY RECENTLY COMPLETED OURSELVES. WE HAD EXPERTISE TO OFFER. MORE BROADLY HE HOPED TO CREATE A CLOSE DEFENCE RELATIONSHIP COVERING TRAINING, LIAISON AND DEFENCE EQUIPMENT THERE WAS NO NEED IN HIS VIEW FOR AN OVER-ARCHING DEFENCE AGREEMENT BUT WE DID NEED TO GET ON WITH THE DETAILS. THE OLD CLOSE RELATIONSHIP NEEDED TO BE REBUILT, ON THE BASIS OF EQUALITY. 3. IN THIS CONTEXT, THE FOREIGN SECRETARY SAID THAT PURCHASE PAGE 1 CONFIDENTIAL Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 CONFIDENTIAL 013740 MDHIAN .6 BY SOUTH AFRICA OF NEW CORVETTES FROM YARROWS WOULD BE A MAJOR ELEMENT IN OUR DEFENCE RELATIONSHIP. YARROWS HAD TO MEET THE SOUTH AFRICAN REQUIREMENTS AND SEE OFF THE COMPETITION. BUT SUCH A PURCHASE WOULD GREATLY BROADEN THE SCOPE FOR NAVY TO NAVY COLLABORATION AND BE A CENTREPIECE FOR MILITARY COOPERATION AS A WHOLE. 4. MBEKI SAID, A LITTLE APOLOGETICALLY, THAT SOMETHING SEEMED TO HAVE GONE WRONG WITH THE PROCESS OF EVALUATING TENDERS AND HE WAS NOW HAVING TO INSIST ON THE PROCESS BEING REOPENED. SOME OF THOSE INVOLVED SEEMED TO BE TRYING TO REACH TO QUICK A CONCLUSION AND THE CABINET WERE BEING PRESENTED WITH WHAT LOOKED LIKE A PRIOR DECISION FOR THE SPANISH BID. THE TENDERING DID NOT LOOK TO BE EVEN-HANDED. THERE WOULD BE A PRESENTATION TO CABINET NEXT WEEK AND HE HOPED THAT, WHILE SOME DELAY WAS INEVITABLE, THERE WOULD BE A DECISION WITHIN WEEKS RATHER THAN MONTHS. 5. THE FOREIGN SECRETARY SAID IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR US FOR YARROWS BID TO BE PROPERLY CONSIDERED. HE LEFT THE IMPRESSION THAT IT WOULD BE MORE DIFFICULT FOR US TO RESPOND TO SOUTH AFRICAN REQUESTS FOR MILITARY COOPERATION IF THE CORVETTES CONTRACT WENT ELSEWHERE. IN A BRIEF DISCUSSION ABOUT SOUTH NEEDS FOR THE VESSELS, THE FOREIGN SECRETARY SAID THAT WITH SUCH A HUGE COAST LINE AND MARITIME INTERESTS, THERE WAS A PRIME FACE CASE FOR A SOUTH AFRICAN NAVY. MBEKI MADE CLEAR HE AGREED. 6. DE KLERK THE PREVIOUS DAY HAD FORESHADOWED SOME OF THESE POINTS. HE SAID THAT ALL FIVE ORIGINAL BIDDERS WERE STILL PUSHING. HE AND MANDELA HAD LOOKED AT PRESENTATIONS FROM THE BIDDERS BUT THE WHOLE CABINET HAD TO BE INVOLVED AND BE BEHIND THE FINAL DECISION. THAT MEANT A TRANSPARENT AND FAIR PROCESS. THE UK DECISION AGAINST THE ROOIVALK HELICOPTER HAD BEEN A FURTHER COMPLICATION. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A TANGIBLE ELEMENT OF ANY COUNTERTRADE, NOT LEAST AS IT WOULD HAVE OPENED UP THE WORLD MARKET FOR HELICOPTERS TO SOUTH AFRICAN PRODUCERS. THE FOREIGN SECRETARY MADE CLEAR THAT OUR DECISION ON ROOIVALK HAD BEEN SOLELY ON THE MERITS OF THE PACKAGE PUT FORWARD. 7. THE FOREIGN SECRETARY GAVE RONNIE KASRILS, THE DEPUTY DEFENCE MINISTER, A SIMILAR ANALYSIS TO THE ONE HE GAVE MBEKI. KASRILS THOUGHT THAT THE BID STILL RESTED BETWEEN YARROWS AND THE SPANISH BID. HE WAS DISAPPOINTED AT COMMENTS THAT PAGE 2 CONFIDENTIAL Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 CONFIDENTIAL I 013740 . MDHIAN 1136 OTHERS MAY COME BACK INTO THE RUNNING. HE THOUGHT THERE WAS ONLY A 40% CHANCE THAT HE AND THE OTHERS WOULD BE ABLE TO PERSUADE CABINET TO GO AHEAD WITH THE CORVETTES AT ALL, BUT WAS COMMITTED TO PUSHING THE ARGUMENTS WHICH HE SAW AS STRONG. HE EXPECTED A DECISION IN MAY, WHICH WOULD LEAVE TIME FOR A REEVALUATION OF THE WHOLE PROCESS IF NECESSARY. COMMENT 8. THE FOREIGN SECRETARY CONCLUDES FROM ALL THIS THAT THERE IS STILL A GREAT DEAL TO PLAY FOR BUT WE WILL HAVE TO WORK HARD IF BID IS TO SUCCEED. HIS IMPRESSION IS THAT THE SOUTH AFRICANS WILL OPT TO BUY CORVETTES BUT THAT THE SPANISH BID IS FIRMLY IN THE LEAD AT PRESENT. OUR STRONGEST SUIT IS THE BROADER DEFENCE RELATIONSHIP WE CAN OFFER THE SOUTH AFRICANS WITH THE CORVETTES DEAL AT THE CENTRE OF IT. HE THINKS WE SHOULD NOW WORK UP WAYS TO THICKEN THIS RELATIONSHIP, PARTICULARLY PERHAPS ON THE NAVAL SIDE, BUT IN WAYS WHICH WOULD BE CONDITIONAL UPON THE CORVETTE DEAL GOING AHEAD. THESE IDEAS WILL NEED TO BE WORKED UP IN TIME FOR THE DEFENCE SECRETARY T0 DEPLOY THEM WHEN HE IS SOUTH AFRICA IN EARLY APRIL. REEVE DISTRIBUTION 132 MAIN 105 .SOUTHERN AFRICA UND LEG ADV PUSD CCD PS CONSULAR CHALKER BALDRY EUDCE) CFSP UNIT VEREKER ECON ADV MISS NEVILLE-JONES ERD AINSCOW JEPD MR DAVID WRIGHT PAGE 3 CONFIDENTIAL Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 INFO BEARPARK INFO HRPD NEWS NPD PLANNERS RAD RFD SECPOL ADDITIONAL 27 CAOFF LYALL-GRANT STAFF ROW CONFIDENTIAL MR MR MR MR MR BATTISCOMBE TEBBIT BONE GOODENOUGH DE FONBLANQUE IRETON FREEMAN HUDSON WILMSHURST SANDERS WOOD MORTIMER HAYWARD C2 DIV MR GALE LEEDS PAGE 4 CONFIDENTIAL Crown Copyright MDHIAN .3 The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Foreign Commonwealth ?7 CL Office 20 March 1995 we. Follow-Up to the Prime Minister's Visit to South Africa: Prime Minister's Reception on 1 May Thank you for your letter of 11 March which in the main seemed to be addressed to DTI and DNH. I can confirm that Lady Chalker will attend the Prime Minister's reception. The Foreign Secretary would like to has another reception that evening, but I am sure that he will try to drop in if he can. In addition, you may like to consider inviting Lord Inglewood (who spoke in the Lords for the Government on the South Africa Bill and also in the Lords' Debate on Economic, Cultural, Sporting and Tourist links with South Africa) and Mr Baldry (who took the South Africa Bill through the Commons). If you can give us a couple more days, we will also send you some names of Peers and MPs with sporting and business links with South Africa (I believe that the House of Lords and House of Commons rugby and cricket teams are both visting South Africa this year) and one or two names of people connected with the aid effort. \1 On.? MI SQW (S Sharpe) Private Secretary Roderic Lyne Esq CMG 10 Downing Street Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 . wg 9/ . From: RODERIC LYNE Date: 24 March 1995 cc (without enc): Edward PRIME ISTER dub)? i ?Qtl/E liking?!? i l7 - guest list; are you content? /i)o you have any additional ?6 . SOU AFRICA RECEPTION, 1 MAY I attach: suggestions at this stage? {Some further suggestions may come in L41 from Howard Davis); party which I propose to include with the - a message mry which the Sports Council will include in their newslett Sports Initiative (copies of which will be available at the reception). As background, I also attach some South African press cuttings sent to me by the Sports Council, and the handbook on their Initiative (no need to read it all, but the first two or three pages will give you the general picture). Format of the Reception I shall be having a meeting on 7 April with the DTI and the Sports Council to 1 discuss arrangements for the reception. If you are content, we might have the ("Kb Judy Simpson video on continuous play in the White Room, so that those who are interested can wander in and out. The Sports Council and DTI might send Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 -2- some short briefing notes to guests before the reception, so that they have a little more detail. At the event itself, we shall have some documents which people can pick up on the way out and take home. We shall need to decide who says what (given that any speeches should be kept very short). Business Launch The DTI intend to use the reception to announce the formation of their new high level Business Group for South Africa. They have yet to think up a good title for it. Sir Brian Pearce has agreed to be chairman. Richard Needham also wants to promote the British Business Exhibition in Johannesburg this September, and may have one or two other ideas up his sleeve. Sport All five of the "sporting ambassadors" are able to come, including Judy Simpson. You asked what had happened to her running track idea. This was explored with the South Africans, but they did not want the list of their sporting priorities. The Sports Council are therefore going for a broader set of initiatives. As their handbook records, they have started with ?176,000 of public money from different sources. They are seeking to add to it through commercial sponsorship, and of course hope that your reception will raise the level of interest among potential sponsors. British High Commission I asked Douglas Hurd?s Private Secretary (whose last postng was in South Africa) to use the margins of the State Visit to encourage, pretty firmly, a more active level of participation by the High Commission. I await his report. (Aw. Lyne l\south.as Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 i? 10 DOWNING STREET LONDON 2AA From the Private Secretary 27 March 1995 jaw/Jam) Many thanks for your letters of 15 and 23 March, for the handbook and for your suggested guest list. I enclose a message for your newsletter signed by the Prime Minister. I have asked the Press Of?ce to obtain a suitable photograph of the cricket in Alexandra and will send this on as soon as I can. Martyn Baker of the DTI, to whom I am copying this letter, can manage 1530 on Friday, 7 April for a short meeting here at No.10 with you and me to discuss the format of the reception and brie?ng notes to be sent out in advance. Would this time suit you as well? RODERIC LYNE 14/71 John Scott, Esq. Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 10 DOWNING STREET LONDON 2AA THE PRIME MINISTER My visit to South Africa last year was one of the most stimulating overseas journeys I have made. There is an enormous amount to be done in South Africa and an enormous amount which the United Kingdom can do there, not least in promoting sport. Sport, as I told the South African Parliament, has a huge part to play in the life of a healthy community. It is an outlet for the energies of young people. It develops individual character and teamwork. It gives enjoyment to people who, in many cases, have few facilities for recreation. And it builds bridges between nations. That is why I launched the United Kingdom?South Africa Sports Initiative, with the help of the ?ve sporting ambassadors who travelled with me. As this newsletter shows, under the guidance and management of the Sports Council and with enthusiastic participation of sporting bodies in South Africa, the Sports Initiative continues to gather momentum. I congratulate the Sports Council on the energy with which they have developed this Initiative. I am grateful to all who have helped them in different ways. I hope that many others will support this splendid new link between Britain and South Africa. March 1995 7? Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Confederation of British Industry From Centre Point Howard Davies 103 New Oxford Street Director-General LondonWClA'lDU FPS Viki- Telephone 0171-379 7400 Facsimile 0171-836 0645 Telex 21332 30 March 1995 Roderic Lyne Esq Private Secretary for Foreign Affairs 10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA 9?u4 Thank you for your letter of March 24, and for giving us an opportunity to suggest names for the Prime Minister?s South Africa Reception on May 1. I would be very pleased to come myself, as we agreed. In addition, I attach a list of 10 further names, eight of them business people and two members of CBI staff. Feel free to take as many or as few of them as you wish, but they all have particular contacts with South Africa which make them good candidates, in my view. Incidentally, I appreciated the Prime Minister?s speech at the Britain in the World Conference yesterday, which was more interesting than the usual run. I enclose a copy of what I said in the breakout session on the economy, in case it is of interest. Howard Davies Attachment Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Marcus Beresford Esq Managing Director GKN Industrial Services Ipsley House Ipsley Church Lane PO Box 55 Redditch Worcs B98 OTL A Buxton Esq Chairman Barclays Bank Johnson Smirke Building 4 Royal Mint Court London EC3N 4HJ Laing Esq CBE Chairman John Laing PO Box 45 Page Street Mill Hill London NW7 ZER Sir Colin Marshall Chairman British Airways PO Box 10 Heathrow Airport Hounslow Middlesex TW6 ZJA Marshall Esq Chief Executive The De La Rue Co 6 Agar Street London WC2N 4DE James Ross Esq Chief Executive Cable and Wireless 124 Theobalds Road London 8RX Martin Broughton Esq Chief Executive BAT Industries PO Box 345 Windsor House 50 Victoria Street London SW1H ONL Crown Copyright Have a sizeable pallet business in South Africa Barclays recently returned to South Africa Chairman of CBI International Committee Lots of flights Have ambitions in South Africa Have ambitions on South Africa Big market presence The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Sir Richard Sykes Involved in South Africa Deputy Chairman Chief Executive already Glaxo Holdings Lansdowne House Berkeley Square London 6BP Alec Daly CBE Deputy Director-General CBI Ms Lorna Bowden South Africa Desk CBI Crown Copyright Confederation of British Industry From Centre Point Howard Davies 103 New Oxford Street Director-General The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 LondonWC'lA Telephone 0171-379 7400 Facsimile 0171-836 0645 Telex 21332 30 March 1995 Roderic Lyne Esq Private Secretary for Foreign Affairs 10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA Thank you for your letter of March 24, and for giving us an opportunity to suggest names for the Prime Minister?s South Africa Reception on May 1. I would be very pleased to come myself, as we agreed. In addition, I attach a list of 10 further names, eight of them business people and two members of CBI staff. Feel free to take as many or as few of them as you wish, but they all have particular contacts with South Africa which make them good candidates, in my View. Incidentally, I appreciated the Prime Minister?s speech at the Britain in the World Conference yesterday, which was more interesting than the usual run. I enclose a copy of what I said in the breakout session on the economy, in case it is of interest. Howard Davies Attachment Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Marcus Beresford Esq Have a sizeable pallet Managing Director business in South Africa GKN Industrial Services Ipsley House Ipsley Church Lane PO Box 55 Redditch Worcs B98 OTL A Buxton Esq Barclays recently returned Chairman to South Africa Barclays Bank Johnson Smirke Building 4 Royal Mint Court London EC3N 4HJ Chairman of CBI Laing Esq CBE 0 International Committee Chairman . John Laing I 1? PO Box 45 Page Street Mill Hill London NW7 2BR Sir Colin Marshall Chairman British Airways PO Box 10 Heathrow Airport Hounslow Middlesex TW6 2JA Lots of flights Marshall Esq Have ambitions in Chief Executive South Africa The De La Rue Co 6 Agar Street London WC2N 4DE ?52! .. .James Ross Esq Have ambitions on - Chief Executive South Africa f, Cable and Wireless 124 Theobalds Road London BRX Martin Broughton Esq k??r Big market presence Chief Executive BAT Industries lc PO Box 345 0? Ilvuf~?szL Windsor House 7 50 Victoria Street London SW1H ONL Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Sir Richard Sykes Involved in South Africa Deputy Chairman Chief Executive already Glaxo Holdings Lansdowne House Berkeley Square London W1X Alec Daly CBE Deputy Director~General CBI Ms Lorna Bowden South Africa Desk CBI Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 From: Dominic Morris Date: 31 March 1995 MR LYNE SOUTH AFRICA RECEPTION You asked if I had any more names to suggest. Try the following: Sir Peter Middleton Baiclays Bob Alexander NatWest (or John Melbourn) Roddy Fleming Robert Fleming and Co Chris Tugendhat Abbey National (dark horse but why not get the South Africans sold on building society/bank combos) Roger Bunn Binney and Partners The Hon Peter Benson Coopers and Lybrand Sir Desmond Pitcher North West Water (since they have more experience than most of actually running water utilities under contract overseas). I have so far failed to establish whether RTZ are big in South Africa as opposed to Naimbia. Will try my contact there on Monday. (75% DOMINIC MORRIS Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 10 DOWNING STREET LONDON ser 2AA From the Private Secretary 4 Apl?ll 1995 MQYWI PRIME RECEPTION TO ENCOURAGE BUSINESS AND SPORTING LINKS WITH SOUTH AFRICA You will no doubt have seen a copy of Roderic Lyne?s letter to the High Commissioner of 24 March, asking for suggestions, by 30 March, for key businessmen who might usefully be included in the Prime Minister?s reception on 1 May. I enclose some extra names which have been suggested on the business side. These are additional to J70 odd names already on the DTI list. We have room to include most of them, provided you agree that their companies have good actual or potential business prospects in South Africa. It would be helpful to have a reply by the end of the week, as we need to get the invitations out soon. I am copying this letter to Martyn Baker (Department of Trade and Industry) and would similarly be grateful for his comments. 30M 6w, EDWARD OAKDEN Dr Carter Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Marcus Beresford Esq Have a sizeable pallet Managing Director business in South Africa GKN Industrial Services Ipsley House Ipsley Church Lane PO Box 55 Redditch Worcs B98 OTL A Buxton Esq Barclays recently returned Chairman to South Africa Barclays Bank Johnson Smirke Building 4 Royal Mint Court London EC3N 4HJ Laing Esq CBE Chairman of CBI Chairman International Committee John Laing PO Box 45 Page Street Mill Hill London NW7 2ER Sir Colin Marshall Lots of flights Chairman British Airways PO Box 10 Heathrow Airport Hounslow Middlesex TW6 2JA Marshall Esq Have ambitions in Chief Executive South Africa The De La Rue Co 6 Agar Street London WC2N 4DE James Ross Esq Have ambitions on Chief Executive South Africa Cable and Wireless 124 Theobalds Road London BRX Martin Broughton Esq Big market presence Chief Executive BAT Industries PO Box 345 Windsor House 50 Victoria Street London SW1H ONL Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 2 1 Sir Richard Sykes Involved in South Africa Deputy Chairman Chief Executive already Glaxo Holdings . Lansdowne House - Berkeley Square 4 London WIX 6BP Alec Daly CBE Deputy Director?General CBI Ms Lorna Bowden South Africa Desk CBI Sir Peter Middleton Bz?emys Bob Alexander NatWest (or John Melbourn) Roddy Fleming Robert Fleming and Co Chris Tugendhat Abbey National (dark horse but why not get the South Africans sold on building society/bank combos) Roger Bunn Binney and Partners The Hon Peter Benson Coopers and Lybrand Sir Desmond Pitcher North West Water (since they have more experience than most of actually running water utilities under contract overseas). Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 From: Rod Lyne Date: 1 May 1995 fair-2" ?5 "?4'th 4- 2f? 2' bra-N?? f? .2 . .F . PRIME MINISTER .. 1 . . NOTES FOR THE RECEPTION I attach: - - Speaking notes (3 page format) - alternati_v_e_ one page summary - pocket summary of the batting order 1 May 1995 Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 SOUTH AFRICA RECEPTION: 1 MAY NOTES FOR REMARKS BY THE PRIME MINISTER - Only 1 year, 4 days since extraordinary South African elections. Enormous amount achieved since then, both in South Africa and in our relations. State Visit, my own visit, visits by Michael Heseltine, Douglas Hurd, Malcolm Ri?dnd, David Hunt and others. Delighted South African Minister for Constitutional Development, Roelf Meyer, here this evening. - Plus rugby and cricket Test series - both diplomatically drawn. - Relationship with South Africa a very high priority for us. Politics; trade; a million people in South Africa who consider themselves British. We can help make a difference to the South African transition. - Want to issue a business challenge and a sporting challenge this evening. Both initiatives going very well. Want you to help them go even better. And to thank the many people here already involved in them. - On business, Michael Heseltine will say more about the "Opportunity South Africa" campaign; will introduce our new trade advisory body, COSAT, and its Chairman, Sir Brian Pearse. Just make three points: South Africa is already one of our biggest markets outside the OECD. Exports up 25 per cent last year to nearly ?1.5 billion. Investment around ?10 billion. Undoubted potential for the trade partnership to grow even bigger. Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 -2- (ii) Many thanks to the 30 British companies helping to develop new small businesses under the Soweto Skills Initiative. I hope more small and medium sized companies will invest in South Africa with the help of the British Investment Promotion Scheme launched by Lynda Chalker. On the UK/South Africa Sports Initiative, I won?t repeat what you have seen in the Sports Council?s newsletter. They are going to show us a short video, and send you all copies of a longer version. Sport not just a love for life, but an aid to development of the community and the individual. Has a serious part to play in our relations with South Africa. South Africans were both surprised and delighted to hear me say this in a solemn speech in their Parliament. And my business team will tell you that the sporting connection was an asset in their contacts, too. Warm thanks to the enthusiastic sporting ambassadors who accompanied me - Bobby Charlton, Judy Simpson, Alex Stewart, Rob Andrew plus Colin Cowdrey for the Lords Taverners. And to the Sports Council for carrying the initiative forward so successfully, and to all who have taken part in it. The initiative has so far been funded by ?170,000 of public money, for its ?rst year. Proving its worth. Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 -3- - But much more to be done and delighted to announce tonight that the Government is ready in principle to commit funds for a further year, to benefit under-privileged youth and communities in South Africa. - HMG will also be funding direct help by six VSO volunteers - some of whom are here and providing some more equipment. - This is where you come in. I would like this to be a partnership between thLQublic and private sectors. Companies doing business in South Africa can show their commitment by helping us to develop even more facilities. The Sports Council have given you the details, and they have people here who can explain more to you. - Finally: Welcome the new South African High Commissioner, Mendi Msimang, and in a few minutes will ask him to introduce the video. Great pleasure also to see his predecessor, Kent Durr. - Seeing some distinguished rugby ?gures, may I wish all four British Isles rugby teams the best of luck in the World Cup? May the best team win the Cup - so long as it is one of these four! - Over to Michael Heseltine. ?sanotesch Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 YOUR REMARKS AT 1 MAY RECEPTION: CHECK-LIST One year four days since SA elections. SA transition bilateral links (visits, politics, trade, people). Welcome SA Minister for Constitutional Development, Roelf Meyer. Business initiatives. Heseltine to describe. "Opportunity South Africa"/"Soweto Skills Initiative"/"British Investment Promotion Scheme"/launching COSAT (Brian Pearse). Exports ?1.5billion linvestment about ?10 billion. Sports initiative. Own visit. SA Parliament speech. Sporting ambassadors. Townships. Initiatives launched: ?170,000 from Council for ?rst year. Announce HMG ready in principle to commit funds for a further year. Also funding six VSO volunteers (some present tonight) plus more equipment. Want private sector partnership. See video. Further details from Sports Council. Welcome new SA High Commissioner, Mendi Msimang (predecessor, Kent Durr, also here). Rugby World Cup: 4 home teams. Over to Heseltine. ?checkeam Crown Copyright ?bauingcam The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RECEPTION, 1 MAY Batting Order at 1850 Prime Minister President of the Board of Trade Sir Brian Pearse (Chairman, Committee on South African Trade - COSAT) South African High Commissioner, Mr Mendi Msimang, to introduce Sports Council Video Showing of video Judy Simpson Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 From: Roderic Lyne Date: 7 April 1995 Sue Goodchild Edward Oakden Prime Minister (j?wi? cc: Paddy Feeny 47 SOUTH AFRICAN RECEPTI N: 1 We held a further meeting this afternoon with the Sports Council and DTI to plan the Reception. Cast List The guest list seems to be shaping up well. Though Sue Goodchild has not yet had confirmations from all, the Sports Council think that all the sporting ambassadors" will be able to come, with the possible exception of Alec Stewart. Business Launch Brian Pearce has confirmed his agreement to head the new Trade Advisory Group for South Africa which will be launched at the Reception. I have told DTI that I was sure you would happily sign a letter thanking him for this (which might in turn encourage other high level businessmen to join the Group). Literature Both DTI and the Sports Council are preparing some briefing notes to be sent out to guests in advance. The Sports Council notes will advertise their scheme for private sector contributions to the Sports Initiative. (1 have continued to stress to them that you do a hard sell. And we shall continue to make clear to the businessmen that they are being invited in their own right, irrespective of whether or not they choose to contribute to the Sports Initiative). Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 We saw the galley proofs of the Sports Council?s newsletter. It has two excellent colour photographs of you on the front page one executing an off drive in the nets; and the other with Bobby Charlton in a crowd of school children. Presentation at the Reception I have decreed that the presentation at the Reception must be short and pithy maximum 10 minutes. Subject to your views, we propose to organise it as follows: i. Your introductory remarks (covering both business and sport - two minutes). ii. Michael Heseltine or Richard Needham to announce the Trade Advisory Group and beat the drum for trade initiatives (about one minute). Brian Pearce: introduction to the Trade Advisory Group (one minute) . Either iv. Judy Simpson and Bobby Charlton to describe the Sports Initiative (about three minutes) followed by concluding remarks by the new South African High Commissioner (one minute); 0R iv. South African High Commissioner to introduce video (half a minute). Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 0 -3- V. Show video (four minutes). vi. Concluding remarks by Judy Simpson (one minute). Yi_dc_o_ The Sports Council are putting together a promotional video. It will incorporate some of the material compiled by Judy Simpson after your visit, plus extra footage on the Initiative. They hope to get Mandela (failing that Mbeke or Tshwete) to record a short message. Having taken professional advice, and done similar exercises before, the Sports Council see the video as the centrepiece of their presentation. They will give copies to the businessmen to take home, and also hope to get some air time for it on British and South African television. We looked at two options for showing the video during the reception: - Plan A (strongly preferred by the Sports Council) Erect two large ?at projection screens in the corners of the Green Room and the Pillared Room, and do one showing of the video during the speeches. Comment: I was initially against this as the screens will not look pretty in the corners of the room, and the showing might fit rather oddly into the party format. But we think the screens could be tucked into the corners so that they do not get in the way, and there is no doubt that this way of showing the video would have the greater impact. It is of course essential that it should be short. Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 - Plan Erect screens in the large dining room and the White Room, with the video running continuously on a loop. Invite guests to wander through one or other room during the course of the evening to see the video. Comment: Sports Council would buy this, but very much as second best. Less intrusion on the party, but less impact. is I have reserved your position entirely. Do you have strong views? Future Government Funding The public funds used to launch the Sports Initiative during your visit were committed for one year only. The Sports Council hope you will be able during the party to announce continued Government funding into next year, or preferably two. - 7? I have taken a sounding in Douglas Hurd?s office. The response was not discouraging: John Sawers thought it should be possible to find sums of this order out of the fairly substantial programme allocated to South Africa. Continued Government funding should help us to attract private sector donations. or me to follow up with the attached letter to the RODERIC LYNE Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 MR LYNE South Africa Reception 1 May I attach an up-to-date list of guests attending the Reception on 1 May. I also attach a list of those still to be invited if there is space. I have faxed this list to Andrew Sanders at DTI 3% Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 As at 21 April LIST OF GUESTS ATTENDING THE RECEPTION TO BE GIVEN BY THE PRIME MINISTER ON 1 MAY 1995 FROM 6.00 PM to 7.30 PM The Prime Minister Ministers Rt Hon Douglas Hurd, MP Rt Hon Michael Heseltine, MP Rt Hon Malcolm Rifkind, MP Rt Hon William Waldegrave, MP due to visit South Africa Rt Hon Dr Brian Mawhinney, MP due to visit South Africa Rt Hon Stephen Dorrell, MP Rt Hon The Baroness Chalker Mr Anthony Nelson, MP ?Rt Hon Richard Needham, MP Mr Tony Baldry, MP Mr Iain Sproat, MP High Commissioner His Excellency the High Commissioner for South Africa Mr Kent Durr former High Commissioner for South Africa SPORTS LIST Football Sir Bert Millichip Chairman, The Football Association Mr Graham Kelly Chief Executive, The Football Association Mr Charles Hughes Director of Coaching and Education The Football Association Mr Robin Russell Assistant Director of Coaching Education (Community Development) The Football Association Sir John Quinton Chairman, The FA Premier League Mr Rick Parry Chief Executive, The FA Premier League Mr Gordon McKeag President, The Football League Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Mr David Dent Mr Gordon Taylor Mr Roger Reade ?Mr Alan Hansen Mr Gary Mabbutt Athletics Mr Arthur McAllister Professor Peter Radford Mr David Lease Mr Peter Thompson Mr Robert Stinson Rugby Mr will Carling Mr Dennis Easby Mr Jack Rowell Mr Dudley Wood ?Mr Ieuan Evans ?Mr Terry Kingston Air Vice Marshal G.C. Cricket Mr Alan Smith Mr Ray Illingworth Sports Leadership Mr Tim Cantle?Jones Mr Tony Byrne Ms Sue Campbell Secretary, The Football League Chief Executive, The Professional Footballers? Association Administrator, Community Programme in Professional Football Captain, Tottenham Hotspur FC President, British Athletic Foundation Executive Chairman, British Athletic Federation National Coach Curriculum Consultant, International Amateur Athletic Federation Hon. Treasurer, International Amateur Athletic Federation England Team Captain President, The Rugby Football Union England Team Manager Secretary, The Rugby Football Union Wales Team Captain Ireland Team Captain (Larry) Lamb Chief Executive, Test County Cricket Board Chairman of Selectors Consultant to Sports Council Director, Coachwise Chief Executive, Youth Sport Trust Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Mr Geoff Cooke Chief Executive, National Coaching Foundation ?Mr Norman Brook Consultant to the National Coaching Foundation Mr Nick Barret Recruitment Officer, VSO Sports Council Mr Rodney Walker Chairman, Sports Council (England) Mr Trevor Brooking Vice2Chairman, Sports Council (England) Mr Derek Casey Chief Executive, Sports Council (England) Mr Geoff Thompson Member Ms Sarah Springman Member Mr John Scott Head of International Affairs Mr Andreas Hansen Higher Executive Officer ?Mr Jonathan O?Neil Press Officer Mr George Reynolds Senior Regional Officer, South West Region Sports Delegation Mr Rob Andrew ?Sir Bobby Charlton Sir Colin Cowdrey Judy Simpson and Mr Robin Simpson BUSINESSMEN Minister for Trade's Visit Mr S. Wauchope Managing Director, Acorn Computers Mr Christopher Kemp Director General,Association of British health-Care Industries Mr Gordon Edington Group Property Director, BAA International Mr John Weston Chairman and Managing Director, British Aerospace Defence Ltd., ?Mr I. Alston Regional Manager, BT (Worldwide) Ltd. Crown Copyright Mr Mr Mr Mr The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Ronald Petersen Dominic Savage John Carrington John Caudwell Professor M.A. Brown David Probert G. Cowen G.F. Page J.B Cronin Paul Turner Brian Baldock Jonathan First ?Mr G. Gonszor Glen Cooper Howard Lyons J. Patterson Brian Boys Graham Titcombe B. Kennedy Henry Johnston Martin Kingston David Mansfield Mark Bostock Steve Lister John Foley Chief Executive, Bridon Director, British Educational Suppliers Association Director of Regional Businesses, Cable Wireless Chairman, Caudwell Communications Ltd. Executive Pro Vice Chancellor, De Montford University, Leicester Chairman, Crown Agents Managing Director, DeWplan Ltd., Chief Executive, Cobham Managing Director,GEC Alsthom NV Goddard Kay Rogers and Associates Managing Director and Joint Deputy Chairman, Guinness Director, Henry Ansbacher Co. Ltd. Managing Director, International Dept. Hill Samuel Managing Director, Industrial Control Services International Hospitals Group Managing Director (Sales) J.C. Bamford Excavators Ltd. Chairman,John Laing International Main Board Director,Johnson Matthey Director, Longwall International Managing Director, MIVAN Overseas Ltd. Morgan Grenfell Chief Executive, Nottingham Group Holdings Director, Arup Economics Planning Sales Director, Pace Micro Technology Marketing Director (Education) Crown Copyright Mr Mr Mr Mr Mr Alan Carnell Philip Hills G. Henderson Barry Myers David Hastie ?Mr M.D. Willetts ?Mr T. Quick David Teague Adrian Platt A. Morrison I.M. Martin H.J. Pearce Roger Mabey D.D.A. Piesold S.C.Y. Parker J. Cheesebrough Alistair Boyd David Henning T. Gould Leslie Jones Swraj Paul David Longdon ?Mr David Anderson The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Group Commercial Director, Racal Group Services Managing Director, Samuel Montagu Senior Partner, Slaughter May Managing Director, Trafalgar House Construction Ltd. Sales Director, Vickers Defence President (Development) Wade Adams Acting Sales Marketing Director Westland Helicopters Ltd. ICL Director Group Development Sedgwick Group Chairman, Defence Systems Ltd. Fairey Hydraulics EMS Medical Managing Director, Bovis International Chairman, Knight Piesold International Director Kleinwort Benson Regional Director and General Manager (Africa) AMEC Process Energy Ltd. CDC Advisor, Corporation Commonwealth Development Managing Director, VODAC?Vodaphone.Group Structherm Chairman, Biwater Chairman and Chief Executive, Caparo Grojp Ltd. Managing Director and Chief Executive, ELM Capital Management Regional Director Africa, Massey Ferguson Group Business Team who accompanied the Prime Minister to South Africa Mr Tim Barker Vice Chairman, Kleinwort Benson Group Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Sir Christopher Benson Mr Sydney Gillibrand The Earl Cairns Mr Andrew Cummins Mr Howard Davies Mr Michael Dobson Sir John Egan Mr George Kennedy Mr Michael Marks Sir Peter Newsam Mr Roderick Paul Sir Brian Pearce Dr Roy Reynolds Sir Ralph Robins Mr Ian Robinson other Businessmen Sir Sydney Lipworth Sir Philip Oppenheimer Mr Peter Bonfield Chairman, Costain Group Vice Chairman, British Aerospace Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive S.G. Warburg Group Director Strategy Development Inchcape Director General, CBI Chief Executive, Morgan Grenfell Chief Executive, BAA Chairman, Smiths Industries Medical Systems Chief Executive, Smith New Court Director, Institute of Education Chief Executive, Severn Trent Chairman, The Housing Corporation Chief Executive Commonwealth Development Corporation Chairman, Rolls Royce Chairman and Chief Executive, Scottish Power National Westminster Bank Chairman, The Diamond Trading Co.Ltd ICL Mr Marcus Beresford Managing Director, GKN Industrial ?Mr Andrew Buxton Sir Colin Marshall ?Mr James Ross Mr Martin Broughton ?Mr Alec Daly Ms Lorna Bowden Services. Have sizeable pallet business in South Africa Chairman, Barclays Bank. Barclays recently returned to S.A. Chairman, British Airways Chief Executive, Cable Wireless Chief Executive, BAT Industries Deputy Director General, CBI South Africa Desk, CBI Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Mr A.P. Dyer Mr Dominic Cadbury ?Mr Pieter Montyn ?Mr Rob White-Cooper ?Mr N.C. Ireland ?Mr C.F.N. Hope ?Dr R.A. Easton ?Sir Ernest Harrison ?The Lord Ashburton Others Sir John Hanson Mr Edmund Marsden ??Sir Michael Caine Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive The BOC Group Chairman, Cadbury Schweppes Marketing Director Africa, GEC?Marconi Vice Chairman, Sedgwick Group Chairman, BTR Chairman and Chief Executive, Chief Executive Delta Chairman, Chubb Security Chairman, British Petroleum British Council British Council Africa 95 and Miss Emma Nicholson, MP The Lord Inglewood Sir Robert Scott Mr Patrick Shervington Ms Valerie Amos ?Mr Brian Coombs MP8 spoke for Government in Lords Debates on South Africa Lord?s Taverners International Consultant Chairman, London Committee of Wooden Spoons Society Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Pattie, MP British CPA Deleqation April Rt Hon Sir Norman Fowler, MP Rt Hon The Lord Ashley of Stoke Mr Roger Gale, MP Miss Kate Hoey, MP ?Mr Alun Michael, MP Mr Cyril Townsend, MP Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Mr Peter Temple-Morris, MP Mr Richard Caborn, MP The Lord St. John of Bletso Mr Henry Bellingham, MP Those involved in Aid effort Mr Michael Gidney Ms Joanna White Miss Monica Golding Miss Carol Scoines Mr Robert Smale Mr Graham Young Mr Dennis Dickinson Miss Sara Harrity South Africans ?Mr Mluleki George Ms Neziswa Jordan Press Mr E.W. Swanton ?Mr Michael Parkinson Mr Desmond Lynam Chairman, British-South Africa Parliamentary Group Deputy Chairman plus Lords/Commons Cricket Tour to South Africa Vice Chairman and Cricket Tour Joint Treasurer and Cricket Tour Head of New Services, VSO (carried out a consultant to identify VSO sports programme which FCO are proposing to finance going to Soweto for 2 years as volunteer to help with VSO Sports Development Programme will be posted in Septembe as volunteer for 2 years Crown Agents involved in Soweto Skills Initiative British Coal Enterprise Ltd. - involved in British Investment Scheme TRAIDCRAFT - involved in Export Marketing and Training Initiative British Executive Service Overseas involved in BESO's work in South Africa Book Aid International - involved in book project President, National Sports Council Johannesburg Managing Director, Just Exchange South Africa Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Mr David Moorcroft ?Mr Brendan Foster ?Mr Clive Lloyd Mr Nigel Starmer-Smith Mr Steve Rider BBC Grandstand ?Mr John Goodbody The Times ?Mr John Rodda The Guardian Mr Garth Crooks ?Mr Trevor McDonald ITN Officials Mr Hayden Phillips DNH Mr Martyn Baker DTI ?Mr Peter Longworth Consul General, Johannesburg (lair Nigel Haywood Deputy Consul General Johannesburg 10 Downing Street Mr Alex Allan Mr John Ward, MP The Lord McColl Mr Howell James Mr Christopher Meyer Mr Roderic Lyne Mary Francis Mr Edward Oakden Mr Nick True Mr Dominic Morris Mr Mike Price :35 s. '7 Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 THOSE NOT YET INVITED PRETORIA LIST Dr J.S. Jenning Mr H. Wendt Mr J.M. Fry Mr Dieter Boch Dr John Parker Mr Bernd DNH List Ms Brigid Simmonds Mr David Graveney Sir John Hall Mr Peter Lawson other Suggestions Mr Roddy Fleming The Lord Tugendhat Mr Roger Bunn The Hon Peter Benson Sir Desmond Pitcher Chairman, Shell International Chairman, Smithkline Beecham Chief Executive, Burma Castrol Chief Executive, Lonrho Chairman, Babcock Intrnational Group Chairman, Rover Group Holdings Chief Executive, Business in Sport and Leisure General Secretary, Cricketers? Association Chairman, Newcastle United General Secretary, CCPR Robert Fleming and Co. Abbey National Binney and Partners Coopers and Lybrand North West Water Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 10 DOWNING STREET LONDON SWIA 2AA From the Private Secretary 24 March 1995 Further to our conversation earlier this evening, I attach list of businessmen to be invited to the reception on 1 May. They have aggregated the businessmen who were in the parties of the Prime Minister, the President of the Board of Trade and the Minister for Trade. This is ?ne, but it may mean that they have missed out some useful players. I am adding Sydney Lipworth, Martin Laing, Geoffrey Pattie (wearing his business, rather than his political hat) and Derek Thomas of for starters. Please feel free to suggest any others who occur to you. We should be able to accommodate up to ten more, though I have not yet done a ?nal count of numbers. RODERIC LYNE Howard Davis, Esq. Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 24 MRR ?95 18188 DTI OFFICE I P.1 The Rt. Hon. Michael Heseltinc MP President of the Board of Trade Secretary ofState ??P?Tu?nfnif Roderic Lyne Esq ?"17 Private Secretary to the Prime Minister mom tree: SW1E 6R3 10 Downing Street London Direct line SW1A 2AA . 071415 4440- DTmemna 071-215 5000 1995 @QQ/Qrmc, FOLLOW UP TO THE PRIME VISIT To SOUTH AFRICA I am writing in reply to your letter of 11 March to Sam Sharpe which was Copied to me and requested a list of businessmen to invite to the Prime Minister?s reception on 1 May. It is not clear to me from your letter whether the party who accompanied the Prime Minister are to be invited in addition to the seventy nominations. However, please find attached the list of the sixteen who accompanied the Prime Minister and the fifty who accompanied the President of the Board of Trade. Should you require any further names please let me know. I am copying this letter to John Kingman (Department of National Heritage). Lbus, RACHEL JENKINSON Private Secretary 953307 dti the depart-neat for Enterprise Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Foreign Office 24 Mar 1995 ?042 In I No 10 Reception: 1 May We spoke about possible names to be invited to the Prime Minister's reception on 1 May. I enclose a list of the British CPA delegation visiting South Africa in April, the Parliamentary British-South Africa Group, and the list of the party visiting South Africa for the Lords and Commons cricket tour in September. I am going to send you a list of four names of people associated with the aid effort. kinumI QVUW Si. (S Sharpe) Private Secretary Roderic Lyne Esq CMG 10 Downing Street Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 British CPA Deleqation The Rt Hon Sir Norman Fowler MP The Rt Hon Lord Ashley of Stoke CH Roger Gale MP Miss Kate Hoey MP Alun Michael JP MP Cyril Townsend MP Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 0? 1? 10 DOWNING STREET LONDON ser 2AA From the Private Secretary 10 Apl?ll 1995 am?) I have briefed the Prime Minister about our meeting on Friday. He was glad to hear that preparations are going well. 1 MAY RECEPTION The Prime Minister has agreed to the showing of the video during the reception. So long as the two screens can be set up as unobtrusively as you suggested on Friday, he would be content for the video to be interleaved with the speeches "Plan The presentation, for which the maximum running time must be no more than 10 minutes, would then run in the following order: i. Introductory remarks by the Prime Minister, covering both business and sporting initiatives (up to two minutes). ii. Remarks by the President of the Board of Trade or the Minister for Trade about the progress of business initiatives, and announcing the formation of the Trade Advisory Group (one minute). Sir Brian Pearce?s introduction to the Trade Advisory Group (one minute). iv. South African High Commissioner to introduce the video (about half a minute). I shall contact the High Commissioner after Easter. v. Video (about four minutes). vi. Concluding remarks by Judy Simpson (one minute). If, for whatever reason, we are not able to show the video, we could give Judy Simpson and Bobby Charlton a four minute slot to describe the Sports Initiative. Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 -2- I have been in touch with the FCO, as we agreed, to seek advice on future Government funding for the Sports Initiative. I have also supported your request for help over an approach to President Mandela. I have stressed that Mandela must not be put under any pressure to take on this commitment at short notice, if it cannot easily be ?tted into his programme; and have suggested Mbekd and Tshwete as alternatives. Please keep me posted over progress. I shall be back in the office from 18 April. I am copying this letter to Martyn Baker at the Department of Trade and Industry. M9 M, W1 RODERIC LYNE John Scott Esq Crown Copyright The National ArchiveS' reference PREM 19/5407 AThe National Archives - . I - Dakte and. - I 5'9? - (one piece/itemnumber) - I Extract details: . 04/1 4? Aged /5 ?mL CLOSED UNDER EXEMPTION . I - - RETAINED UNDER SECTION 3(4) OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT 1958 . TEMPORARILY RETAINED . A 7 MISSING AT TRANSFER NOT USED I . - I MISSING (TNA USE ONLY) DOCUMENT PUT IN PLACE (TNA USE ONLY) Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 . [awaits International Affairs Unit The Sports Council Walkden House 3-10 Melton Street London NW1 ZEB Tel: 0171-383 3896 Fax: 0171?383 3147 Telex: 27830 SPORTC 15 March 1 Chairman: Rodney Walker Vice Chairmen: Gerald Dennis . Trevor Brooking mar owning Street tehall ondon 2AA Dear Roderick It was good to meet you last week and to begin preparations for the Prime Minister?s Reception. We are naturally delighted that this interest is continuing as we fervently believe in the importance of sport as both a developmental and diplomatic tool. Just to update you: I have spoken with Rob Andrew and Bobby Charlton, both of whom are available for the 1st. I have also left 'messages for' Alex Stewart and. Colin Cowdrey and. have followed up your letter to Judy Simpson with a call to her. I am in the process of compiling the invitation list for sport as we agreed and, once I have a list for all I will get this through to you, probably early next week. It will be a fairly long list as some will undoubtedly be unavailable, but I will mark it with ?must be there? and ?nice to be there?. I am collecting a number of press clippings on various launches and will send these with an updated report early next week. I did mention that we would like a comment from the Prime Minister for inclusion in the newsletter we are preparing on the initiative, along with his signature and a photograph. The text we are proposing is as follows: am firmly convinced of the value of sport in the development of individual character and in building bridges between nations. The United Kingdom?South.Africa sports initiative will hopefully achieve both these ends, whilst enabling a lot of young people to enjoy themselves in the process!? This will be at the beginning of the newsletter and is intended to set the overall context for the initiative. Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 (2) I have tried all my contacts for tickets for England Scotland but have failed.'miserably' to obtain any. Even. our Chief Executive and Rugby Liaison.Officer have not got any tickets this year. You will just have to sit with.your daughter and cheer the television! I hope your visit to Israel and Palestine was a great success. I will be in touch next week. Yours sincerely x/ \j ?1 ?Iv 5L1John Scott -}Head of International Affairs I Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 rm 10 DOWNING STREET LONDON ser 2AA From the Private Secretary 13 March 1995 Deaf IOHA) SOUTHERN AFRICA The Prime Minister was grateful for the Chancellor of the Duchy?s minute to him of 7 March about his recent trip to Southern Africa. This clearly went well. The Prime Minister was glad that there does not seem to have been a backwash from our decision not to proceed with the South African bid in the competition for the new attack helicopter. It would be helpful if the FCO, consulting the MOD, could let me have a brief report on how the Rouivalk decision has been received in South Africa. By close on Friday, 17 March if possiblepuwc. I am copying this letter to Sam Sharpe (Foreign and Commonwealth Of?ce), Mike Venables (Ministry of Defence), Rachel Jenkinson (Department of Trade and Industry) and Melanie Leech (Cabinet Of?ce). 30m (13w?) Oaxau EDWARD OAKDEN John Buck Esq Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster?s Of?ce Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 IO DOWNING STREET LONDON 2AA From the Private Secretary 11 March 1995 JW Q9, You will doubtless recall that Sir Christopher Benson tried to arrange a reunion after the Prime Minister?s South African visit, but in the end was not able to gather everyone together because of their various busy schedules. The Prime Minister is keen to give a boost to the various initiatives now under way to follow up his South Africa visit. He was therefore agreed to hold a reception here at No. 10 Downing Street on Monday 1 May (not a bank holiday this year) from 1800 to 1930 hours. We shall, of course, be inviting all of those who were in his party for South Africa, as well as a wider range of sports people now involved in different initiatives, and of businessmen with interests there. I know that by 1 May we will be in the ?nal run up to the England team?s departure for the World Cup. However, I thought I would drop you a line ahead of the of?cial invitation in the hope that you might be able to keep this space free in your diary. With the World Cup in mind, we are thinking also of inviting one or two other leading lights from the rugby fraternity. M) W, RODERIC LYNE Rob Andrew, Esq. A \c Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Ml A (f 54/1 fWk/, From: RODERIC LYNE {Cb Date: 11 March 1995 PRI MINISTER ?fa gammy ?/7%ccz7 Edward Oakden SOUTH AFRICA: FOLLOW UP J- i 1 The Queen?s State Visit should generate further press interest in South Africa. This is just to let you know how matters stand over the follow up to your own visit there, and with a View to the reception you will be holding on Monday 1 May. On the business front, there are a number of initiatives in train under the general heading of "Opportunity South Africa". Following the Royal Visit, a "Britain Means Business" campaign will start in Cape Town with a seminar on the Royal Yacht. In the autumn, there will be a British exhibition in Johannesburg, which will also have some coverage of design and innovation, culture, sport and technical assistance. Ministerial visitors Of different kinds are continuing to promote trade. You will have seen David Hunt?s note on his recent visit. Brian Mawhinney and William Waldegrave are also due to go to South Africa. The Soweto Skills Initiatives has now brought the first trainees to the UK. The CBI and the South Africa Chamber of Business are, I understand, planning an investment seminar. And a second meeting of the business round table which you opened in September is due to take place this month. During our visit to Israel, I shall talk to Howard Davis and Martin Baker of the DTI about ways in which these various initiatives can be recognised and encouraged at your reception, and gathering their suggestions for the guest list. Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 0 -2- On the sporting side, I was briefed today by John Scott of the Sports Council. attach some notes which he left with me. His message was that a number of different initiatives are running successfully as a result of the impulse which you gave (indeed, they are known in South Africa as "the Prime Minister?s initiative".) For example, a group from the Football Association recently visited South Africa, and was received with tremendous enthusiasm. As his list shows, training courses and seminars are being held. I understand also that members of the England rugby party for the World Cup will be helping the follow-up. John was enthusiastic about progress and will provide a list of relevant names of people to be invited to your reception. He had one gripe to pass on, which was that the Foreign Office and the British High Commission in South Africa were showing a singular lack of interest. They gave the impression that, once your visit was out of the way, they could {cave sporting links as a matter entirely for others. John appreciated that they i had a large workload in other areas, particularly with the State Visit coming up. But he said that a small amount of the High Commission?s time would pay dividends both in cementing local relationships in South Africa and in helping the work of the Sports Council here (given that it is a purely domestic body with no?one on the spot). One example he quoted was that no-one in the High Commission had taken any interest in the FA visit, or been prepared to give a small reception for them. This despite the continuing enthusiasm of Steve Tshwete and other members of the South African Government, and a great deal of local interest (which the High Commission could usefully have tapped). The High Commission had not even deigned to answer the Sports Council?s letters. No doubt there is another side to the story; but this is pretty disappointing. Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 0 -3- I have made a general inquiry of the FCC and will follow up more specifically once they have the State Visit out of the way. Scott will be sending me a draft letter from you to Tshwete, expressing your continuing personal interest in the links between the (British) Sports Council and its newly established South African counterpart. This could help his efforts. To give him further encouragement, I have agreed to represent No. 10 at a dinner with some South African sports visitors on 27 March (if Mandy lets me Aim off on her birthday!) He is also going to produce a newsletter describing what (L has been done under your sports initiative. He would like to include a short message from you in it, and one of the photographs of you in Alexandra W) Township. hr? If? He strikes me as both keen and sensible, and I think that we should go on helping him. We should demonstrate to the FCO - however reluctant they may be that sport really can be a significant dimension in this relationship. 19 (I I notice that you have recently been in correspondence with the Lords Taverners about their efforts. We should obviously include Colin Cowdrey, Brian Baldock and Patrick Sherrington in the party. South Africa apart, Scott asked if we would be interested in promoting sports diplomacy elsewhere. I said: "horses for courses". I recalled the Colombian President?s delight when we had Bobby Charlton at the lunch you gave for him. If the visit to Latin America comes off in the autumn, we might think of including some footballers and coaches in that. RODERIC LYNE ,Qvl-z-=zrsz, 10 March 1995 Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 UNITED KINGDOM-SOUTH AFRICA SPORTS INITIATIVE KEY FACTS Training and education for athletics - Two courses (January and April). Staffed by top UK Instructors. Delivering training for coaches and training for trainers. - Participants on the training for trainers course will undertake to conduct around ten Basic Level Coaching courses in South Africa, using UK materials (May- August). At the end of the athletics project, over 1000 athletics coaches and coach educators will have been educated and certified on a total of twelve courses. South Africa will be self-sufficient in it's coach education needs. Training and education for football Six courses (March). Staffed by FA experts. Delivering training for football leaders. - Best 30 candidates from these courses progress to the next level course - F.A. International Preliminary Coaching Award. - At the same time as courses, F.A. conducts a feasibility study into South African football, to assess how Football in the Community can be applied. - At the conclusion of the project, over 350 football leaders will have been certified on seven courses. South Africa will be ready to cooperate further with the UK on developing Football in the Community. Training and education for sports leaders - Two Seminars will guide the South Africans in the development of their own curriculum. (February and March). - Four Seminars and regional consultancies will help to build up structures to deliver these courses (March onwards). - Three Seminars will train South African trainers to deliver courses. - Fifteen pilot courses will test the new trainers and the new structures in operation. - At the end. of the administrators project, South Africa will have at it's disposal a corps of expert trainers 5J1 sports administration and aa structure which enables these trainers to deliver courses. Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 UNITED KINGDOM-SOUTH AFRICA SPORTS INITIATIVE If THE AIMS OF THE INITIATIVE To help South African sport to develop so that it can benefit all South Africans - Sport for All. To re-establish close sporting links between the UK and South Africa. To use sport as a means of community development and of bringing youth into organised structures. BACKGROUND The initiative was announced by Prime Minister John Major in South Africa in September 1994. The Prime Minister was accompanied by five ?sporting ambassadors?, who met with a wide range of sportspeople in South Africa. These ?ambassadors' were: Sir Bobby Charlton Football Judy Simpson Athletics Rob Andrew Rugby Alec Stewart Cricket John Scott Sports Council As a result of the meetings held by these ambassadors as well as consultations between senior UK and South African officials, the Prime Minister announced a wide- ranging programme of support which builds on previous work carried out by the Sports Council and the British Government with sport in South Africa. -. SKILL TRANSFER - THE The initiative is divided into three main areas: Education and training for athletics Education and training for football Education and training for sports administrators Work in each area will focus on the transfer of specialist skills from UK experts to South African experts. These South Africans will then pass their new skills on, ensuring that skills and knowledge ?cascade down? throughout South Africa. .7 - n? CONTRIBUTING PARTNERS A large number of partners are contributing to this venture, which is being coordinated by the UK Sports Council. Among others, the Foreign Office, the Overseas Development Administration, the British Council and Voluntary Services Overseas have provided money and time. The Football Association, the British Athletic Federation, the International Amateur Athletic Federation and the National Coaching Foundation are providing expertise on sporting matters. Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE INITIATIVE Long?term sustainability through training and education The initiative focuses on training of trainers in athletics, football and. sports administration. 'Fhese trainers will pass their knowledge on coaches and administrators, making the South Africans independent in their development needs. Permanent local structures Successful development needs structures to support it - institutional, organisational, educational and human resources. These structures must be permanent in order to continue the process of development and should not rely on outside assistance for their continued existence. The UK is working directly with partners in South Africa to ensure that their administrative capability is built up. Appropriate to local conditions The UK has consulted it's South African partners closely in every phase of the development of the initiative. The initiative is not based on glamorous elite sport, but on sustainable development in the South African context. In particular, the Sports Council is coordinating closely with the National Sports Council of South Africa to make sure that all work carried out fits in with national plans to develop South African sport. Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 on 10 DOWNING STREET LONDON 2AA From the Private Secretary 11 March 1995 PW FOLLOW UP TO THE PRIME VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA In your letter of 25 January to Edward Oakden, you gave a helpful summary of action in different areas to follow up the Prime Minister?s visit. We have one further piece of follow-up in view here at No. 10. On Monday 1 May, the Prime Minister will give a reception from 1800 to 1930 hours with a South African theme. The aim is to give recognition and encouragement to those who are involved in sporting and business initiatives. I have been briefed by John Scott of the Sports Council on the sporting side, and he will be providing suggestions for the guest list. On the business front, I am in touch with Howard Davies and I have written also to Sir Christopher Benson. As far as the guest list is concerned, I would welcome a list from the DTI of up to 70 senior businessmen involved in trade with South Africa (in the broadest sense - feasible and unfeasible), whom we should consider inviting to the reception. Could it please be divided into 50 ?rst choice and 20 second? We shall of course invite all of those who accompanied the Prime Minister. DTI might also draw on the team which went to South Africa with the President of the Board of Trade, and on those who are involved in the "Britain Means Business" campaign, the exhibition in Johannesburg later in the year, and the Soweto Skills Initiative. I hope that the President of the Board of Trade and Mr. Richard Needham will be able to attend. On sport, I would welcome any thoughts which DNH may have (it might be easiest for these to be fed direct to John Scott as he is drawing up a list for us). I hope that the Secretary of State for National Heritage and the Minister for Sport will be able to come. Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 -2- On the diplomatic and aid side, would the Foreign Secretary and the Minister for Overseas Development be free? Any other thoughts will be most welcome. (We shall of course invite the South African High Commissioner). Could I please have input by the close on Friday 17 March? Nearer the time, for the Prime Minister?s background information, it would be helpful to have another letter on follow-up action, updating the information you sent in January and focusing particularly on business and sport. Could this please reach me by 24 April? I am copying this letter to Mark Gibson (Department of Trade and Industry) and John Kingman (Department of National Heritage). W) RODERIC LYNE Sam Sharpe, Esq. Foreign and Commonwealth Of?ce Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 10 DOWNING STREET LONDON SWIA 2AA From the Private Secretary 11 March 1995 SCI Cbn?J-l-opku, BUSINESS AND SPORT My apologies for the long delay in replying to your letter of 10 January. This letter is written also on behalf of my colleagues at No 10, to whom you kindly wrote at the same time. Thank you, also, for your determined efforts to follow up the Prime Minister?s visit to South Africa, in which you played such a positive part. You expressed disappointment in your letter at the slow progress in developing the business and sports initiatives. We here, and the Prime Minister personally, are keen to see them followed up. I have been in touch with the Foreign Of?ce about this, and also with Howard Davies. We intend to pick up the baton! The Prime Minister has agreed to host a reception at No 10 to give further encouragement to those who are involved in different initiatives with South Africa, and we have secured time in his diary for this on the evening of Monday 1 May from 1800-1930. I very much hope that you will be able to come. We shall of course be inviting all those who were in the Prime Minister?s party in South Africa. We shall also invite a wider selection of business people with interests there, and of sportsmen, sportswomen, and sports administrators who are (or are expected to be) involved in the various initiatives that are now up and running. I think that the Queen?s State Visit later this month will generate a further burst of interest in relations between the two countries: and the reception will take place not long before the departure of the England rugby team for the World Cup. I have held a meeting with John Scott of the Sports Council, to secure brie?ng on the latest state of play and to discuss the structure and guest list for the reception. I am sending a copy of this letter to him. He will assemble the Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 -2- sportng side of the guest list. I will put together the list of businessmen and others. I would welcome any suggestions which you might have on either count (I shall also tap Howard Davies and the DTI for advice). If you would think it useful, perhaps we could be in touch after my return from the Prime Minister?s forthcoming trip to the Middle East, either on the telephone or by getting together. 30M QkCuH-g (M23 m, RODERIC LYNE Sir Christopher Benson Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 IO DOWNING STREET LONDON SWIA 2AA From the Private Secretary 11 March 1995 News at last! Christopher Benson wrote to a number of us following his meeting with you and Howard Davies, and expressed some disappointment that he personally was not able to carry matters further. The Prime Minister is very keen to give encouragement to those who are engaged in initiatives of different kinds, particularly in business and in sport, following up his visit to South Africa last September. We have now secured a ?rm slot in his diary for a reception for this purpose. The date is Monday 1 May (not a bank holiday this year); and the reception will be held here at No 10 from 1800-1930. We very much hope that you and your husband will be free to come. I have held a meeting with John Scott to discuss how to structure the event, and to start working out the guest list. I am also in touch separately with Howard Davies, and have written to Christopher Benson. We shall of course invite all those who were in the Prime Minister?s party in South Africa, but we shall also be looking for a wider selection of sports people involved in the initiatives which are now up and running, and of business people with interests in South Africa. John and I would like you to be involved in the event to whatever extent you feel able, and would appreciate your thoughts on it. But we also know that you have a busy life, and we do not wish to place any unfair burdens on you - especially as we both have administrative back-up. John will be contacting you separately to look at things in more detail (and I am sending a copy of this letter to him); but I wanted to let you know personally that things are on the move, before I go off on Sunday morning with the Prime Minister on yet another overseas trip. Mix/w 1 RODERI LYNE Judy Simpson Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 .RESTRICTED CABINET OFFICE 70 Whitehall. London SW1A 2A8 Telephone: 071-270 0400 944% Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Minister of Public Service and Science 1) Pink-4 Wham kB 06196 7" PRIME MINISTER MY VISIT TO SOUTHERN AFRICA I visited Mauritius and South Africa from 24-28 February (my visit was curtailed because of the Europe vote last week). My visit to Mauritius was in fulfilment of a long-standing invitation to give a keynote speech to the Mauritian Civil Service about public sector reform. In the event, the occasion was presided over by the Mauritian Prime Minister who had encouraged most of his Cabinet.to attend. outlined.the reforms we have 'undertaken, particularly' under the ?umbrella. of the Citizens Charter. My speech was enthusiastically received, and the Mauritian Minister for the Civil Service told me that he intended to distribute a copy to each of the 55,000 Civil Servants on the island. A visit by a British Cabinet Minister was evidently a major local event, and will I hope have given a boost to our interests there. The main purpose of my trip was to follow-up, in South Africa, your agreement with Nelson Mandela during your own visit last autumn that there should be closer collaboration between the UK and South Africa in science and technology. To this end, I was accompanied in South Africa by the Chief Scientific Adviser and a strong delegation of leading UK scientists and businessmen. I signed an umbrella agreement on science and technology collaboration with the Science Minister, Dr Ben Ngubane and we launched both a joint fund for collaborative scientific research worth ?600,000 over three years, and. a separate prize for scientific co?operation. Dr Ngubane was also clearly delighted to accept my invitation to deliver the fourth Zuckermann science lecture this October. He is keenly interested in our technology foresight exercise, and we have offered to help advise the South Africans on how they might mount something appropriate to their own needs. RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED In parallel with my own programme, the experts in the delegation held a series of scientific colloquia with South African colleagues, while Sir William Stewart held discussions on science policy and, following my departure, delivered on my behalf a keynote speech on the issue to the South African Foundation for Research and Development. Separately, I met the Minister for Trade and Industry, Trevor Manuel, who welcomed the increase in UK exports to South Africa. I was also able to take forward discussions on public service reform with the relevant Minister, Mr Zola Skweyiya, who is keen for the Civil Service College to provide further support in the training (Hf South African public servants. Since your 1991 meeting with Mr Mandela the College has mounted a highly successful training programme for leading ANC and other figures. The Minister now wants the College to help restructure the nearest equivalent training institution in South Africa. The Head of the College, who accompanied me to South Africa, was able to pursue discussions in depth; and details are now being worked out with the ODA. We hope soon to reach a conclusion which will allow the College, with other UK providers, to play a positive role. I was struck throughout my visit to South Africa by the goodwill which the United Kingdom enjoys, founded on a long history of cultural and political links and ably exploited by an effective High Commission. Other countries may sometimes be first in the field with offers of help, often generously financed; but the new South African administration appears genuinely to prefer to do business wherever possible with us. I believe that my visit, building on yours last autumn, has laid a firm foundation for co- operation in science and public service. My officials will be taking action forward over the coming months. I am copying this minute to the Foreign Secretary, the President of the Board of Trade, the Defence Secretary and Sir Robin Butler. DAVI HUNT YJLMarch 1995 RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 IO DOWNING STREET LONDON 2AA THE PRIME MINISTER 7 March 1995 7? Thank you for your letter of 20 February. I was delighted to hear that the minibus announced during my visit to South Africa is to be presented later this month - and that you have secured your distinguished Twelfth Man to make the presentation. It is always heartening to see projects progressing from the seed germ of an idea to full fruition. I know how much the minibus will be appreciated by the hundreds who will use it. Many congratulations. I too hope that you will be able to take advantage of the occasion to inaugurate the Lord?s Taverners in South Africa. I send my very best wishes IW for that. Patrick Shervington, Esq., M.B.E. Crown Copyright The National reference PREM 19/5407 Magtraf?c signs and Speed limu Afr will still be in miles. lca But the diIeCtive's implicn tions are signi?cant. - OCtobcr l. pre-packaged fun- and almost all other goods sul- by quantity must be traded l; metric measures. Shop-Owner A SECRET mowed weepJame? 3- imperial measures or display . for chemical and blolo- conversion chart. nrred the glcal weapons, "are also In the clothing indusln to 3" South Heseltine insists that labels dis want assassinate op 9 ponents of . . . ?by South Afrlea has 2 reports have up Home into sending an involved In trying destroy the research. play the metric mu biggt?l id in South re- weapons Presldent Nelson White emissary to South Africa to Africato AccOrdingtoeenlor admin- pr'mt than the imperial. Even uton gimClIln dangef'of falling cease - 0M Illd sources Mal-k3 and Spenocf is con span Intomehandsoftheubyans,_ ?he tell to try to . nests -. the in the Central Intelligencel -?cominuedonpage2 z-ec? lime. nneth ichael Muaniinar ?yylan Tony) i who developed - .. mentto )r the IandAm? .after for 10 Agency,'the programme was as. l' . .- ?80?qu opponents 0; documents have been" reports that A slgn'pf the concern In of the apartheid regime. ?1t mama Gada?l is trying to lure twoj last week was a scientists to meetin: called by Leon Pa- chief of fear ls that Libya may adopt made?mol'e urgent by . Colonel. South African adaI??oHJhyals, hem. White'?ouse tangle-Ivespompro- stamtodlscussthetssue'l?ony the . ?The fact that a chemleal Atthongh production of the concern. in samenethods. edentlm on have provoked deep Lake, national aecu?ty ad- Ellsa Harris, a continued on 1'he viziernew??AW-Ff, We Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 CONTINUED FROM P1 and biological weapons pro- . gramme was rating is simo ply'incontestab said a Pen- tagon of?cial. ?With BW [biological weapons] it's not enough Just to stop making the stuff We must know that all the records have been destroyed or there is always the risk it could be started again or the knowledge sold to a willing buyer. like the Libyans.? - The biological weapons pro-? gramme began in ?the mid-5 l980saspart of a secret project funded by the South Afncan ministry of defence. Not con; tent with the chemical weapons . that had been used in Namibia and Angola. ?the government: wanted a new form of terror to use on the opposition, or in the. event of civil war. . Biological weapons are strains of germs or vrmses that are re?ned for delivery as. Sprays or in liquids and pow- ders. . Tiny amounts can kill thou- sands by introducing new. strains of plague. anthrax or virulent strains of common ill- nesses such as tuberculosis. Both biological and chemical weapons were used as part of an extensive campaign of ass}. .t _.Ilosteonscrousnessand ?Andweg Gadaffi ?tries 1391? 'way to Namibia. He suffered same year'l?hami Zulu; mum mlstarted sweating."saliV'rted I I WW Momma . i J"tin it was?as? aparth?id arliOmefand abroad:--" In. it Miami ei'a?l?e?d t. of the deathsl as if On Andria 1989, FrankCluka?n'e nun Iii-3:. ?gure, ple were :i?ii with' delia - - . oftheSouth?Africancouncilof withstoxin. who a :i -.. the. 2? If: 19:1: churches. was taken ill on his ?fl'he CIA be?emw?in [$121 want-known to west- vomiting, dizziness and was the African National Con- "intell nce.? though it is unable to walk. A few days he - ?s most effective guerrilla {,shought to. ve been of?cially later travelled to America for rghters. was fed a poison :byze' "sanctioned and funded. For the talks with President Bush and South African a year,-the Americans have Congressional leaders. . ANC Lusaka, the tan content to apply quiet dip~ ?Within the ?rst 24 hours of Zarribian capital. Other ANC lomatic pressure on Mandela to my arrival inthe USA I tn ,Zarnbia?and destroy all. the research. They 'said Mozambique are also believed had been: ?reass by his Chikaneatthetime. ?l feltnau- tohavebeenattackedaspartof promises to; that done- intelli- started shaking and twitchin said one senior integlfenoe of- . agents were activ .. to- agermW 8.117 biological weapons pro-' "s was intoacrlsisii . . For the past few months, .American intelligence has .,'traclred Gadaffi agents around the world. listemng to telephone conversations South Africans. The di lomatic efforts to get South A "ca to destroy its re- search have been shrouded in secrecy, in part because of worries that evidence of Mandela's inabili to control his military coul undermine 1 his fragile political control. "sting and "ltwasanextenslvee?ort." gence reports [that Gadaffi's ?Mandela is on the side of . . the angels on this one," said a ?do hotjrecruit the Soutfi? sci-f foreign of?ce of?cial. "But 1% fare 6: entists have'itirrned the issue involving efforts to recruit the Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 . 33%}1? W, artare experts . 11' I. . . .. .. ?3?hb (ffecti it? ?aa?af ti the. 1 apartheid at home and abroad: Inve?'tig?ati'oriit't?Md 4. 9 ?_pr academy watts?if-Tfafltos?faseiisivs? $212112.? lm On April 23, 1939. Frank Chikane's suitcaseeand ctqses?fvue'psopic were . Chikane, the secretary general had "been deliberately infected,? . day-sicknes assin "nst opponents of acute . . . with 'g For the ?Lyman. the of the South African council of with a toxin. 3th, actly who au? . Americanintelligence hafj'American ambassadortOSouth . . . the ,ftraclted Gadaffi?s Sir Anthony Reeve. churches. was taken ill on his "The CIA believes that in than. biological weapons pro-: around the world. listening to" his British counterpart. have way to Namibia. He suffered same year Thami Zulu. ifpm';known to west? hone conversations; both been directly involved in vomiting, dizziness and was the African National Cons E'intellighb .-'though it is finvo v'm efforts .?to recntittheg discussions on the subject with unable to walk. A few days he gress's most effective guerrilla isiiought to, ve? been earls. .. - senior South African of?cials. later travelled to America for ?ghters. was fed a pOiso?nbyan? 'sanctionedandfunded. For the The momatic efforts to get President Bill Clinton plans talks with President Bush and South African agent? working t-yeattuthe Americans have;? South 'ca to destroy its re: {to friend Don. Mahley. deputy Congressional leaders. against the ANC Lusaka, the dip- search have been.sz assistant directorlof the Arms ?Withinthe?rst 24 hours of .Zambian capital. Other ANC lomatic pressurelon Mandelato' secrecy. in [part because of? Control and Disarmament my arrival in the USA I fell iofficials in Zambia and deStroy allthe research-They worries?lthat" evidence. of..evAgeney.tpSouth Africashortly seriously ill again." said Mozambique are also believed . had beenfl?reassureda'E?D! i his..Mandela1s inabilig' the crisis. Mahley Chikane atthe time. felt nau- . to have been attackedaspartof promises tom? "3 was! his militaryeoul [under-minerrfhad planned to go earlier this seous. started sweating. saliv- the campaign. . done.. Now. lever. fragile liticai control.? .1 smooth? but the trip was t. ating and vomited. My?body ?Itwasanextensive effort." genee "Mandea lsm-theside o?xtpooedamideoncemsin ash- started shaking and twitching said one senior intelligence of? agents ?were activ ton- the angels on this one,? saida- in 'n that news might leak ftcial. "And we.still do 'not?frecruit the - seiff'?foreign' .of?eeiof?ciall' e?mbarraas Mandela; I Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 14 SECRET [4 . Foreign a (name on? Commonwealth pt/"yf. 2 . Office le 24 February 1995 for? 7AM London SWIAQAH {lwm anua gyc.L;a Lumeg luyr?.JmaAa) A. QM out? Afr CBW .6 lea We expect the Sunday Times to publish this Sunday (26 February) a story revealing that South Africa possessed a chemical and biological weapons (CBW) programme and alleging that there were political assassinations - authorised by the former South African Government using BW agents produced by it. The Sunday Times seems to have got of their story from a source in Washington and it would appear that they have the gist about right. We have been in close consultation with the Americans and Pretoria to agree a press line since we expect to receive enquiries about our role in the matter. I attach a copy of the line agreed with the Americans. We have seen a copy of the South African Government press line. It reveals that - they will admit the existence of the CBW programme; - they will confirm its termination in 1993; - they will confirm discussions with Governments; - there is no firm evidence proving physical abuses of the programme but should evidence come to light they will investigate it; - they are seized of the need to protect the information and personnel involved in the former programme. SECRET Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 SECRET i- i an m: I i rvri 1: ??li w- j) 40Following the High Commissioner's meeting with Mandela, we and the Americans expect to send teams to South Africa in March or April (ours led by Dr Pearson of CBDE Porton Down) to assist in the preparation of the South African declaration under the BW Convention. %w (R Sawers) Principal Private Secretary Roderic Lyne Esq CMG 10 Downing Street SECRET Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 . RESTRICTED SOUTH AFRICA CBW: PRESS LINE Q1: response to allegations for abuse of CBW agents? - When we first learned of these allegations early last year, both the UK and US Governments immediately expressed our concerns to the former South African Government. We have also raised these concerns with the current government at the highest level (comment: the Americans have no problem if we wish to refer to Mandela by name, but they would rather not do so), and have urged it to look into the matter and take appropriate action. Both the previous and current government have engaged seriously with us on the subject. As fellow parties to the BW Convention, we are prepared to work with the SAG to prevent the proliferation of biological weapons. Q2: Are the allegations true? Do you believe them? - In our View it is for SAG to determine. We are not in a position to comment. Q3: Source of allegations? - Not our policy to comment on intelligence sources. Q4: What contacts have you had with the South Africans? - See question 1. Q5: What has the South African Government done about it? - This question should be addressed to the South Africans. Q6: Did South African have a BW programme? - Yes, but they assure us the programme has been terminated. (If pressed) - We have no evidence which contradicts the assurance. Q7: Are there any differences between the UK and - No. We have worked closely with the Us, and are continuing to do so. Q8: What about the individuals named by the Sunday Times as key figures? Are they guilty of crimes against humanity etc? pressline.sa.PATTISON RESTRICTED npchO Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED - It is for the South African Government to investigate and decide. Q9: colluded in cover?up of existence of programme/knowledge of abuse? - Absolutely not. We brought allegations to the attention of the SAG. We have also discussed with SAG how to control the proliferation risks arising from the former programme. Q10: The Libyan connection? - We have impressed on the South African Government the importance of working with us and others to stem the proliferation of BW. We expect that the SAG will do everything possible in that regard. Q11: Are they South Africans in violation of the BW Convention? - We do not believe South Africa has a BW programme. Q12: Have the South Africans ever breached the BW Conventionposition to comment we have urged the SAG to submit a full and frank declaration of its programme under the BWC (UK). Q13: (If raised) assistance to South Africa in preparing its BWC declaration? - As fellow parties to the BW Convention we are prepared to advise South Africa on how to prepare their declaration of activity under the Convention. Q14: (If raised) Have the Governments had any contact with any of the individuals named in the Sunday Times article? - We are not prepared to comment on the details of our discussions with the SAG. RESTRICTED pressl i ne.sa. PATT I SON npdd30 Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 . SECRET 126172 MDHIAN 7657 SECRET FM WASHINGTON TO DESKBY 2509002 FCO TELNO 532 OF 242248Z FEBRUARY 95 INFO DESKBY 2508002 PRETORIA, CAPE TOWN INFO IMMEDIATE ACTOR, WHIRL RESIDENT CLERK PLEASE INFORM PATTISON (NPD) AND NEWS DEPT DUTY OFFICER YOUR TELNOS 156-157 AND TELECONS SUBJECT: SOUTH AFRICA CBW SUMMARY 1. Further discussion of press line with State and NSC. Two major difficulties: over reference to Mandela and on whether to offer substantive comment on existence of past South African CBW programme. Both points resolved following contacts with FCO. DETAIL 2. We discussed the text in second TUR with State (Van Diepen and Mozena) on 24 February. The Americans confirmed at the outset their agreement that, provided there was no daylight between the substance of the US and UK press lines, the exact wording did not have to be identical. 3. Subject to that, State had two particular problems: Question 1 NSC were adamant that they could not accept any reference - even obliquely - to the fact that we had raised our concerns with Mandela. Harris and Steinberg (Senior Director for Africa) argued that we risked undermining Mandela by dragging his name into the affair. We pointed out that Mandela?s involvement was unlikely to remain a secret for long. The Americans were unmoved: if Mandela's role was to be disclosed, it should be by the South Africans themselves. After PAGE 1 SECRET Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 SECRET 1 172 MDHIAN 7657 discussion with NPD, we therefore agreed to drop the words "and President Mandela" from the second sentence of the answer. Question State argued that any confirmation of a South African BW programme wouLd be interpreted by a Lay reader as meaning an offensive programme, which was something the US did not want to imply. Equally, however, the Administration could not agree to describe the programme as defensive: this point was still under discussion. The NSC (Harris) repeated these arguments more forcefully, and were also unhappy with the idea that the UK might offer an answer while the US declined to comment. We understand (telecon under ref) that Harris subsequently repeated her arguments direct to NPD. We have confirmed with Harris her agreement to an answer reading: "The SAG have said that they had a defensive programme in the past, which was terminated". (Our additional sentence for use if pressed should be drOpped). 5. Other more minor US comments on line in your telno 157: - the question "What has the SAG done about it?" (Q5 in my telno 517) appears to have been missed out. - Q10: the Americans would rather not suggest that there might be proliferation risks arising specifically from the $0uth African CBW programme. They prefer: "Absolutely not. We brought allegations to the attention of SAG. We have discussed with SAG how to control the proliferation of - Q12: The US line will include a further question: "Are (are) the South Africans in violation of the Answer: "We do not believe South Africa is in violation wish to include this in our text. RENWICK PAGE 2 SECRET Crown Copyright MAIN 14 SINGLE COPIES NEWS MURRAY SIR DAUNT MR GOODENOUGH MR LOGAN ADDITIONAL 7 1O HATT, PACS The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 SECRET 126172 MDHIAN 7657 DISTRIBUTION 21 PS CHALKER DAVIS SIR DAUNT MR GOODENOUGH MR LOGAN (ACP) WILLIAMS PAGE 3 SECRET Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 SECRET 124004 MDHOAN 2448 SECRET FM FCO TO DESKBY 2414002 WASHINGTON TELNO 156 OF 241201Z FEBRUARY 95 AND TO DESKBY 241400Z PRETORIA, CAPE TOWN INFO IMMEDIATE ACTOR, WHIRL YOUR TELNOS 516-517 SUBJECT: SOUTH AFRICA CBW: PRESS LINE SUMMARY 1. New press line agreed. Slight UK variations but not substantive differences. We share reservations about asking SAG to make a pre-emptive statement. DETAIL 2. We are pleased that the new press line has moved close to our original. We are content to accept it noting that our text will vary but not substantively from the US version. We assume that there is no substantial difficulty in Pretoria - a copy of our final version, as in MIFT, should be passed to the South African authorities. 3. For the reasons that State give and the fact that a pre-emptive statement would not address all the revelations in the article but merely shift the focus more quickly onto details we may not welcome, we prefer not to ask the SAG to pre-empt the article. 4. The variations in the UK version of the press line relate to questions will not use the last two sentences as these are covered elsewhere. Tactically we prefer not to volunteer them in the first answer. - Q2 We recognise the US Congressional difficulty over a SAG determination of whether the allegations are true. We do not have the same difficulty and will therefore stick to the UK wording given in our tel 154. PAGE 1 SECRET Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 SECRET 124004 MDHOAN 2448 - Q6 We are surprised that NSC are uncLear about the 1993 South African CBM decLaration. It categoricaLLy states that the South Africans had a defensive and BW programme. We aLso understand that if the SAG (KnobeL) are asked they wiLL confirm a past defensive and BW programme and may weLL add that they toLd about it. In the circumstances we cannot see how we couLd avoid confirming this. We strongLy prefer to stick to the Line in our answer. - Q9 The shortening of this answer may muddLe an important distinction in the UK Line. In the US version aLLegations couLd refer to both abuses and evidence that a programme existed. We prefer to keep these two separate. The point is not so important but for cLarity we woutd Like to use our wording. - Q13 We share your misgivings about being prepared to assist any BWC state party prepare their CBM decLaration. Our Line wiLL omit that reference. HUPD DISTRIBUTION 20 MAIN 12 SINGLE COPIES MR GOODENOUGH MR LOGAN PS NEWS CHALKER MURRAY DAVIS SIR DAUNT ADDITIONAL 8 HATT, PACS HOSKINS (ACP) (ASSESSMENTS STAFF) WILLIAMS 10 (OD SECRETARIAT) PAGE 2 SECRET Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 SECRET 124442 MDHIAN 7603 SECRET FM PRETORIA T0 DESKBY 241630Z FCOLN TELNO 034 OF 2415572 FEBRUARY 95 AND TO DESKBY 2416301 WASHINGTON AND TO IMMEDIATE CAPE TOWN INFO IMMEDIATE ACTOR, WHIRL Your Telnos 156 and 157 to Washington SUBJECT: SOUTH AFRICA CBH: PRESS LINE 1. I am content with the final press line set out in second tur. It gives due credit to the previous and current Governments, and helpfully emphasises our co-Operative approach to the issues. Mandela and Mbeki have been informed in general terms of our proposed line (on the basis of earlier drafts) and have raised no objection. 2. The SAG appears not yet to have taken a final decision on the format of their own press statement. Nor is it clear who will respond to press questions. However, Mandela, Mbeki and de Klerk have been involved in shaping the basic press line, and it is quite Likely that one or more of them may comment, depending what the Sunday Times article actually says. 3. The main elements of the (redrafted) SAG press line, as given to us today, are as follows: - admit to a previous defensive chemical and biological weapons programme - confirm defensive biological weapons programme was terminated by previous administration in January 1993 - confirm RSA is a party to and has signed the appropriate Chemical (CW) and Biological (BN) Weapons Conventions - confirm that a process of ratification is in progress - confirm that the RSA will observe our CW and 3w obligations under the Convention PAGE 1 SECRET Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 SECRET .442 MDHIAN 7603 - confirm that both the previous and present administrations have had discussions with the US and UK Governments on this issue - confirm that South Africa is cLearLy focused and committed to the imptementation of and adherence to appropriate conventions as weLL as the principLe of non-proLiferation - confirm that we have no concLusive evidence of physical abuse arising out of the CBW programme, but that various aLLeged financiaL irreguLarities are being investigated - confirm that the GNU wiLL investigate any substantive information or indications of aLLeged abuse shouLd it be brought to the attention of the authorities - deny any knowLedge of an adverse approach by the Libyan Government to key figures in our past CBW programme - if specificaLLy asked, admit that we are aware than an ex- officiaL of the CBW programme has visited Libya with the intent to broker a Legitimate business deaL on behaLf of business interests in South Africa. 4. The South African Sunday Times has picked up the scent and has asked the Surgeon General (KnobeL) for a briefing. He wiLL give this, on the record, tomorrow. It is Likely to be confined to the admission of the existence of a defensive CBW programme, now dismantted. KnobeL's statement wiLL not, however, be intended as a pre-emptive statement in the terms fLoated by Poneman (para 6 of first tur), and we understand that no such statement is to be made by the SAG. 5. We shoutd be in a position to hand over our text to the South African authorities in the course of 25 February. REEVE PAGE 2 SECRET Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 MAIN 11 SINGLE COPIES NEWS MURRAY SIR DAUNT ADDITIONAL 7 1O HATT, PACS (ACP) SECRET 124442 MDHIAN 7603 DISTRIBUTION 18 MR GODENOUGH MR LOGAN PS CHALKER DAVIS WILLIAMS PAGE 3 SECRET Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 ea. 10 DOWNING STREET LONDON SWIA 2AA From the Private Secretary 22 February 1995 TRADE PROMOTION IN SOUTH AFRICA Thank you for your letter of 21 February. I am sure that the Prime Minister would be content for a short extract from his speech, plus the No.10 logo,to be printed in the border of the commemorative print that you are producing. I suggest, however, that his signature should appear below the text, rather than (as implied in your letter) above it. Please go ahead on the basis that you propose. WW. EDWARD OAKDEN Miss Maddie Johnson Department of Trade and Industry Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 I) . I The Rt. Hon. Michael Heseltine MP President of the Board of Trade Secretary of State Department of EdwarWn Esq Trade and Industry Priva Secretary to buiwwmw. the Prime Minister ?g?wn Hog?? . 1, lctona treet 10 Downing Street LONDON 1 SW 1A 2AA Direct line 071?215 4440 DTI Enquiries 2 February 1995 Dam/ Grim W61, You will be aware that South Africa is currently the focus of a major push across Whitehall and that as part of the campaign the DTI is to stage a number of trade promotion events aboard the Royal Yacht in Cape Town at the end of March. The Minister for Trade will participate. It is intended that each of the South African participants will be presented with a print of the Royal Yacht set against the background of Table Mountain. The concept has received the approval of the Master of the Household. However, in order to enhance the quality of the gift we would like authority to incorporate on the border of the print, under the No 10 logo and the Prime Minister's signature, the text of a short extract from a ?acywuk speech made by the Prime Minister to the South African parliament last September. The text we wish to use is the following: want to form a fellowship between Britain and South Africa, a fellowship for the future, a fellowship for reconstruction. Through business, through investment, through development assistance we wish to support South Africa's reconstruction and development programme.? I should be grateful for your authority to incorporate the above text on the border of the print. MADDIE JOHNSON Assistant Private Secretary PE2167 dtj. 02/ the department for Enterprise Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 . . I2 THE TAVERNERS unwary AND MAN HRH. THE DUKE EDLNB-JRGH KC: KT I?iv .711 BF AN 5354i:Iil?x a. Ref: SJM/pijm - "'Ht 11in.? arm M's: 20th February 1995 i The Rt Hon John Major MP No 10 Downing Street LONDON SW1 A 2AA be.? 2.. ?new. Following your very success?Jl visit to South Africa last September, you will be pleased to hear that the Lord's Tavemers New Horizons minibus that you announced, is to be presented to Clive van Ryneveld at Langa, outside Cape Town on Tuesday 2] st March. Our Patron and Twel?h Man, His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, has accepted Sir Colin Cowdrey's invitation to make the actual presentation. The details are being co-ordinated by the High Commission in Cape Town. I hope to be there and it may be possible to use the occasion formally to inaugurate the Lord's Tavemers, South Africa. Brian Baldock is visiting South A??ica the following week on Guinness and Taverners!) business. We are seeing Dr Ali Bacher who has agreed to be the ?rst Chairman. We are enormously grate?il for all your 'John the Baptist' support and encouragement. I, Patrick Shervington The Director ?Vb" 9k mt THE TAVERNERS LIMITED THE YOUNG JUDITH t, HAIMERS OH REGISTERED I PRESIDENT CARLING OBE TEL 0171222 0707 FAX OI7I-222 877A RIGISTERED IN COMPANY N, 5825?? REGISTERED CHARITY mp. 300054 GIVING YOUNGSTERS ESPECIALLY THOSE DISADVANTAGED OR DISABLED A SPORTING CHANCE Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 rom'. THE PRIVATE SECRETARY HOME OFFICE QUEEN GATE LONDON swu-r 9n RESTRICTED 14 February 1995 PRIME VISIT 0 SOUTH AFRICA: REPORT ON FOLLOW-UP ACTION I have seen a copy of Sam Sharpe?s letter of 25 January to you describing how the Foreign and Commonwealth Office are pursing the initiatives promoted by the Prime Minister during his visit. For the sake of completeness, I should record that Mr Maclean will be visiting Johannesburg and Pretoria between 22-24 February. As Home Office Minister with responsibility for export promotion, Mr Maclean will be attending the SECUREX 95 Conference, which will provide a good opportunity to promote British exports of police and security equipment. I am sending copies of this letter to Sam Sharpe (FCO), Mark Gibson (DTI), Margaret Aldred (MOD), John Kingman (DNH), John Buck (Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster?s Office) and to Ian McKendry (ODA). VM two; 53am c.615u1\ MISS GOOCH Edward Oakden Esq 10 Downing Street I084 08.3G Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 LASSIFIED FM JOHANNESBURG TO ROUTINE FCO TELNO 013 OF 0806402 1? 95 AND TO ROUTINE PRETORIA, CAPE TOWN, HARARE, MASERU, MBABANE, AND TO ROUTINE WINDHOEK, DTI, CABINET OFFICE Row Sjkhua.nuuMoa, how/Z COPIED BY FAX TO DURBAN AND CAPE TOWN CONSULATES SUBJECT: SOUTH AFRICA: UK PROFILE ENHANCED IN JANUARY Summary 1. January sees raising of profile in South Africa. Projects announced by high level visitors last year get underway. Launch of 'Britain Means Business' campaign. First trainees of Soweto Skills Initiative (SSI) leave for UK. First course under UK?South Africa Sports Initiative begins. DTI/South African MTI establish Working Group to follow up Prime Minister's business initiative. Our reputation for delivering what we promise greatly enhanced, but the momentum must be maintained, especially over the SSI. Detail 2. Bombarded by announcements of planned visits to South Africa by foreign dignatories and business groups, the media and our contacts at large have been impressed by the speed with which commitments made by the Prime Minister and the President of the Board of Trade in the second half of last year have been put into effect. 3. The launch of the 'Britain Means Business' campaign at a press conference on 24 January received widespread publicity with prominent press articles (copies to the Department by bag) and air time on TV and radio. Emphasis was given to the continuity of our effort and the message that we are running a systematic campaign to convert last year's strategic discussions into action at business level. There was gratification that we were targetting RDP priorities in Opportunities Cape Town/Johannesburg. 4. No publicity, but considerable importance by officials was attached to discussions between the Deputy Director? General at the South African Ministry of Trade and Industry and Sanders, visiting from Division, DTI, which set up a mechanism for Ministry to Ministry exchanges of expertise and carrying forward the proposals for business cooperation raised at the Prime Minister?s Round Table last September. The first formal session of a new working group takes place in early March. 5. Public note was taken of our success in bringing the Soweto Skills Initiative to fruition. The SSI has moved quickly to place promising young business people on attachments to UK companies. Six candidates have already been allocated and the first four left for Britain on 21 January. A total of forty places for 1995 have been offered and the selection process continues. Despite early successes, however, there are pitfalls and the future of the Scheme will depend on the UK companies involved maintaining their original commitments. 6. The Prime Minister's initiative now under the banner ?UK-South Africa Sports Initiative', got underway on 28 January. A two week course, which will produce 20 community level athletics coaches, was launched in Johannesburg with the help of Sally Gunnell. BBC TV covered the event. Dates have been confirmed for a further, more advanced, athletics course, and for courses in soccer coaching and training sports administrators. Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 ent w. The current perception of the UK was encapsulated by The Director?General in the South African Sports Ministry, speaking at the launch of the athletics course: South Africa had many important visitors; President Mandela met many world leaders on his overseas visits; everyone made promises; little emerged. ?But the Brits deliver." The President of the Greater Soweto Chamber of Commerce and Industry spoke in similar terms. 8. Our bringing to fruition three significant initiatives within six months of their first being discussed has demonstrated our commitment to assisting the New South Africa. We are established as serious people. We mean business. We deliver. Our competitors will be measured against this yardstick, but in our future actions, so will we. LONGWORTH MAIN 102 .SOUTHERN AFRICA LEG ADV PUSD 2 CCD CONSULAR CFSP UNIT ECON ADV ERD JEPD INFO BEARPARK INFO HRPD NEWS NPD 1 PLANNERS RAD RFD UND PS CHALKER BALDRY VEREKER MISS NEVILLE-JONES AINscow MR DAVID WRIGHT MR BATTISCOMBE MR TEBBIT MR BONE MR GOODENOUGH MR DE FONBLANQUE IRETON FREEMAN Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 10 DOWNING STREET LONDON SWIA 2AA From the Private Secretary 27 January 1995 Thank you for your letter of 24 January. We had been following this episode closely and with some concern, and were delighted to hear that the misunderstandings you mention had been cleared up. It was helpful of you to keep us in touch. RODERIC LYNE His Excellency Mr. Mendi Msimang Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED Foreign .. (4%a (AnnmonweM?i . Office (If? 25 January 1995 .DDAJ law", Prime Minister?s Visit to South Africa: Report on Follow-Up Action The Prime Minister's personal minute of 3 October to the Foreign Secretary set out the way ahead on relations with South Africa. You may like to have a note on how we are pursuing the initiatives promoted by the Prime Minister during his visit. Visits The next major event will be The Queen's State Visit on 20?25 March. The Foreign Secretary will accompany The Queen. A schedule has also been agreed for visits in 1995, by the Defence Secretary, the Transport Secretary, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Minister of Agriculture, the Minister of Trade and the Minister for Overseas Development. Visit by President Mandela A return State Visit by President Mandela is now scheduled for 1996. The plan is for The Queen formally to invite President Mandela when She is in South Africa. President Mandela, along with other Heads of Government, has been invited for the VE Day celebrations in May, but he is likely to be represented by Mbeki or de Klerk. Trade and Investment Plans for Opportunity South Africa are well advanced. The 1995 'Britain Means Business' campaign will start in Cape Town immediately following the Royal Visit with a seminar aboard the Royal Yacht to show Britain's commitment to South Africa?s Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP). Later in the year, there will be an all-British exhibition in Johannesburg which will focus mainly on trade but will cover other areas such as culture, design/innovation, sport and technical assistance. RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED DTI Ministers will be attending these events. There will also be a trade promotion element to the visits by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Secretary of State for Transport and the Minister for Agriculture. The Soweto Skills Initiative announced by Mr Heseltine in July is moving on apace. The first half-dozen or so Sowetans are due to start their training in the UK before the end of January. We are awaiting a response from the South African Department of Trade and Industry to our proposals for a programme of technical exchange. The President of the Board of Trade has written to Trevor Manuel (South African Minister concerned with Trade and Industry) to pursue these initiatives. The South African Chamber of Business is keen that a memorandum of understanding be signed with the CBI at a major investment seminar. Plans for such a seminar in the UK await South African proposals for a senior VIP to lead their investment team. A further meeting of the business-to-business round table which the Prime Minister opened in September may take place in March to review progress on the various issues. Defence Sales Our defence procurement relationship with South Afric continues to grow, with companies beginning to form collaborative agreements based around their respective An example is the agreement between a South African company and Alvis for Alvis to license, build and market a South African-designed mine?proof vehicle. The main direct sales prospect is Yarrow's bid to supply corvettes (worth about ?250m) to the South African Navy (SAN). Yarrow have made the final short-list (with Bazan of Spain), but the Spanish bid may be over 40% below our own. SAN representatives have recently been in UK advising Yarrow on how to refine their bid. Apart from price, the SAN is attaching great importance to the overall .offset package. DESO is working closely with DTI, FCO and Yarrow to highlight the overall scale of UK investment in South Africa, which dwarfs that of any of Yarrow's competitors. The South Africans had hoped to link the sale of their Rooivalk attack helicopter to any purchase of corvettes. Science and Technology The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster will lead a mission covering research, scientific and technological sectors from 26 February to 2 March. This will include the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on scientific RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED co-operation, for which the Prime Minister initialled a letter of intent in Cape Town. The President of the Royal Society will visit later to take forward the setting up of scientific links. Parliamentary links A group of twelve South African Parliamentarians visited Britain as guests of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in December. The Westminster Foundation for Democracy has also expressed interest in working with South Africa. Madam Speaker will visit South Africa in August, and we hope that the South African Speaker will come here this year. Lady Chalker is meeting members of the newly formed British/South African and British/Southern African Parliamentary Groups on 19 January to discuss future co-operation. Aid We have received a request from the Reconstruction and Development Programme office for a project to strengthen the capacity of all the provincial RDP units. This will be the first substantive involvement of an international donor with the RDP office. We are continuing to support the Police Basic Level Training programme, and are developing proposals to assist a number of provinces with implementing community policing programmes. We are developing projects to support local government following a visit here by the Ministers responsible for Local Government in November. In particular, we will be providing technical help to the Local Government Election Task Group. Sport We have earmarked ?148,000 for the Prime Minister's Sports initiative in this financial year. Proposals have been agreed for a programme covering football, athletics and the training of trainers. A pavilion is being built in Alexandra with money raised by Ali Bacher during the Prime Minister's visit to South Africa. We have sponsored a feasibility study for a VSO community sports development programme and will now be working up a pilot project for six VSO community Sports Development Officers. Discussion with the local sports authorities has shown that the proposal originally suggested by Judy Simpson for the construction of an athletics track at Alexandra was not viable: we are, therefore, looking for alternative proposals in other townships for Simpson and British commercial sponsors to support. RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED British Council We aim to involve the British Council fully in our efforts. They are already engaged in the Sports Initiative programme. They will also be closely involved in Mr Hunt's visit and that of the President of the Royal Society, and in the programme of scientific links which will emerge from those visits. MOD Visits A successful visit by HMS Norfolk to Simonstown in April 1994 has been followed by a series of visits by senior MOD figures since the South African elections - the Chief of the Naval Staff in October, the Chief of the Defence Staff in January. Visits by the Chief of the Air Staff and the Secretary of State for Defence are planned for February and April. Further visits will be spread over the next 12 months. Military assistance The BMATT have now established themselves in an influential position. They have access to, and the confidence of, the Defence Minister, Joe Modise, and the senior hierarchy of the National Defence Force. They have earned the respect of all the parties involved in the integration process, and are now beginning to shift their focus from initial induction to training. The process will take longer that the South Africans had hoped, and we may need to be prepared to continue the commitment for some time. Other areas We are looking at strengthening co-operation with South Africa in drugs control. Three officers of the South African Police Narcotics Bureau will visit Britain this month and a British Customs and Excise fact-finding mission to South Africa will take place later in the year. We are looking at the possibility of posting a Drugs Liaison Officer to Pretoria. On the environment, we plan to hold a high-level visit to South Africa in April or May. The Secretary of State for the Environment has invited his South African equivalent to the informal conference on the environment to take place in London this year. Foreign policy dialogue Following the visit in November by Deputy Foreign Minister Pahad for talks on international issues, a regular programme of policy dialogue with the South Africans has RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED been instituted. There are plans for further Ministerial and official level talks later this year. I am sending copies of this letter to Mark Gibson (DTI), Margaret Aldred (MOD), Joan MacNaughton (Home Office), John Kingman (Department of National Heritage), John Buck (Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster's Office) and to Ian McKendry (ODA). M) I y& Una (S Sharpe) Private Secretary Edward Oakden Esq 10 Downing Street RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 SOUTH AFRICAN HIGH COMMISSION TRAFALGAR SQUARE LONDON WCZN SDP 24 January 1995 The Rt Hon John Major, MP The Prime Minister 10 Downing Street London SW1 /Uer. A?xby?f/ The recent discussions in South.Africa.between President Mandela and Deputy President de Klerk received wide coverage in the press in the United Kingdom, and so. The Government of National Unity (GNU) in South Africa is a.tmansparent institution and should be seen as such by our partners and friends throughout the world. I feel that it is therefore appropriate to furnish you with the joint statement which followed the resolution of the above situation and which is in itself a transparent indication of South Africa's progress: "Our discussion succeeded in clearing up the misunderstandings with regard to all the specific relevant issues and in re-establishing mutual trust and confidence. In the spirit of serving the best interests of the country as a whole we have agreed to make a fresh start which will help us to avoid a repetition of the situation that arose earlier this week in the cabinet. Our discussion was frank and we dealt in some detail with all the issues which caused the recent confrontation between us. We recognise that for the GNU to achieve its goals of nationbuilding and reconciliation there should be a co-operative relationship specifically between us and within the Cabinet in general, based on mutual recognition of each other's integrity and good faith. We also agreed that the current discussion in the cabinet about the functioning of the government of national unity should be pursued with urgency. Special attention should be given to procedure and developing conventions concerning the rights and duties of parties within the government of national unity. While each of us maintains our respective positions on the implications of the applications which.were lodged by some 3500 members of the police and a few others, we agreed it is extremely important not to allow our differences to negatively impact on the people involved." Yours sincerely (IVA MENDI MSIMANG 5? HIGH COMMISSIONER Crown Copyright The National ArchiveS' reference PREM 19/5407 . RESTRICTED 011334- MDADAN 8819 . .1 .. It - - RESTRICTED a: Mound FM CAPE TONN TO DESKBY 2014551 FCO 20 TELNO O15 OF 201356Z JANUARY 95 INFO IMMEDIATE PRETORIA, JOHANNESBURG, DURBAN, CAPE TOWN CONSULATE INFO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON, PARIS, BONN INFO PRIORITY HARARE, GABORONE, MASERU, MBABANE, MAPUTO SUBJECT: SOUTH AFRICA: NATIONAL PARTY: DE KLERK THREATENS T0 RECONSIDER HIS ROLE IN GOVERNMENT SUMMARY 1} 1. In a tough speech to his NationaL Congress, de KLerk threatens to "consider" his party? 5 participation in the Government of NationaL Unity (GNU). Demands an ANC apoLogy for "unju?t" attacks on the NP in this week' 5 Cabinet and reform of Cabinet decision making procedures. de KLerk and MandeLa wiLL meet today, 20 January. UnLikeLy that the NP intend more than a :7id- hitting, pubLic warning at what they perceive to be cavaLier treatment by the ANC. 1 1 t, jean-7:. my?) r? Wu} ,1 ?Wm #171,, A, {5.917 DETAIL .. I "fl/?The Leader of the NationaL Party (NP), de KLerk, opened his party? NationaL Congress Last night, 19 January, with a tough, frank, speech LargeLy concerned with a threat to reconsider the NP's position in the GNU. de KLerk said that at first gLance, ?the crisis" appeared to concern indemnity (see Wood's teLeLetter of 20 January - not to In reaLity, however, it went much, much deeper. There was now ?a serious question mark over continued good cOOperation" within the GNU. 3. de KLerk began by saying that the GNU was the key to success in South Africa' compLex, confLict- ridden, society. It represented more than a temporary reLationship between rivaL poLiticaL parties. It embodied a commitment to the Long-term nationaL good. The growing confidence in the country' 3 future, both at home and abroad, owed much to the effective functioning of the GNU. The NP had shown itseLf moderate and controLLed in its handLing of the ANC in the GNU. They had accepted many ?painfuL compromises" and had PAGE 1 RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED . 011334 MDADAN 8819 endured sharp criticism and even a temporary Loss of support as a resuLt. The ANC had aLso striven to make the GNU work. They too had accepted painfuL decisions. This spirit was now in danger. The ANC had become over-sensitive to criticism, impatient and prone to a "buLLy attitude". They apparentLy expected the NP to become an ANC "surrogate" which feLL into Line whenever they cracked the whip. It was against this background that matters had reached a head in Cabinet on 18 January. Debate on the indemnity issue was aLready heated. This was foLLowed by a ?more comprehensive, sharp and severeLy insuLting attack" on the NP's attitude to the Reconstruction and DeveLopment Programme (RDP), affirmative action and, more generaLLy, the Party's good faith. de KLerk said this had obLiged him to inform Cabinet that he wouLd "consider" his position. In this he enjoyed the fuLL support of NP ministeriaL coLLeagues. 4. de KLerk concLuded this part of his speech with a statement on the way forward. He said the NP was stiLi prepared to serve the interests of its supporters and other South Africans by constructive cooperation in the GNU. To ensure this, however, the ANC Leadership wouLd have to ?remedy", immediateLy, the attack on NP integrity and good faith. FinaLLy, the rights and priviLeges of members of the GNU wouLd have to be pLaced on a firmer foundation. Cabinet needed to deveLop and suppLement existing conventions in order to prevent a repeat of this crisis. de KLerk and President MandeLa are due to meet today to discuss the issue. de KLerk said that he hoped this wouLd create the necessary conditions for a fresh start. If the reaction was negative, however, the NP wouLd be obLiged to consider avaiLabLe options?. COMMENT 5. de KLerk is on the horns of a diLemma. He wouLd be in a weaker position outside the GNU. At the same time, his party faithfuL cLaim to see few resuLts from the NP's participation. The present Cabinet row with the ANC is weLL timed for de KLerk coinciding with the start of his Party Conference - where he might otherwise have been more on the defensive. It suggests~there is an eLement of posturing in his approach. The power?sharing principLe was one of the main pLanks of the NP's negotiating agenda. de KLerk's rote in the GNU gives the NP much-needed poLiticaL exposure and, most importantLy, reaL infLuence on government poLicy, behind the scenes. de KLerk and MandeLa seem LikeLy to patch up their differences. It is in their mutuaL interest, apart from that of PAGE 2 RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED . 011334 . MDADAN 8819 the country, that they shouLd do so. But it is inevitabLe that such tensions wiLL re-surface periodicaLLy in so disparate an administration. 6. The text of the first part of de KLerk's speech foLLows by fax to An assessment of the more generaL party poLiticaL issues covered by the congress wiLL foLLow on its concLusion. 7. Please advance to PS No 10 (teLecon REEVE DISTRIBUTION 3x ADVANCE ,2 .SOUTHERN AFRICA ?ps CHALKER S2 T~wEws MR GOODENOUGH 1o PAGE 3 RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 fj car? I Overseas Development Administration 94 Victoria Street, London SWlli SJI, 0419 ,0 From 7he Private Secretary Telephoru U71 Edward Oakden Esq Fl January 1995 10 Downing Street London SW1 2AA 0L6 in. 5.2.7 D?c?vf/ E0649 Thank you for your letter of 5 January enclosing one from Councillor Singh of the Association of District Councils to the Prime Minister about the planned conference on local government in South Africa. Lady Chalker?s address to the conference will offer the opportunity to set out to a wide local authority audience both our strategy and experiences in the field of local and provincial government in South Africa, and to actively encourage their participation in our projects and programmes. In doing so it will be helpful for Lady Chalker to be able to refer to the Prime Minister's interest in the matter but I do not consider that we need do anything more formal. Your acknowledgement letter to Councillor Singh seems to fit the bill well and I would not propose any further action. Copies of this letter go to Sam Sharpe and to Alan Davis. I I, Wu Ian McKendry Private Secretary/Baroness Chalker of Wallasey Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 . Sir Christopher Benson Westminster Bri London SE UE Telephone 1'705 8512 Facsimile 7l-633 92l0 Christopher Meyer CMG Chief Press Secretary Prime Minister?s Of?ce 10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA F) 10 January 1995 ma? may/Mc- . 6 IL 61(2fo ?61 ?u (Ia/{64? ix RE: SOUTH AFRICAN REUNION Mic-Hf A. 447 ?4177? . In view of the long silence following my earlier attempt at a reunion I thought it might be helpful to bring you up to date. C2 [3 7, Following on from the abortive attempt to reach a satisfactory date for the majority of people but more particularly for the Prime Minister I recently met with Howard Davies and Judy Simpson to see whether we could make some progress both from the business standpoint and that of the sportsepeople. Howard Davies has maintained contact with the South African Chamber of Business (SACOB) and it was to be hoped that an agreement might be signed between the CBI and SACOB during the then planned visit of President Mandela. Howard Davies is now awaiting a suitable alternative for that event. Meantime he has been in touch with the Prime Minister?s of?ce and indeed with the Prime Minister himself, taking the line that Judy Simpson and I have also taken that a sports led initiative supported by the Prime Minister might well encourage businessmen to lend ?nancial weight or support in kind. As yet no progress has been made on that front either. I think therefore that from the reunion point of view any likely bene?t has been diluted by the passage of time and I shall not be pursuing this although I will continue to support Howard Davies/the C81 and the sports group in their efforts to keep South Africa on the agenda. Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 . Sir Christopher Benson Westminster Bridge Road London 7UE Telephone 8512 Facsimile 071-633 9210 Roderick Lyne CMG Private Secretary Prime Minister?s Office 10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA 10 January 1995 at Law? RE SOUTH AFRICAN REUNION In view of the long silence following my earlier attempt at a reunion I thought it might be helpful to bring you up to date. Following on from the abortive attempt to reach a satisfactory date for the majority of people but more particularly for the Prime Minister 1 recently met with Howard Davies and Judy Simpson to see whether we could make some progress both from the business standpoint and that of the sports?people. Howard Davies has maintained contact with the South African Chamber of Business (SACOB) and it was to be hoped that an agreement might be signed between the CBI and SACOB during the then planned visit of President Mandela. Howard Davies is now awaiting a suitable alternative for that event. Meantime he has been in touch with the Prime Minister?s office and indeed with the Prime Minister himself, taking the line that Judy Simpson and I have also taken that a sports led initiative supported by the Prime Minister might well encourage businessmen to lend ?nancial weight or support in kind. As yet no progress has been made on that front either. I think therefore that from the reunion point of view any likely benefit has been diluted by the passage of time and I shall not be pursuing this although I will continue to support Howard Davies/the CBI and the sports group in their efforts to keep South Africa on the agenda. Meet awm Zak. Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 10 DOWNING STREET LONDON SWIA 2AA From the Private Secretary 9 January 1995 new LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA Thank you for your letter of 4 January bringing the Prime Minister up-to? date with your plans to hold a Conference on local government in South Africa on 3 March. The Prime Minister is delighted that Lady Chalker is able to address this, and sends you every best wish for the event. Thank you also for your support for the Conference which the Government plans to hold on the 75th anniversary of Chatham House. We see this as an important subject. ,r (that. EDWARD OAKDEN Councillor Margaret Singh Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 10 DOWNING STREET LONDON ser 2AA From the Private Secretary 5 January 1995 ADC CONFERENCE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA I enclose a letter which the Prime Minister has received from the Chair of the Association of District Councils, about the Conference which the ADC plan to hold on 3 March about local government in South Africa. Councillor Singh reports that Lady Chalker has agreed to address the Conference. I should be grateful for your advice on whether it would be helpful for the Government to offer additional support to this event. For instance, might the Prime Minister send a message, which Lady Chalker could deliver? If you I think that this would be helpful, I should be grateful for a draft. Meanwhile I have acknowledged Councillor Singh?s letter (copy enclosed). I am copying this letter to Sam Sharpe (Foreign and Commonwealth Of?ce) and to Alan Davis (Department of the Environment). EDWARD OAKDEN Ian McKendry, Esq., Overseas Development Administration. Crown Copyright The National Archives? reference PREM 19/5407 . N, "Wfo? w_ ASSOCIATION OF $.53 DISTRICT . ?31. 0 I LS 26 CHAPTER STREET LONDON SWTP 4ND Fax: 071-233 6551 Telephone: 071-233 6868 Dx: 300550 Victoria-4 COUNCILLOR MARGARET SINGH, CHAIR OF THE ADC 4 January 1995 The Rt Hon John Major Esq MP The Prime Minister 10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA Dear Prime Minister LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA When we met in November you expressed interest in my hope that local government would be able to contribute constructively to the UK's support to the emergence of a democratic South Africa. I thought I would therefore let you know of the progress we have been able to make towards a Conference on 3 March aimed at bringing together high level relevant South African participants with those within local government in the UK who are interested in being able to contribute to cooperative partnerships. I am delighted that Baroness Chalker has agreed to address the Conference and we look forward very much to working closely with the Overseas Development Administration and the British Council. We will be seeking to work alongside appropriate private sector participants and hope that they may also be able to contribute to sponsorship towards the costs of the event. You may find it useful to be kept in touch with these developments and I would be pleased if you would encourage any one else with whom you are in contact on these issues to contact me if they are interested in further involvement or participation. Can I also say how interested I am in the Conference you propose this year to highlight the UK's in the context of the 75th aniversary of Chatham House. The long tradition of Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 I ?1 democratic, efficient and honest local government in the UK is widely recognised as one such strength and we would be enthusiastic to contribute in an appropriate way to the event. Roger Chater, Deputy Secretary of the Association, will be pleased to liaise with the appropriate department. Yours sincerely Iroger/inter/africafLMOLmajor Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 IO DOWNING STREET LONDON SWIA 2AA THE PRIME MINISTER 21 December 1994 Thank you for your letter informing me that you are about to leave your post as High Commissioner for South Africa. I would like to thank you for your work as South Africa?s representative here over an eventful and ultimately very rewarding period in bilateral relations. You have had the rare and welcome distinction of arriving in your post as an Ambassador and leaving it as a High Commissioner! I was particularly grateful to you for your contribution to my visit to South Africa earlier this year. I know that you personally put a lot of effort into making it such a success. I am glad that you intend to remain in this country where you will still be able to make a valuable contribution to British?South African relations. I wish Amy; 744 you every success in your new career here. His Excellency Mr Kent Durr Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Foreign Conunonwcahh ()f?cc 13 December 1994 1320..) Thank you for your letter of 7 December asking for background to Mr Durr's departure and for advice on whether the Prime Minister should see him. KENT DURR Although we knew that President Mandela would want London, we did not expect the move to be quite so sudden. Mr Mandela told the Deputy High Commissioner on 18 November that, along with 17 other top Heads of Mission, he wished to replace Mr Durr on 1 January with Mr Mendi Msimang, the former ANC representative in London. I enclose a biographical note on Mr Msimang. The Queen has approved the appointment and Agr?ment has been granted. Mr Durr has since been given an extension until 15 January. Lady Chalker will be hosting a farewell lunch on 4 January. Unless he wishes to do so, we do not think it necessary for the Prime Minister to see Mr Durr. PL 7W3 lfjvag a 344?- 1V?nnln?ah? PW ?1"th (S Sharpe) r? fW" Private Secretary c? W.- Philippa Leslie-Jones 10 Downing Street R. Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Mendi Meinrad Themba Boy MSIMANG South African High Commissioner-designate to the United Kingdom. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1928. Mr Msimang is well known to us, having twice served here as the ANC's representative to the UK and Ireland. He was educated at the Anglican Mission School in Natal and at University in Lesotho. After working as Personal Secretary to the then ANC Secretary General, Walter Sisulu, he joined Nelson Mandela's law practice. When he was compelled to leave South Africa in 1960 during the state of emergency, he first came to London as ANC representative. He subsequently worked for the ANC in East Africa where he was closely involved with education for ANC students. He was re-assigned to London in 1988 where he remained until returning to South Africa to take part in this year's elections when he was elected to the National Assembly. In June 1991, Mr Msimang was elected to the National Executive Committee of the ANC and he organised the first major ANC International Solidarity Conference held within South Africa from 19-21 February 1993. He was a dignified and respected ANC representative here. His hobbies include football, golf, music, reading and the theatre. He is married to Dr Mantombazana Tshabalala, with four children by his first marriage. Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED - 10 DOWNING STREET LONDON SWIA 2AA From the Private Secretary 7 December 1994 KENT DURR I enclose a letter to the Prime Minister from the South African High Commissioner, Kent Durr, about his imminent departure from his current post. We were not aware that Mr. Durr was about to leave. When does he actually stand down? He gives no reason for his departure - is there more to this than meets the eye? I should be grateful for a little background, plus advice on whether the Prime Minister might offer to see Durr for a farewell call (this would have to be in the New Year, given the overcrowded nature of the Prime Minister?s diary up till Christmas). PHILIPPA LESLIE-J ONES S.J. Sharpe, Esq., Foreign and Commonwealth Of?ce. RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 SOUTH AFRICAN HIGH COMMISSION TRAFALGAR SQUARE LONDON WCZN SDP TEL: 0171 930 4488 FAX: 0171 321 0835 December 1994 ,4le ?ow ?ax/wine) Just a note on my plans for the future when my term ends. For personal and private reasons. relating primarily to the education and health of my children, is it essential that we are based in London, travelling to South Africa from time to time. I will be returning to private and business life and will be taking on the Chairmanship of a leading international company. In addition, I will seek to add directorships where I feel I can make a contribution. I have felt privileged to have served here in these challenging transitional years and to have helped to take the relations between Britain and South Africa to an all?time high since the war years. Now I am going to build yet another career whilst tending to the vital interests of my family. We will be keeping our houses in the Cape for our retirement one day and will be returning for holidays regularly. I will keep you informed. Please keep in touch. KENT DURR HIGH COMMISSIONER Crown Copyright The National Archives? reference PREM 19/5407 . CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL Crown Copyright