The National Archives? reference PREM 19/5407 CONFIDENTIAL . 1o DOWNING STREET THIS FILE MUST NOT GO OUTSIDE 10 DOWNING ST SERIES Annea- - RecepHon 53 PART: PART BEGINS: PART ENDS: . December ?iLr Pan: CAQSECI CONFIDENTIAL Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 PART CLOSED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 SOUTH AFRICA RELATIONS PART 33 DATE FROM TO SUBJECT 25.6.95 President PM Support for PM in the Leadership contest South Afr 28.6.95 Cape Town Tel No: 133 PART CLOSED 30.6.95 Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 SOUTH AFRICA RELATIONS PART 33 Annex - 1 May Reception DATE FROM TO SUBJECT 26.4.95 Cape Town Tel 79 3.5.95 UKREP TelNo 962 EU/South Africa 12.5.95 NIO Visit from Prof.James: South Africa 17.5.95 Guardian Newspaper Article Corvette Dilemma for SA Cabinet 17.5.95 Durr ODA Re: CIGA 26.5.95 Cape Town tel No 115 2.6.95 Sports Mr Woods SA Sports Initiative 5.6.95 FCO CIGA 5.6.95 Ian Fowler UK-SA Sports Initiative 8.6.95 FCO Soweto Cricket Club England Tour 9.6.95 Sports Sports Initiative Council 12.6.95 Sports Sports Initiative Council 14.6.95 Sports Ian Fowler Sports Initiative Council 15.6.95 ODA Durr CIGA 19.6.95 FCO CIGA 24.6.95 PM SA Pres (H) - Conrats on Rugby Crown Copyright 'g The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 .r SOUTH AFRICA RELATIONS PART 33 DATE FROM TO SUBJECT 28.3.95 NFR note Sports Council dinner - African sports administrators 29.3.95 Cape Town Tel 63 30.3.95 DaviesCBI South Africa Reception 3.4.95 Pretoria Tel: 43 SA BW programme 4.4.95 Dr Carter PMs Reception 4.4.95 Cape Tel: 67 SA: Visit by Minister for Trade 5.4.95 Pretoria Tel ;'45 6.4.95 Cape Town Tel 71 7.4.95 FCO UK/South Africa sports initative 24.4.95 The FA PM UK/South Africa Sports Initative 24.4.95 FCO Follow-up to PM's visit 26.4.95 SA Sports Initative Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 SOUTH AFRICA RELATIONS PART 33 Date From To Title No 24.2.95 Pretoria Tel: 34 24.2.95 FCO Tel: 156 24.2.95 Washington Tel: 532 24.2.95 FCO South Africa CBW 113 26.2.95 Sunday Time Article: Libya South Africa 7.3.95 PM Shervington New Horizons Minibus 7 .3.95 CDL PM CDL visit to Southern Africa 10.3.95 Benson South Africa Reunion 11.3.95 PM South Africa Follow-up 13.3.95 CDL visit'to Southern Africa 123-6; IOWA (Tr/51 20.3.95 FCO Follow-up to PM's visit 21.3.95 Cape Town Tel 055 - 21.3.95 cape town Tel 056 21.3.95 Cape Town Tel 057 21.3.95 Cape Town Tel 059 23.3.95 Sport Coun Sports council Dinner 27.3.95 Scott Thankyou for Handbook aand Guest List 27 .3.95 App Sec Reception to promote business sporting links with SA Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 SOUTH AFRICA SITUATION PART 33 Date From To Title No Dec 94 PM Future Plans 7.12.94 FCO South African High Commissioner: Kent Durr 13.12.94 FCO South African High Commissioner: Kent Durr 21.12.94 PM Thank you 31.12.94 HC FCS Annual review 4.1.95 ADC PM Local Government in South Africa 5.1.95 ODA Local Government in South Africa 9.1.95 ADC Local Government in South Africa 10.1.95 Benson South Africa Reunion 17.1.95 ODA Local Government in South Africa 20.1.95 Cape Town Tel: 015 24.1.95 PM Discussions Between Mandela De Klerk: British Press Reporting 25.1.95 FCO Report on Follow-up Action to PM's Visit to S.Africa 27.1.95 Discussions Abletween Mandela De Klerk: British Press Reporting SA FCO Johannesburg Tel: 013 14.2.95 HO PM's Visit to South Africa: Report on Follow up Action 20.2.95 Shervington PM New Horizons Minibus 21.2.95 DTI Royal Yacht in Cape Town 22.2.95 DTI Trade Promotion in South Africa Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Foreign and Commonwealth Of?ce document Reference DIPLOMATIC REPORT DD 1994/288 CSS 014/002/95 Description South Africa: Annual Review 1994 Date 3 1 December 1994 The above FCO document, which was enclosed on this ?le has been removed and destroyed. Such documents are the responsibility of the Foreign and Commonwealth Of?ce. When released they are available in the appropriate FCO CLASSES. Signed M/l? M, Date PREM Records Team Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED 120405 3131* MDLIAN 3041 RESTRICTED le?/FP FM CAPE TowN TO PRIORITY FCO 3o TELNO 133 hi? 4 OF 2813032 JUNE 95 INFO PRIORITY DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL HERITAGE (FOR SPROAT) INFO PRIORITY ODA, JOHANNESBURG, PRETORIA, DURBAN INFO PRIORITY CAPE TOWN CONSULATE, WINDHOEK SUBJECT: SOUTH AFRICA: VISIT BY MR IAIN SPROAT, MINISTER FOR SPORT: 17-24 JUNE SUMMARY 1. Successful visit during which Minister saw wide range of British-funded sports projects, Launched our 345,000 Community Sports Programme, and represented HMG at final stages of the 1995 Rugby World Cup. DETAIL 2. Mr Sproat paid a timely visit to South Africa last week. In Cape Town, he attended a dinner given in his honour by Mr Steve Tshwete, the South African Minister of Sport and Recreation, visited township sports projects in Guguletu, KhayeLitsha and Langa, had Lunch with the Cape Town Olympic Bid Board, and attended an under 13 rugby tournament at which Britain was represented by the Dragon School, Oxford (who also helped to promote the Sports Initiative during their tour). 3. In Gauteng, the Minister saw further evidence of British involvement in sports development when he visited a range of facilities in Alexandra township and launched the VSO-managed Community Sports programme in Soweto - so far the largest single element of the Sports Initiative announced by the Prime Minister last September. Mr Sproat also had the Opportunity to hear about and witness the significant strides being made in cricket development during his lunch with Dr Ali Bacher, and visits to the Cricket Academy and the Northern Transvaal Cricket Development Programme (based at Centurion Park where England will play their first test in November). In addition, the Minister had a useful meeting with Mthobi Tyamzashe, Director General of Sport and Recreation, had lunch with a group of South African sports PAGE 1 RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED . 1204. MDLIAN 8041 1 administrators and attended a reception in honour of the Soweto and under 19 cricket teams who are touring England this summer. 4. Mr Sproat attended the two semi-finals, the 3rd/4th play off and the final of the Rugby World Cup, and was thus able to experience the climax of a remarkable sporting tournament. The Minister will also have seen the important role that sport plays in the culture of this country and how it can help to bring the different racial groups together. There is however much to be done, and it is right therefore that Britain should be playing its own part to help the process in areas where we have particular expertise. This commitment to assist is certainly recognised and welcomed by those South Africans directly involved in the process and will have been given further impetus by Mr Sproat?s visit. We have contributed over 600,000 so far. Further support may well be justified once we are confident that the current programme of assistance is meeting its development objectives and once the various South African sporting bodies are, themselves, clear about the way forward. 5. Finally, as a footnote, you should know that Scotland received the award for the team which did most for development rugby during the World Cup. REEVE DISTRIBUTION 129 MAIN 102 .SOUTHERN AFRICA ADCS) LEG ADV PUSD DIAYLETT CCD PS CONSULAR CHALKER BALDRY CFSP UNIT VEREKER ECON ADV MISS NEVILLE-JONES PAGE 2 RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 812 3518364 P.82 16:36 1995-86-25 1 .3 I Republic of 30%! A?ica Dperasiekamer (L. I.. .11.. . - . . twill. .. up . aniulfbp?: . . . - In?ll. Era. inn-7L1 ?it} The ane MI United 10:.ng sadness the newaof eived i: 8. Dear Mr. Majm}; tion as leader of reelgn?a .w .m Great Britain. 4 ability of the lead einth solution td. the .. ti I have con?de the Consezfv I have rec 'de leadership ongoing efforts TUTRL P.82 (Ill-ill..- rlt?llIdl. I-.. laws?). . .lull}.ll. Ill..- EI 41 ..II.. ple _'of Great Britain. 1 . V. ilk tun? .. I you government L. Hell?re. n? . . .. AhaLinker.mk.hr.lvv?1l. .Ilfrt . l. ll. . I?Vll I. llE?s" Int-h V. Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 ., a i 10 DOWNING STREET LONDON SWIA 2AA i 15? a? THE PRIME MINISTER 24 June 1995 tam" I My very warmest congratulations on South Africa?s splendid victory in your hard fought battle against New Zealand this afternoon. The World Cup tournament has given pleasure to millions in the United Kingdom and other rugby-playing countries. It has been a fine advertisement for South Africa. And it was good to see you obviously enjoying yourself at the games. I look forward to seeing you in Auckland later in the year - and also to seeing a team from the British Isles succeed South Africa as champions in 1999. Mr Nelson Mandela Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Foreign 8c . 14$ ho?o/? Commonwealth 'jl" Office 19 June 1995 In your letter of 5 June you reported Kent Durr's active lobbying for his proposal on the Commonwealth Investment Guarantee Agency (CIGA). After careful consideration of his proposal, Baroness Chalker has informed Mr Durr that we are not persuaded that a case has been made for the creation of a new international institution of this kind. I enclose a copy of Lady Chalker's reply for information. \t ?30 42.; (S Sharpe) Private Secretary Roderic Lyne Esq CMG 10 Downing Street Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Overseas Development Administration 9-4 Victoria Street, London SNIE 51L - 0134 The Minister Telephone 0171 917 it? [?riihi J. Kent Dmi'fiz??) i2?) 9" marJ?rvcez 'c - $22th chimera 0 .. . - .n '1 inf-3C or: muc RECO m/(w Earlier in the year you sent me the outline of a proposal for the establishment of a Commonwealth Investment Guarantee Agency (CIGA), suggesting that ODA might consider an investment of ?5 million as the initial Commonwealth government participant in the scheme. You kindly wrote on 17 May informing me of your subsequent discussion with Richard Needham. AJune 1995 .. .. . You will be aware, know, of the many competing claims on UK aid programme resources, and the pressure of multilateral commitments in particular. We have played an active part in the review of international institutions which the G-7 initiated at the Naples Summit last year, and which will be considered in Halifax this weekend. One message which we expect to emerge is the need to avoid overlap and duplication, and to strengthen the performance of existing institutions. We have considered your proposal very carefully; but we are not persuaded that a case has been established for the creation of a new institution, to supplement existing national and private sector schemes and the Muitilateraf investment Guarantee Agency. I would also want to see strong evidence of demand from Commonwealth countries at large for a new institution of this kind, and a readiness to invest in it as a fully?fledged multilateral venture from the outset, before I could give further consideration to the question of a contribution from the aid programme. I am sorry I cannot send a more encouraging reply. BARONESS CHALKER OF WALLASEY Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 . {9:33:13 International Affairs Unit The Sports Council Walkden House 3?10 Melton Street London NW1 2E8 14 June 1995 Tel: 0171-383 3896 Fax: 0171-383 3147 Telex: 27830 SPORTC Mr FOWler Chairman: Rodney Walker Trafalgar House pic Vice Chairmen: 1 Berkeley Street Gerald Dennis London W1A 1BY Trevor Brooking MBE Dear Mr Fowler AFRICA SPORTS I have been copied your recent correspondence with Roderic Lyne at 10 Downing Street and was delighted to hear of the generous offer of Trafalgar House to contribute ?2,500 this year and next year to the UK/South Africa Sports Initiative. Indeed, the Charities Aid Foundation voucher arrived this morning. Once again, many thanks to Trafalgar House for their kind support of the Initiative. We will make sure that you are kept informed of progress and are aware of how your contribution has been spent. If you do have any questions or problems, please do not hesitate to contact me. Yours sincerely John Scott Head of International Affairs c.c Roderic Lyne - No.10 Downing Street Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 IO DOWNING STREET LONDON SWIA 2AA From the Private Secretary 12 June 1995 Ix, r. MW fez/1h]. AFRICA SPORTS INITIATIVE Thank you for your letter of 9 June. After all the efforts which we have both made, this is extremely disappointing. However, the picture is marginally less bleak than you suggest: you should by now have received a copy of my correspondence with Trafalgar House, which will add ?5,000 to your total. Have been among the companies you have followed up? If you could brief me on your exchanges with them, I have a contact whom I might be able to tap for a contribution. How about the Diamond Corporation? They are rolling in money, dug out of the South African soil, and like to be in good standing in this country as well. As the Government has indicated its continuing participation, as you requested, it is particularly disappointing to find such a poor response from the private sector. You mentioned the Football Association. We have just received a letter from Gordon Taylor of the PFA, briefing us on his exchanges with you about the distribution of team strips. I would like to send a broadly encouraging response in the Prime Minister?s name. Would that be right? W) W, W1 . RODERI John Scott, Esq. Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 SPORTS . International Affairs Unit ECOUNCII. The Sports Council Walkden House 9 June 1995 3-10 Melton Street London NW1 2E8 Mr Lyne Tel: 0171?383 3896 . Fax:0171-383 3147 milghg?wnmg Street Telex: 27830 SPORTC 6 London SW1A 2AA Chairman: Rodney Walker Vice Chairmen: . Gerald Dennis Dear Roderic Trevor Brooking use UKISOUTH AFRICA SPORTS INITIATIVE I thought you would appreciate an update on progress with the UK/Scuth Africa Sports Initiative following the reception at No.10 on May 1st. You will recall that we circulated a letter co-signed by our Chairman, Rodney Walker, and Judy Simpson to all guests at the reception, together with a copy of the extended video. This video included an introduction by the Prime Minister setting the case for support of the Sport Initiative. We have subsequently followed up with a number of telephone calls to targeted companies, but I have to report that the response has been extremely disappointing. We have received a number of letters saying that the issue is being looked at, but an even larger number saying that companies? sponsorship and charitable donations strategy is already fully committed. So far, we have only received one contribution of money - this came from in the form of a ?1000 cheque from their charities committee. We are therefore looking at other options to try and generate some interest from the commercial sector, but unfortunately this will require professional support and we certainly do not have the resources to pay for this. We are therefore in discussion with a number of sponsorship agencies to see whether, on a commission basis, any major funds could be raised. We are meeting with the Foreign Commonwealth this week where we hope to learn ?nally of the level of funding from HMG for Phase II of the Initiative, at which time we will be able to begin planning. Also, you may be interested to know that, on the football front, the FA will be visiting South Africa in July to continue their discussions on their proposal. Before they depart, we will be having a meeting to go through their report and highlight some of our concerns. Please let me know if you require any further information or briefing. All good wishes Yours sincerely 65? . John tt Head of International Affairs Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 BBLJUN-1995 11:27 HERD 0F 90(8) @171 2721 1475 P.82 WM 2 has-M?s: ,3 peruh'atb gawk?. k? owe.? . . 3 m? Forei n8; merLr.n,mnmupm a mg is ?Wt-3 10": My OM). Comxgtofnwealth 556 0' Ice 1N. PM he.) ??th a. HAL. rt. ?to (WI TWM. I i . Loud . 8 June 1995 Jka. 'unvt. WM It? 0 Telephone: 0171 ?4th 4- CAI-talk 9mm?. Esq th.(ti 5m 0* No.10 Downing Street (In G. at? 0 3? Fax No. 839.3712 Scot-k 1.437;? Rum, UM.) (W kW ?.11 a [61?le Franco? . w.u :bedwspoke; I enclose a copy of their programme. 'l?he tour is being organised at the South African end by the United Cricket Board Development Programme and in England by Mark Boobbyer in Berkshire. As we understand it, no major South Cdjid African Sporting personalities are accompanying the tour; at this end Sir Colin Cowdrey has lent his name in support. The rigf?: fixture at Changrd is in Emma Nicholson's constituency and she is taking an interest. There is talk of a television documentary of the tour but I do not know how far that has got. ,0 By way of background I enclose a short note on the Club. Lie /7 2. Let me know if you would like us to pursue a No.10 interest further and we will send something through the customary channels. For what it is worth, at a lunch for a visiting South African Minister the other day I sat next to Donald Woods, who has his own initiatiVes to help promote sports development in South Africa, together with Trevor McDonald; both are very keen on cricket. You will have your own ideas but I have no doubt that, if you thought it useful, Donald Woods would be keen to help raise the level of publiCity for the tour and help to find a way to benefit the UK?South African Sports Initiative. I would gladly take it up with him. 3. It may also be worth adding that one of the team is currently a member of the Lords ground staff. We understand this was arranged with Ali Bacher. If the Prime Minister could pay a brief visit to the Lords match (18 July) would it be worth seeing whether the arrangement could be formalised so that there was a young black South African on the 9r9und staff every year? And, if so, would it be the sort of thing the Prime Minister would like to announce? We would gladly take the idea forward if it appealed. W, Udahnm. Poston Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 11:28 HERD OF 8171 278 1475 [3.83 - Friday. - 30 June 1995 Tm ?323:1: In 8mm Airport Qa??aa . 1 July 1995 I me Hum? 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New. 2116', South Mm 22mm (01 1) mm 880-6578 201m 1994 0 butter muemngreams. pulley ofaputheid. Shetlandthehrdelips oftowuhip life, the Soweto Cricket Club, which has been in existence ?ne- the late 1950?s. has quietly ?ver: nape. dream and role model: no hundreds of youngsters. Many great black cricketers who played fw this club went on to represent the mend: Went: transformation when the United thicket Board of Smith Africa begun in vieionuy Dudepment Program in 1986, and new plays in one of the top leagues in the The club's leaders fee! very we? met their club it the when and Inspiration fee all aspirin: young disadvantaged cricket? around South Africa today. Ninety percent of the members ofthe club are students and menu-c minty Involved in coechiu yomet crickets?. thereby m; timeouts; cricket culture in the townships- 1950?: through mot-unity an experience, pin to undertake a tour of England and mum! in July 1995. The hour will at. plmjut a year met South Africa's ?rst dmoenuc elections and he alt-ah generated met-done excitement Huang? dubs approached for ?attens. It has also teceived the support of Sir Colin Couthq,?foraer Chit-nan of the ICC and Dr Ali Dacha. MD of the UCBSA (letters mud). P.84 vowtooz aims?Inn ?ma uto one. ztzot n. ?no Ch?m Crown Copyright . . . . . The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 . 11:29 HERD OF 8171 278 1475 P.85 as one of its primary objw?m to provide with?! for Wand 5 communities. fun that this tour is a my to uplift and ?courts: the youngsters from the township. Th0 United Cricket Board of South Africa?s Development We. Which M3 man: needs your mp! 'ro manhunt. unmountoflusopoo or i mated. . or require any other hfmma?on, plus: magnum Mandi-18mm: Africa a: 3 ?a??ud This tour is an excellent mot-hwy to cuppa! {he ?aunt-god cranium of . South Africa and in particular age: young. 81min; black cricketer: in Soweto. 1 Your: ?uently ARD WA nuum may? mun 01mm - I too/toot man 1131:: ma. non oxen um: 99. "no TUTRL P.85 Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 UNITED KINGDOM-SOUTH AFRICA SPORTS INITIATIVE PHASE II - STRATEGIC TARGETS FOR ASSISTANCE INTRODUCTION The first phase of the Initiative was supported by public funds from a number of agencies. This will continue, but a range of opportunities exist for cooperation with private and business sectors through sponsorship, charitable donations or gifts in kind. Phase II will build on skill transfer activities described in the Newsletter, but will also target facilities and equipment. Both the ?hardware? of equipment and the ?software? of skills and are needed if sport is to benefit the wider community in South Africa. The following targets have been highlighted as priorities by the National Sports Council of South Africa, the GB Sports Council and other partners in the Initiative. The costs given against each target should be taken as a guide only at this stage. Individual contributors will be able to adjust and customise the level and emphasis of their support to fit in with their plans in South Africa. For example, this could involve a blanket contribution towards Phase II of the Initiative; identifying individual targets to support; or supporting more than one target. In this way, contributions can be aimed at particular areas or sectors of the community. ll STRATEGIC TARGET INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS APPROXIMATE COST Outdoor playing fields Levelling and seeding one grass playing field 17,500 Levelling and laying one surface 35,000 Fencing for an outdoor facility 25,000 Provision of changing rooms and equipment storage 35,000 Floodlighting 30,000 Indoor sports halls Basic indoor playing space 35,000 Provision of changing rooms and equipment storage 35,000 Indoor lighting 30,000 Coach education I Supporting the establishment of a national coach education system 60,000 Crown Copyright Crown Copyright STRATEGIC TARGET INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS APPROXIMATE COST Equipment The following sports have been identified: The level of donation can be precisely tailored to meet specific - Athletics needs. As a guide, the provision - Basketball of an athletics ?starter pack? to a - Football school costs around - Netball 2,000. - Tennis - Volleyball Individual sports - Athletics 8: football Customised packages can be developed in these sports, to build on As a guide, a community level progress already achieved in Phase I of the Initiative. course in athletics would cost around 2,500 to support. ?Vision for Sport ll' Conference This would build on the national ?Vision for Sport? Conference Contributions in this area can be organised by the National Sports Council and the GB Sports tailored to meet the needs of the Council in 1993. It would bring together senior decision-makers in organisers and the contributor. South African sport to refine national policy on sport. HOW TO CONTRIBUTE The British International Sports Development Aid Trust (BISDAT) has been chosen as the vehicle for all contributions towards the Initiative. The GB Sports Council is managing the project. Further details on how to make contributions via the Trust can be obtained from: John Scott Head of International Affairs The Sports Council Walkden House 3-10 Melton Street Tel: (0171) 383 3896 London NW1 2EB Fax: (0171) 383 3147 The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 10 DOWNING STREET LONDON SWIA 2AA From the Private Secretary 5 June 1995 UK-SOUTH AFRICA SPORTS INITIATIVE Many thanks for your letter of 25 May. The Prime Minister was delighted to hear that Trafalgar House had decided to make this generous contribution to the Sports Initiative. Please could you pass his thanks to those concerned. The contribution should be made to the British International Sports Development Aid Trust (BISDAT), c/o John Scott, Head of International Affairs, The Sports Council, Walkden House, 3-10 Melton Street, London NW1 2EB. I am sending a copy of your letter to John Scott, who will be equally pleased at this news. RODERIC LYNE Ian Fowler, Esq. Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 If- i- TRAFALGAR HOUSE It 11511 ['lill I BERKELEY STREET LONDON WIA IBY TELEPHONE Ol7l 499 9020 CABLES - TELEX 92l34l FACSIMILE (Jl7l 493 5484 Ref: DEB/iflet/char03 R. Lyne Esq. Private Secretary, 10 Downing Street, London. SW1A 2AA 25th May 1995 Dear Mr. Lyne, UK-South Africa Sports Initiative Sir Charles Powell has asked me to let you know that Trafalgar House has agreed to contribute ?2,500 this year and next year to the UK-South Africa Sports Initiative. Perhaps you would let me know to whom the initial payment should be sent. Yours sincerely Ia wler . Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 10 DOWNING STREET LONDON 2AA From the Private Secretary 5 JUHC 1995 CIGA When I last ran across him, Kent Durr, the former South African High Commissioner, told me that his proposal for a Commonwealth Investment Fund was gathering support from every quarter. He has since sent me a copy of his letter of 17 May to Lady Chalker (copy enclosed for ease of reference). I have no need to reply, but I would be interested to know the score (and to see the reply) against the time when I am next buttonholed by the irrepressible Durr. The last time we corresponded on this subject, I recall a distinct lack of enthusiasm on your part for the Durr scheme. Is that still the case? RODERIC LYNE S.J. Sharpe, Esq., Foreign and Commonwealth Of?ce. Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 . SPORTS . The Sports Council 16 Upper Woburn Place London WC1H OQP Tel: 01.71388 1277 Fax: 0171?383 5740 7LC Telex; 27830 SPORTC Chairman; Rodney M. Walker 2 June 1995 Vice Chairmen: Gerald Dennis Mr lA Trevor Brooking MBE 57 Gibson Square London N1 ORA Dear Mr Woods 1 have been passed your correspondence with the Prime Minister?s office.? The Sports Council is managing the United Kingdom/ South Africa Sports Initiative and we have produced the enclosed newsletter which should give you a good overview of the range of activities currently being implemented with the South African sport authorities. The entire Initiative is being co-ordinated between the Sports Council and the National Sports Council in South Africa in an effort to ensure that national development priority needs are met. I note your comments about being involved in raising money for charities and you should be aware that the Prime Minister has sought support from the commercial sector for this Initiative and that the Sports Council?s British International Sport Development Assistance Trust is the vehicle through which monies are being channelled. All businessmen who attended the reception have received a follow?up letter from the Chairman of the Sports Council together with a video explaining the work. For your information, I am enclosing a copy of this Video and would welcome discussing this further with you if you feel you can help in any way in raising funds from the private sector. Yours sincerely John Scott Head of International Affairs cc Roderic Lyne - No.10 Downing Street Enc. Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED . 97k? RESTRICTED ADVANCE 1: Mb. FM CAPE TOWN T0 IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 115 ban/r 0F 2610072 MAY 95 INFO PRIORITY NIOCL), ACTOR, WHIRL, PRETORIA, WASHINGTON, INFO PRIORITY DUBLIN MY TELNO 168 (NOT TO ALL) SUBJECT: POSSIBLE VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA BY GERRY ADAMS Summary 1. Renewed indication of plans by Gerry Adams to visit South Africa. I reiterate to the Director General in the DFA our concerns about a meeting with President Mandela. Detail 2. During the course of other business on 24 May, the Minister for Constitutional Affairs, Roelf Meyer, told me that Gerry Adams had asked via an intermediary for a call on him in June. Meyer thought that a visit was being put together by the Institute for a Democratic Alternative (IDASA), a respected political NGO. They have already organised, in recent months, visits to South Africa by delegations from Northern Ireland's political parties, including Sinn Fein. I spoke to the head of IDASA, Prof Wilmot James, who said (and has since confirmed) that his organisation was not involved in bringing Adams here. I stressed the confidentiality of my approach, which he readily understood. He undertook to take some discreet soundings on his own behalf and Let me know if he had anything to report. 3. I have also spoken to the Director General in the DFA, Evans, to repeat our concern (TUR) that we be closely consulted should there be any consideration of Adams' seeing President Mandela. Evans confirmed that he had spoken to the Director General in the President's office following our last discussion and had sent instructions to the High Commissioner in London about the handling of Adams. Evans was aware of no plans for a visit by Adams. He repeated his undertaking to consult closely with us. We have also received assurances at desk level in the DFA. PAGE 1 RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National ArchiveS' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED - 024777 MDADAN I )8 4. We continue to monitor this situation closely. The South African Government does not always coordinate closely and there is a possibility that the President would agree to a meeting without consulting the DFA. For what it is worth, the South African equivalent of Private Eye's former "Dear Bill" Letters contained on 19 May a throw-away reference to a forthcoming meeting between the President and "a representative of the 5. As seen from here, there would be advantage in the department taking an early opportunity to speak to the South African High Commissioner, saying that we understand that Pretoria would have been in touch with him about Adams and explaining our position on contacts with him. Lady Chalker may also wish to mention the matter to the Minister of Justice (to whom I spoke on 26 May) when she sees him on 5 June. 6. On a more general note, a number of prominent South African politicians will attend the Conference in Belfast on Reconciliation and Community being run by the Foundation for a Civil Society in conjunction with the University of Ulster from 6-8 June. Meyer, Ramaphosa (Chairman of the Constitutional Assembly and ANC Secretary General), Dullah Omar (Minister of Justice), Ronnie Kasrils (Deputy Minister of Defence) and the Gauteng Minister of Safety and Security (Jessie Duarte) are due to attend. REEVE DISTRIBUTION ?as: He ADVANCE 13 .NORTHERN IRELAND LEVER CHILCOT OF ANCRAM News THOMAS STEPHENS OF THE CABINET PAGE 2 RESTRICTED EN >3 Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 ., v?QweanJ neat rink $8 A COPY. THE - nm'VF-i) .nlDJi 63' (4J .t 9:53th A The Rt. Hon. The Baroness Chalker of Wallasey CONFIDENTIAL 17 May 1995 Dear Minister, RE.: CIGA At the suggestion of your Department, we called upon and briefed your colleague, the Rt Hon Richard Needham to update him on our CIGA proposals since, in the nature of things, it affects his department and Ministry. Mr Needham, his of?cials and a representative of the ECGD received us. The Minister was extremely well prepared and had obviously carefully studied the CIGA proposals. All queries and questions were satisfactorily answered and the Minister informed us that he would be writing to you in support of what we were doing. The ECGD (Mr West) also in answer to the Minister made it clear that the ECGD would welcome an increase in the capacity of the market and that they had no objection to what CIGA proposed to do. Her Majesty?s Treasury Of?cials informed us previously that the ODA has the funds and the authority to take a decision without further treasury approval or consultation. After all our discussions across the months we have arrived at the point of decision. We have had nothing but support for the concept from all concerned thus far. The Minister mentioned a vires question that the ODA were dealing with. As he put it, to some extent it sometimes depends on whether one approaches something on the basis of "how can I do" rather than "can I do this". Should a question arise we would be happy to discuss how possibly it could be dealt with by adapting our pr0posals if necessary. CIGA is, as you know, supported by the Commonwealth Secretariat and would be welcomed by the Commonwealth and the international community as it would mean hundreds of millions in new investment ?owing to Commonwealth countries. It would also funnel investment development capital from non-Commonwealth countries to developing Commonwealth countries. Cont?d Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 -2- It would be wonderful for Britain (and the Prime Minister) if CIGA, a new low cost deve10pment vehicle for private investment, were ready for the October CHOGM meeting in Wellington. If so, we would have to have made a positive decision to start by the end of July. Perhaps once your of?cials have ?nished their deliberations we could meet to discuss any possible points that need to be cleared up or that somehow obstruct the progress of CIGA that may be capable of resolution. Looking forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully, Kent D. Durr CC: Rt.Hon Richard Needham Mr Roderick Lyne, 10. Downing Street. Sir Humphrey Maude Commonwealth Secretariat Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 THE GUARDIAN Wednesday May 17 country. with 'theycure Anyway. they add. there is a new strum. It in all about ?and? building" and its me. are ?synergy? and ?sustainability". Instead of funding maroon projects. . UNDP in ment plans covering every- thing nun institution and legislation to environmen? tal and job caution. ln react the Man by Ethan?s Inner ?nance earned my a tow redone - diam ?jot-lander ill- and compelling "hm him? measure in: than literacy to (Britain was tenth last year.) and presented proposals which they said outdid the Spanish offers. Germany's Chancellor Bel mut Kohl is believed to have? made a personal appeal to Nel- son Mandela to reconsider an o??er by Blohm and Voss. Den- we mark's Svendborg and France?s Gsm?Zreoolvethelsmeed 0P8 and integrated offices: oept the formal rejection of rede?ne and rationalise the their tenders. claiming they rules and ?bring have been unfairly treated Faced by the divisions within his cabinet and the shipyards' onslaught in that mum. Mandela might opt for a strategic retreat mar national and clone: synergistic relationship with the main line the reformed UNDP pro- Simple. really. Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 12119111095 13:50 OF PRIVATE OFFICE 0712106722 No. 9118 P. 1/2 NORTHERN IRELAND OFFICE WHITEHALL LONDON SWIA 2A2 Roderic Lyne Esq CMG Private Secretary to the Prime Minister 10 Downing Street LONDON SWIA 2AA 11, May 1995 Thank you for your letter of 6 May regarding the visit to the UK on 15-16 May by Professor Willmot James from South Africa. We are well aware of his involvement with various members of the Northern Ireland constitutional parties during their visit to South Africa last year, but I am afraid we do not have any detailed information about what transpired. Therefore an official here would welcome the opportunity to discuss the success or otherwise of their trip. Perhaps he could contact Jonathan Margetts direct on 210 6486 before he arrives in the UK to arrange a suitable date and time. HELEN MURRAY Diary Secretary Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED . 9774 141121 . [2'93 MDHIAN 6126 LnRESTRICTED FM UKREP BRUSSELS Whack [Lav mm,? 1.6 ow 0cm T0 IMMEDIATE FCO . TELNO 962 Mme), Pare ~33 in (cm-e. by rots?n. pm OF 0316302 MAY 95 INFO PRIORITY CAPE TOWN, PRETORIA INFO ROUTINE EU POSTS, GABORONE, HARARE, MASERU, MBABANE, WINDHOEK Ml?shmil avian S-?mafi- ?Mani-t7 i; run. deed ?x K1 ?4 sh? Fe A&.qu- Fax L+i4 SUBJECT: AFRICA FRAME EXTERNAL lp?Chnm?o. ??L?ua SUMMARY 1. Recommendations for our approach on the Negotiating Mandate (and discussion at the 29 May FAC). DETAIL Mufck'a D13 (Adm. 2. Van Heerden (South African Ambassador to the EU) called on me on 3 May to discuss the draft Negotiating Mandate on Long?term EU/South Africa relations. He recalled South Africa's concerns about rapid progress towards a Free Trade Area (FTA): the threat to an industrial sector struggling to cope with existing tariff reductions, and sensitivities in relation to SACU partners. He repeated, for the record, South Africa's preference for Lome trade access. 3. Van Heerden then said, (in confidence - please protect) that in his view what mattered most was to get negotiations started. That meant getting a mandate agreed as Soon as possible, preferably in the 29 May FAC. He saw no prospect of EU Member States giving the Commission a Mandate this month to negotiate on Lome terms on trade: and he therefore recognised that an eventual solution of improved GSP treatment in the short term, together with an asymmetrical FTA in the Longer term, might be the best deal on offer. His strong preference was for our now offering South Africa less than it wanted, rather than our delaying in the hope of a more generous Mandate later. On his scenario South Africa could raise its concerns, which were real ones, once face-to-face negotiations were underway. Solutions were more likely to be found then than in protracted prior shadow-boxing. PAGE 1 RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED 41121 1 MDH. 6126 i 4. I said that we took South Africa's concerns seriously. I had long thought progress towards an asymmetrical Free Trade Area, combined with short term improvements in GSP, was the best practical way forward.5 But I knew that our approach was being reviewed in the Light of South Africa's representations. 5. I then said, emphasising that I was speaking personally, that I hoped the review in London would confirm our existing policy, -since I saw it as best, for us and far SOuth Africa. This is in fact my considered view.? I see four arguments for making our main short-term UK aim the adoption, on 29 May or at the latest at the 12 June FAC, of a Mandate along the lines proposed by the Commission. (1) Southern Member States wouldn't now agree a Mandate which offered Lome terms on trade. If we were to decide to fight for such a Mandate, it would be a long job, and would inevitably push the Mandate discussions (unhelpfully) into the Spanish and perhaps Italian Presidencies, neither of whom will be sympathetic to South Africa's aims. (2) The South African concept of the "Lome trade package" is in any case a chimera. There is no such thing. The terms of any offer under Lome which the South Africans might in the end obtain would be ungenerous on the sensitive agricultural products which are of most interest to them (almost all their industrial exports already have free access to the EU market). They, and we on their behalf, would be in for a long period of trench warfare: they would be obliged to negotiate access on a product by product basis, with the Southerners fighting a strong rearguard action to minimise the value of any new concessions. (3) The Commission wants a Mandate to start talking about an FTA: agreeing such a Mandate would not prejudge its eventual timing or content. Of course even such a limited Mandate is not in the bag: the first round of Working Group discussion has shown the Southern Member States deeply suspicious (as in the parallel discussions on moves towards free trade with Latin America). The Commission will therefore need strong support from us and other Northerners if they are to get a Mandate which implies anything beyond the (inadequate) status quo. (4) Once negotiations are Opened, the South Africans can spell out PAGE 2 RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED 141121 . MDHIAN 6126 their concern that progress towards an FTA shouLd not be too rapid. They can aLso, if they insist, go on arguing for "Lome terms". The point is that untiL there is a Mandate there can be no serious negotiation, and hence no soLutions at 7. Van Heerden cLearLy recognises this, but hasn't yet managed to persuade his government. I see a case for our signaLLing to them (before Pinheiro's visit there next week) that, white their concerns were taken seriousLy, the strong view in London is that the first step towards a soLution is to get a Mandate agreed quickLy. That puts the belt in the scrum, and aLLows negotiations to start, with to pLay for. To criticise the Commission's draft mandate to the point of deLaying agreement wouLd be counter- productive. KERR DISTRIBUTION 244 MAIN 243 FRAME EXTERNAL ODA EUDCE) ADDITIONAL 1 .FRAME EXTERNAL PAGE 3 RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 . PRIME RECEPTION ON MONDAY 1 MAY BUSINESS AND SPORTING LINKS BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND SOUTH AFRICA We enclose an invitation to the Prime Minister?s reception on 1 May, and very much hope you will be able to attend. The reception will have a South African theme. When the Prime Minister visited South Africa in September last year, he was accompanied by a group of senior businessmen and a team of sporting ambassadors. Building on the earlier visit of the President of the Board of Trade, the Prime Minister made the promotion of British trade and investment links with South Africa one of the themes of his visit; and he launched the United Kingdom?South Africa Sports Initiative. In both of these areas, links between the two countries are developing rapidly, and new initiatives are planned. Her Majesty The Queen?s outstandingly successful State Visit has given further impetus. Through his reception on 1 May, the Prime Minister would like to bring together people who have been involved in these visits and initiatives, and others with an interest in the UK/South African relationship; and to recognise and encourage their efforts. ?reccpuonjs Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 SOUTH AFRICA RECEPTION, 1 MAY 1995 GUEST LIST [Maximum: 200] No.10 (11) Prime Minister John Ward Ian McColl Alex Allan Roderic Lyne Mary Francis Edward Oakden Christopher Meyer Nick True Howell James Mike Price Domini MAJVVU Sport (55) Sports Council list plus: Gary Mabbutt Sir Robert Scott (Commonwealth Games etc.) Patrick Sherrington (Lords Taverners: Colin Cowdrey and Brian Baldock on other lists) Rt Hon Stephen Dorrell MP DNH Iain Sproat MP DNH Hayden Phillips DNH Business and Finance (80 DTI list (71) plus: Sir Sydney Lipworth Sir Geoffrey Pattie Sir Charles Powell Martin Laing Sir Derek Thomas Sir Philip Oppenheimer (Diamond Trading Company) or Anthony Oppenheimer President of the Board of Trade DTI Richard Needham MP DTI Martyn Baker DTI Anthony Nelson MP Treasury (plus any extra suggetions from Howard Davies) Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 0 Others (23) Foreign Secretary FCO Baroness Chalker FCO 1? Mr Tony Baldry MP FCO 3 David Wright FCO I Sir John Hanson British Council Rt Hon David Hunt MP (Visited South Africa) Rt Hon Dr Brian Mawhinney MP (Due to visit South Africa) Rt Hon William Waldegrave MP (Due to visit South Africa) Sir Michael Caine Africa 95 and Emma Nicholson MP The South African High Commissioner, Mr. Mendi Msimang Kent Durr (former High Commissioner, now in business) Lord Inglewood (spoke for Govt in Lords debates on South Africa) Rt Hon Sir Norman Fowler MP British CPA Delegation, April Rt Hon Lord Ashley of Stoke CH British CPA Delegation, April Roger Gale MP British CPA Delegation, April Kate Hoey MP British CPA Delegation, April Alun Michael JP MP British CPA Delegation, April Cyril Townsend MP British CPA Delegation, April Peter Temple-Morris MP (Chairman, British-South Africa Parliamentary Group) Richard Caborn MP (Deputy Chairman, plus Lords/Commons Cricket Tour to South Africa) Lord St John of Bletso (Vice Chairman and Cricket Tour) Henry Bellingham MP (Joint Treasurer and Cricket Tour) Total: c.170 {\gucstas Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 zarnR 95 18:01 UT v! I wgw?m?emme?s ws-r- P-Z a . I . .S'Wauchope Esq Managing Director . rn Computers orn House Vision Park Histon Cambridge CB4 4A3 Kemp Esq Director-General Aseociation of British Health-Care Industries Consort House 26?28 Queensway London W2 3Rx Edington Esq Group Property Director BAA International Albany House Petty France London SW1H SEE 7?0 DTI Li!" Weston Esq Chairman and Managing Director British Aerospace Defence Lancaster House PO Box 87 Farnborough Aero Centre Hants GU14 SYUI I Alston Esq Regional Manager BT (Worldwide) Dubai Branch 9212 Dubai United Arab Emirates Petersen Esq Chief Executive Bridon Carr Hill Doncaster South Yorkshire DN4 BDG Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 ?95 18:81 DTI 0 Savage Esq D7 ector ?litish Educational Suppliers Association 20 Beaufort Court Admirals Way London 814 9XL Carrington Esq Director of Regional Businesses Cable Wireless Summit House 12 Red Lion Square London WC1R 4QD Caudwell Esq Chairman Caudwell Communications Caudwell House Hartshill Road Stoke-on-Trent 5T4 7R8 Professor A Brown Executive Pro Vice-Chancellor De Montford University The Gateway Leicester LE1 93H P.3 Probert Esq Chairman Crown Agents St Nicholas House St Nicholas Road Sutton Surrey SM1 Cowen Esq Managing Direct0r Dewplan Beechwood Hall Kingsmead Road High Wycombe HP11 Crown Copyright 24 rm ?95 18:81 DTI Page Esq Cnief Executive Flight Retuelling Brook Road Wimborne Dorset BH21 2BJ Cronin Esq Managing Director GEC Alsthom N.V. 38 Avenue Kleber 75795 Paris, Cedex 16 France Turner Esq Gooddard Kay Rogers and Assoc Old?London House 32 St James's Square London SW1Y 4JR Baldock Esq The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 P.4 Managing Director and Joint Deputy Chairman Guinness PLC 39 Portman Square London W1H 9H3 Jonathan First Esq Director Henry Ansbacher Co 1 Mitre Square London EC3A SAN Gonszor Esq Managing Director International Department Hill Samuel Bank 100 Wood Street London EC2P 2AJ Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 '24 rm ?95 18:01 DTI A, Cooper Esq Managing Director Industrial Control Services Hall Road Maldon Essex CM9 VLA A Lyons Esq International Hospitals Group Stoke Park Stoke Poges Slough SL2 4N5 Patterson Esq Managing Director (Sales) Bamford Excavators Lakeside Works Rocester Uttoxeter SJP Spencer Esq P.S Director John Laing International Amber House Wood Lane Hemel Hempstead Herts HP2 Emmel Esq Managing Director Johnson Matthey PO Box 14078 Wadeville 1422 7 Transvaal South Africa Kennedy Esq Director Longwall International Box 12 Seaman Way Ince Wigan WM 3130 Johnston Esq Managing Director MIVAN Overseas 8 Technology Park Antrim BT41 Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 24 pm ?95 18:81 DTI P.6 - . Kingston Esq Morgan Grenfell Co 23 Great Winchester Street London ECZP ZAX Mansfield Esq Chief Executive Nottingham Group Holdings Ludlow Hill Road West Bridgford Nottingham NG2 6HD Bostock an Director Arup Economics Planning 13 Fitzroy Street London SEQ Lister Esq Sales Director Pace Micro Technology Victoria Road Saltaire Shipley Foley Esq Markerting Director (Education) Philip Harris International Lane Shenetone Lichfield Staffordshire W514 OEE McDonald Esq Chairman Polypipe Broomhouse Lane Edlington Doncaster 1E8 A Carnell Esq Group Commercial Director Racal Group Services Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 . '95 18182 DTI OFFICE p.7 A Burlington House 118 Burlington Road Maiden Hills Esq Surrey KT3 4NR Managing Director Samuel Montagu Co 10 Lower Thames Street London EC3R 6A3 Henderson Esq Senior Partner Slaughter May 35 Basinghall Street London EC2V SDB Dr Harrison Chief Executive Rolls Royce 65 Buckingham Gate London SW1E SAT Myers Esq Managing Director Trafalgar House Construction Mitcham House 681 Mitcham Roads Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 24 '95 18:82 DTI OFFICE P.8 droydon Surrey CR9 BAP Quick Esq Acting Sales Marketing Director Westland HelicoPters Limited Box 1 Yeovil Somerset BA20 ZYE Smith Esq Group Chairman Turner Townsend Group 10 John Adam Street London WC2N GHA Hastie Esq Sales Director Vickers Defence Millbank Tower London SW1P 4RA Brant Esq Chairman Chief Executive wimpey Construction Hammersmith Grove London W6 7EN Teague Esq ICL 1 High Street Putney London SW15 Willetts Esq President (Development) Wade Adams Construction 3 Shortlands Hammersmith London W6 GAL Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 24 '95 18:62 DTI OFFICE P.9 - Eggington House . - 25-28 Buckingham Gate . . London SW13 6LD I Martin Esq Fairey Hydraulics Claverham Bristol 8819 4NF Pearce Esq EMS Medical Unit 3 Stroud Industrial Estate Stonedale Road Oldende Lane Stonehouse A Platt Esq Glos. GLlo 2DG Director Group Development Sedgwick Group PLC 'Sedgwick House 10 Whitechapel High Street London E1 BBX A Morrison Esq Chairman Defence Systems Limited 7th Floor Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 - - 24 ?95 18:82 DTI OFFICE P.18 ?f Maboy Esq naging Director ais International Bovis House Northolt Road Harrow Middx HA2 OEE A Piesold CBE Chairman Knight Piesold International 1 Buckingham Place London SW1E 6BR Parker Esq Director Kleinwort Benson PO Box 560 '20 Fenchurch Street Landon ECBP 3DB Cheesebrough Esq -Regional Director General Manager (Africa) AMEC Process Energy Paxton House 26-30 Artillery Lane London 21 7L5 A Boyd Esq CDC Adviser Commonwealth DeveIOpment Corporation 1 Bessborough Gardens London SW1 Kenning Esq Managing Director VODAC Vodafone Group PLC VODAC House Kings Road Wesc Newbury, Berks RG14 SBY Gould Esq Structherm Meltham Mills Bent Ley Road Meltham Huddersfield HD7 BAY Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 24 me '95 18:83 DTI OFFICE 9.11 era .A. . TOP LEVEL BUSINESS TEAM ACCOMPANY PRIME NINISTER To SOUTH AFRICA Mr-Tim Barker Development Vice Chairman Inchcape Kleinwort Benson Group St James'a House 20 Fenchurch Street 23 King Street London London ECBP 3DB SW1Y SQY Tel: 071 623 8000 Tel: 071 321 0110 Fax: 071 623 3145 Fax: 071 930 7807 Sir Christopher Benson FRICS Chairman Costain Group PLC 111 Westminster Bridge Road London 881 7UE Tel: 071 705 8512 Fax: 071 633 9210 Gillibrand Vice-Chairman British Aerospace plo PO BOX 87 Farnborough Aerospace Centre Hanta GU12 4JW Tel: 0252 383846 Fax: 0252 383845 The Rt Hon, The Earl Cairns CBE Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive 86 Warburg Group plo 1 Finebury Avenue LondOn EC2M ZPA Tel: 071 860 0403 Fax: 0'71 382 4320 Mr Andrew Cummins Director Strategic Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 24 we "5 18:83 DTI P.12 . A 3? London rHoward Davies Director General Confederation of British Industry Centre Point New Oxford Street 1DD Tel: 071 379 7400 Fax: 071 836 0645 Mr Michael Dobson Chief Executive Morgan Grenfell Group pic 23 Great Winchester Street London EC2P ZAX Tel: 071 826 6208 Fax: 071 826 6133 Sir John Egan Chief Executive BAA 130 Wilton Road London SW1V Tel: 071 932 6642 Fax: 071 932 6716 Mr George Kennedy Chairman Smiths Industries Medical Systems 765 Finchley Road London NW11 80$ Tel: 081 458 3232 Fax: 081 209 0904 Mr Michael Marks Chief Executive Smith New Court Smith New Court House 20 Farringdon Road 3NH Tel: 071 772 1382 Fax: 071 772 2945 Sir Peter Newsam Director . Institute of Education 20_Bedford Way London WC1H DAL Tel: 071 580 1122 Fax: 071 612 6089 Mr Roderick Paul Chief Executive Severn Trent 2308 Coventry Road Birmingham 826 3J2 Tel: 021 722 6054 Fax: 021 722 6055 Sir Brian Pearse Chairman The Housing Corporation 149 Tottenham Court Road London OBN Tel: 071 393 2000 Fax: 071 393 2111 Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 - 24 '95 18:83 DTI OFFICE I oy Reynolds . at Executive _-Commonwealth Development Corporation 1 Bessborough Gardens London . SW1V 2J0 Tel: 071 828 4488 Fax: 071 828 6505 Sir Ralph Robins Chairman Rolls-Royce 65 Buckingham Gate London SW1 SAS Tel: 071 222 9020 Fax: 071 222 0185 Mr Ian Robinson Chairman and Chief Executive John Brown 20 Eastbourne Terrace Paddington London W2 6L3 Tel: 071 262 8080 Fax: 071 957 3194 y- Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 P.14 . 24 rm ?95 18383 DTI GTICE 0 IS FOR Mr Leslie Jones Chairman Biwater Biwater Home Station Approach Dorh?ng Surrey RH4 112 Tel: 0306 740740 Dr Swraj Paul Chairman and Chief Executive Caparo Group Caparo House 103 Baker Street London WIM ZLN Tel: 01714861417 Mr David Longdon Managing Director and Chief Executive EIM Capital Management 22 Davies Street Mayfair London WIY ILH Tel: 0171 499 4900 Mr David Anderson Regional Director - A?ica Massey Ferguson Group Banner Lane Coventry CV4 961? Tel: 01203 694400 Crown Copyright 21 SPORT) (boNcu. Crown Copyright FOOTBALL Sir Bert Millichip Graham Kelly Charles Hughes Robin Russell Terry Venables Sir John Quinton The Football Association The Football Association The Football Association The Football Association The Football Association The FA Premier League Chairman Chief Executive Director of Coaching and Education Assistant Director of Coaching Education (Community Development) England Team Coach Chairman Page 1 The Football Association 16 Lancaster Gate London W2 3LW as above as above The Football Association 9 Wyllots Place Potters Bar Herts ENS 2JD Lancaster Gate (as above) The FA Premier League 16 Lancaster Gate London W2 3LW The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Crown Copyright Rick Parry Gordon McKeag David Dent Gordon Taylor Roger Reade Alan Hansen as above The Football League The Football League The Professional Footballers' Association Community Programme in Professional Football Chief Executive President Secretary Chief Executive Administrator Page 2 as above 319 Clifton Drive South Lytham St Annes Lancs FY8 as above 2 Oxford Court Bishopsgate Manchester M2 3WD 2 Oxford Court Bishopsgate Manchester M2 3W0 1 14 Waterloo Road Southport Merseyside PR8 3AY The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Crown Copyright Gary Mabbutt ATHLETICS Arthur Mc Allister OBE Prof Peter Radford Malcom Arnold Linford Christie Sally Gunnell David Lease Tottenham Hotspur FC British Athletic Federation British Athletic Federation as above British Athletic Federation Captain President Executive Chairman Director of Coaching Men's team captain Women's team captain National Coach Page 3 748 High Road Tottenham London N17 OAP 225a Bristol Road Edgbaston Birmingham BS 7UB as above as above 0/0 as above c/o as above as above The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Crown Copyright Peter Thompson Robert Stinson RUGBY Will Carling Dennis Easby Jack Rowell Dudley Wood International Amateur Athletic Federation as above The Rugby Football Union The Rugby Football Union Curriculum Consultant Honorary Treasurer England Team Captain President England Team Manager Secretary Page 4 3 Gardens Droitwich Spa Worcestershire WR9 9LL Bulkeley Cottage Englefield Green Egham Surrey The Rugby Football Union Rugby Road Twickenham TW1 102 as above as above as above The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Crown Copyright Gavin Hastings Ieuan Evans Terry Kingston Air Vice Marshall 6 (Larry) Lamb CB CBE AFC CRICKET Alan Smith Ray Illingworth Mike Atherton Test County Cricket Board Scotland Team Captain Wales Team Captain Ireland Team Captain Chief Executive Chairman of selectors England team captain Page 5 Scottish RFU Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh EH12 5PJ Welsh RFU Cardiff Arms Park Box 22 Cardiff CF1 1JL Irish RFU 62 Lansdowne Road Dublin 4 Hambledon 1 7 Mead Way Berkamsted Hens HP4 2PN Lords London NW8 SON c/o TCCB as above as above The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Crown Copyright SPORTS LEADERSHIP Tim Cantle-Jones Tony Byrne Sue Campbell Norman Brook Nick Barret Coachwise National Coaching Foundation Consultant to the National Coaching Foundation Voluntary Service Overseas Consultant to Sports Council Director Chief Executive Recruitment Officer Page 6 CantIe?Jones Associates Hawthorn House Forth Banks Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 386 0/0 National Coaching Foundation 114 Cardigan Road Headingley Leeds L86 3BJ as above 37 Hampton Parade Hampton Court Village Belfast BT7 3E0 VSO 317 Putney Bridge Road London SW15 2PN The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Crown Copyright George Reynolds SPORTS DELEGATION Rob Andrew Sir Bobby Charlton Sir Colin Cowdrey Alec Stewart Judy Simpson South Western Region Senior Regional Officer Page a Ashlands House Ashlands Crewkerne Somerset TA18 7L0 The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 From: RODERIC LYNE Date: 28 April 1995 PRIME MINISTER cc: EDWARD OAKDEN CHRISTOPHER MEYER MIKE PRICE SOUTH AFRICAN BUSINESS AND SPORT RECEPTION I attach some draft remarks for you to deliver in semi off?the?cuff style at the reception. 1 shall have them printed in smaller format on Monday. 2. Ialso attach: - Final guest list; note on the order of business at the party; - FCO letter, with the welcome news that we shall continue Government funding for the sports initiative (W a announce in general terms on Monday); FCO letter describing more generally the follow?up to your visit to South Africa: a great deal happening. - ij Gamma/x scmuwut S'oul'k cm. on. The Sports Council are producing two versions of the video. They will show a short version at the party (n_ot including your message, as you will be there in person). After the party, they will send all guests copies of the longer version, as an additional incentive to contribute. They will also offer the longer version to broadcasting organisations in the UK and South Africa. 61mm). Er. RODERIC LYNE Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 SOUTH AFRICA RECEPTION: 1 MAY NOTES FOR REMARKS BY THE PRIME MINISTER 4 Only one year)and four days since {the extraordinary South African A elections. 7 .. .- 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 Rifkind, David Hunt and others. Wm rugby and a cricketEst 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. Wthink can help make a difference to the South African 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 and will introduce our new trade advisory body, COSAT, and its Chairman, Sir Brian Pearse. WM make three - ,3 e- - ,1 Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 -2- 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. But?thereir? nw-v' V- potential for the trade partnership to grow even .. - (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 Promotion Scheme launched last?February by Lynda - Chalker/j.m_ .. ., On the South Africa Sports Initiative, I won?t repeat what you have ?~de 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 Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 -3- 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 first year. Proving its worth. 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. Aw.? Am; HMG will also be funding direct help by six volunteersZand mm providing some more equipment. This is where you come in. I would like this to be a @rtnership between the public and private sectors. Companies doing business in South Xfrica 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 figures, 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! Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Over to Michael Heseltine. ?sanotes.ch Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 As at 28 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 Mendi Msimang) Mr Kent Durr former High Commissioner for South Africa Mr G.J. Grobler Deputy High Commissioner 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 Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Mr Rick Parry Mr Gordon McKeag Mr David Dent Mr Gordon Taylor Mr Roger Reade Mr Gary Mabbutt Athletics Mr Arthur McAllister Mr David Lease Mr Peter Thompson Mr Robert Stinson Smith Paula Thomas Rugby Mr Will Carling Mr Dennis Easby Mr Jack Rowell Mr Dudley Wood ?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 Chief Executive, The FA Premier League President, The Football League Secretary, The Football League Chief Executive, The Professional Footballers? Association Administrator, Community Programme in Professional Football Captain, Tottenham Hotspur FC President, British Athletic Foundation National Coach Curriculum Consultant, International Amateur Athletic Federation Hon. Treasurer, International Amateur Athletic Federation athlete athlete England Team Captain President, The Rugby Football Union England Team Manager Secretary, The Rugby Football Union 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 Vice:Chairman, 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 The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Mr Ronald Petersen Mr Dominic Savage Mr John Carrington Mr John Caudwell Professor M.A. Brown Mr David Probert Mr G. Cowen Mr G.F. Page Mr J.B Cronin Mr Paul Turner Mr Brian Baldock Mr Jonathan First ?Mr G. Gonszor Mr Glen Cooper Mr Howard Lyons Mr J. Patterson Mr Brian Boys Mr Graham Titcombe Mr B. Kennedy Mr Henry Johnston Mr Martin Kingston Mr David Mansfield Mr Mark Bostock Mr Steve Lister Mr 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 Alan Carnell Philip Hills G. Henderson Barry Myers David Hastie M.D. Willetts 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 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 Group 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 v. 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 Nicholas 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 Chairman, De Beers ICL Mr Marcus Beresford Managing Director, GKN Industrial ?Mr Alastair Robinson Sir Colin Marshall Mr James Ross Mr Martin Broughton Services. Have sizeable pallet business in South Africa Vice Chairman, Barclays Banks Barclays recently returned to S.A. Chairman, British Airways Chief Executive, Cable Wireless Chief Executive, BAT Industries Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 ?Mr Alec Daly Ms Lorna Bowden Mr A.P. Dyer Mr Dominic Cadbury Mr Pieter Montyn Mr N.C. Ireland Mr C.F.N. Hope Dr R.A. Easton ?Sir Ernest Harrison The Lord Ashburton Mr R.A.J. Mayer Mr John Melbourn Mr Michael Hepher others ?Sir Martin Jacomb Sir John Hanson Mr Edmund Marsden ??Sir Michael Caine Deputy Director General, CBI South Africa Desk, CBI Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive The BOC Group Chairman, Cadbury Schweppes Marketing Director Africa, GEC-Marconi Chairman, BTR Chairman and Chief Executive, Chief Executive Delta Chairman, Chubb Security Chairman, British Petroleum Chief Executive, Housing Corporation Deputy Group Chief Executive, National Westminster Bank Managing Director, British Telecommunications British Council 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 MP3 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 Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 British CPA Delegation 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 Mr Peter Temple-Morris, MP Mr Richard Caborn, MP The Lord St. John of Bletso 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 Chairman, British?South Africa Parliamentary Group Deputy Chairman plus Lords/Commons Cricket Tour to South Africa Vice Chairman 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 work in South Africa Book Aid International - involved in book project Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 South Africans ?Mr Mluleki George Ms Neziswa Jordan Press Mr E.W. Swanton Mr Michael Parkinson Mr Desmond Lynam Mr David Moorcroft Mr Brendan Foster ?Mr Clive Lloyd Mr Nigel Starmer-Smith Mr Steve Rider Mr John Goodbody Mr Garth Crooks ?Mr Trevor McDonald ?Mr Adam Mynott Mr Stuart Maister Officials Mr Hayden Phillips Mr Martyn Baker ?Mr Peter Longworth ?Mr Nigel Haywood Mr Andrew Sanders Mr Jim Poston Mr David Snoxell 10 Downing Street Mr Alex Allan Mr John Ward, MP The Lord McColl President, National Sports Council South Africa Managing Director, Just Exchange South Africa BBC Grandstand The Times ITN Head of Sport, BBC Radio News Director, The London Bureau responsible for video DNH DTI Consul General, Johannesburg Deputy Consul General Johannesburg DTI FCO FCO Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Mr Howell James Mr Christopher Meyer Mr Roderic Lyne Mary Francis Mr Edward Oakden Mr Nick True Mr Dominic Morris Mr Mike Price Crown Copyright 1800 1850 approx 1930 The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 OUTLINE PROGRAMME RECEPTION ON 1 MAY 1995 Guests arrive Lapel badges handed to guests outside Cabinet Room Receiving Line - The Prime Minister Government Butler announces guests Photocall of Receiving Line Drinks Roving video and still camera Short remarks by: - The Prime Minister - President of Board of Trade - Sir Brian Pearse?s introduction to the Trade Advisory Group Then: - showing of 5 minute Sports Council video, probably introduced by His Excellency The High Commissioner for the Republic of South Africa (Mr Mendi Msimang) - concluding remarks on UK-South Africa Sports Initiative by Judy Simpson Reception ends Leaflets available for guests to take away Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Foreign Commonwealth Office 27 April 1995 London SVVIA Am, QM, UK/South Africa Sports Initiative Thank you for your letter of 7 April. The High Commission were able yesterday to arrange for The Sports Council to video an interview with the South African Sports Minister, Steve Tshwete. We are waiting to hear how this went, but we hope that it will provide a suitable message to be played at the 1 May reception. We have considered, with ODA, the Sports Council's request for a further government contribution to the sports initiative. They expect that the government funding so far will enable them to continue their programme until around September. They have sought a further commitment of ?100,000 a year for two years. We agree that The Sports Council's work under the UK/South Africa Sports Initiative should continue. The present activities should be completed in September. In considering the objectives and programme for a further phase, we will need to review how far the objectives of the existing programme have been met, and to discuss with the South African sporting authorities their own priorities. Assuming that a second phase can be developed which is developmentally sound and focussed on activities intended to benefit directly disadvantaged communities in South Africa, the ODA is ready to commit further funds from the bilateral programme - probably around ?100,000. The final figure will be determined by the nature and scale of the programme agreed. As part of the follow up to the Prime Minister's initiative, the British Development Division in Southern Africa has developed a project to promote sport at the community level. The UK involvement will be managed by VSO. They will provide six volunteers for two years each to work in the following areas: sports development Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 officers attached to Mini-League South Africa (foundation sport for primary school children); to the Soweto Olympic and Sports Congress (all sports); to the United Cricket Board; to Alexandra All-Sports Congress; one rural sports, and one women's sports, development officer, both attached to the National Sports Council. The British contribution from the bilateral aid programme will be ?345,000. This programme will also provide opportunities for complementary contributions from British sporting bodies and the private sector. In addition to these ODA contributions, we are ready to make available a limited sum, up to ?50,000, in FCC diplomatic wing funds in 1995/96 to support the initiative. This would be to help The Sports CounCil launch the new phase of their work. This would be conditional on satisfactory progress by The Sports Council on the current initiative and agreement on a suitable plan for the next phase. We hope that in addition to the ODA and FCO diplomatic wing contributions, substantial additional sums can be raised by the Sports Council, with No.10's backing from the private sector. I enclose a speaking note prepared by the Department on which the Prime Minister may wish to draw at the reception. The key is the term of words on further government support in paragraph 4. Since a good deal of work remains to be done with The Sports Council on the next phase of their work for their initiative, it would be better not to announce specific figures at this stage. The Prime Minister can, however, make clear his readiness in principle to continue government support for a further year after September. M, (S Sharpe) Private Secretary Roderic Lyne Esq CMG 10 Downing Street Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 UNCLASS IFIED if in . PRIME MINI RE EPTI TH AFRI A RT INITIATIVE. IIMAX DRAFT SPEAKING NOTES FOR THE PRIME MINISTER Sport has a vital role to play in drawing together communities and providing opportunities for young people. So far these opportunities in South Africa have not been evenly distributed. We want to help spread sport and access to it, to every part of the community. There is no better way of bringing young people together and welding one country. Last September I launched the UK*South Africa Sports Initiative at the Alexandra Oval. I said that we would take an initiative to train coaches and administrators. This evening I would like to congratulate The Sports Council, and in particular their International Affairs Unit, for the great work they have done to coordinate this initiative. The highlights have included Sally Gunnell opening the first athletics training course, the Football Association?s work in football and the first seminar looking at the development of sports curricula in South Africa. The government has been funding The Sports Council?s work on the initiative. The money that we have provided so far will pay for this work until September. Imaginative as it has been to date, there is much more to be done. There are plenty of ideas to take the initiative forward. 4 UNCLASSIFIED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 UNCLASSIFIED I am delighted to announce that the government is ready, in principle, to commit funds to continue to support this work for a further year, drawing on the expertise of The Sports Council. We need to be satisfied that the initiative is fully meeting its objectives. And we need to have a plan for the next phase whk?ihas been agreed with the South African sporting bodies and is clearly seen to benefit the under-privileged youth and communities of South Africa. I am confident this can be done. At the same time, the government will be providing assistance directly at community level. We intend to provide from the bilateral aid programme for six British volunteers to work for two years each with South African organisations in a range of sporting activities targetted at disadvantaged communities in both the urban and rural areas. Some equipment will also be provided. Our initiatives have been developed in partnership with South Africans. The British Government has shown that it is committed to the success of the initiative. But with additional help we can do a great deal more. I feel the partnership must go further to include private sector and sporting bodies in both South Africa and Britain. I hope that those from business here tonight will see this as an opportunity to associate themselves and their companies with an exciting programme linking the two countries. It is a programme with great popular youth appeal. I hope you will be able to more than match what government is doing. The representatives of The Sports Council here tonight will be only too delighted to discuss the possibilities for private sponsorship. 5 UNCLASSIFIED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 From: RODERIC LYNE Date: 26 April 1995 My PRIME MINISTER VIDEO ON THE UK-SOUTH AFRICA SPORTS INITIATIVE You are due to record a short message for the sports video tomorrow afternoon. A generous hour has been allowed in your diary. The video is designed to run for 4?5 minutes, and the Sports Council have asked for about 30 seconds from you. I attach a 78 word message, which would take you about 35 seconds. I don?t think they would complain at this. As background, I also attach the Sports Council?s newsletter, which we shall be mailing tomorrow to everyone coming to your reception on 1 May, together with a short DTI brief on the business initiatives and the new Advisory Group. RODERIC LYNE Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 DRAFT OPENING MESSAGE BY THE PRIME MINISTER FOR VIDEO ON UNITED KINGDOM-SOUTH AFRICA SPORTS INITIATIVE This film has a simple message. Sport has a part to play in South Africa?s transition and we in the UK wish to help. Sport is a focus for the community, a bridge between peoples. It develops character and physique, leadership and self-confidence. And it brings hope and excitement, especially to young people. Last year, four British stars helped me to launch our sports initiative, providing training, advice and equipment. I hope the UK and South African Sports Councils will be strongly supported as they develop their new partnership. 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Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED 123276 MDHIAN 5324 Ph?l TY RESTRICTED FM CAPE TOWN (A. T0 IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 079 OF 2613592 APRIL 95 INFO PRIORITY CAPE TOWN CONSULATE, BDDSA PRETORIA, PRETORIA INFO ROUTINE DURBAN, JOHANNESBURG, GABORONE, HARARE INFO ROUTINE LUANDA, LUSAKA, MBABANE, MAPUTO, MASERU, NAIROBI INFO ROUTINE WINDHOEK, BONN, PARIS, UKMIS NEW YORK INFO ROUTINE WASHINGTON, ODA, WHIRL, ACTOR SOUTH AFRICA: ONE YEAR 0N Summary 1. First year of democracy shows solid achievements. Reconciliation, a keynote. Progress on the economy. Foreign policy shows pragmatism. But "Good Government" still on sticky ground with some ill-judged decisions. Implementation of new policies, patchy. A vintage year for our bilateral relations. A challenge to maintain the momentum. Key role of our aid programme in doing so. Coming year likely to see broad continuity in South Africa. Detail 2. 0n the eve of the State Visit, I described South Africa as being in a confident mood (my telno 49). That is the sense in which the country marks its first year as a democracy. But the confidence is qualified. An editorial at the weekend remarked "It has been a year of quiet triumph, offset by occasional bursts of violence, silliness and political indecisiveness". 3. The past year has been a quiet success for a variety of reasons. Democracy has taken hold in markedly unpropitious circumstances. At all levels, old enemies have shown an unexpected recognition of the need to work together, however much this is, to quote de Klerk, a marriage of convenience, not love. Nor has the country's readiness to pull together been purely symbolic. There is already a track record of cross-party agreement on difficult issues, like Land Restitution, Amnesty and the composition of the Constitutional Court. All leading parties including, now, Inkatha, are encouraging their supporters to register for the November 1995 PAGE 1 RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED 123. MDHIAN 5324 local elections. Buthelezi continues to hedge on participation on the day but at Least the groundwork is being done. The fledgling integrated National Defence Force is taking shape, with help from us. 4. The state of the economy also gives cause for satisfaction. For the first time in years, growth exceeds the population increase. Government expenditure is under control. Inflation is better than for a long time, though still high, touching 10%. Foreign investment is coming in. Serious attention is being given to privatisation and liberalisation. The dual exchange rate has been abolished with scarcely a ripple. A relationship is beginning to be mapped out with the International Financial Institutions. The country has a framework for development - the Reconstruction and Development PrOQramme (RDP). 5. In foreign relations the South Africans have, for the most part, been prudent and restrained, not throwing their regional weight around. They have showed a welcome responsiveness to our approaches on non-proliferation. South Africa will not be pushed into an agreement with the EU, counter to what it sees as in the national interest. 6. The achievements of the past year cannot disguise some equally real shortcomings. It is encouraging that they are widely recognised here. Good Government is far from securely established; it has such weak foundations on which to build. The hasty and ill-judged exoneration, this week, of the former ANC Western Cape leader, Alan Boesak (Wood's teleletter of 25 April) by the Government, is but one high profile example. The extraordinary saga of the belated sacking (and re-instatement and re-sacking) of Mandela is another (though, looked at positively, it did involve recourse to the courts on a constitutional principle). The Government's record of delivery is at best patchy; the achievement is worse in some of the provinces. Local administration is ramshackle in many areas. At the grass roots, the lack of new houses, clinics and schools has not passed unnoticed after the political trumpetings a year ago, through an effective electrification programme is making an impact. Morale and efficiency in the public service is low; affirmative action is taking its toll. Much needed re-structuring has barely begun. 7. While the Cabinet and political leadership can point to real progress, their collective ineptitude has, on occasions, been PAGE 2 RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED 123276 MDHIAN 5324 worrying. The handling of the mediation issue (on provincial powers and the Zulu King) is a current example. It could all too easily upset the delicate balance, political, social and economic, in the country prompting fresh politically inspired violence. Bilateral Relations 8. This has been a vintage year for Anglo South African relations with visits by The Queen, the Prime Minister and other senior Ministers. Our exports rose by 25% to #1.4 billion. We signed important bilateral agreements and put in place a key military team. No other country has such a wide-ranging relationship with South Africa. But competition be increasingly tough eg over the Corvette contract. The challenge will be to maintain our position, safeguarding our substantial interests in this country. Prognosis 9. The coming year is likely to see broad continuity, with stability and economic progress maintained. But the same weaknesses will persist. Mandela shows every sign of carrying on. Mbeki will have to shoulder more and do so more effectively. Attention will focus ever more sharply on the capacity of the leadership to deLiver, whether it be on houses, schooling or a new Constitution. As Archbishop Tutu wrote at the weekend "We are unlikely in the next stage of our struggle to receive manna from heaven". That said, South Africans instinctively look to us for continued support, across the board. There is every advantage in our providing it, and not only for altruistic reasons. Our aid programme is the obvious way to reinforce our position as South Africa's natural partner in so many fields, with consequent benefit to our commercial and economic position here. Hence the importance of the sports initiative which the Prime Minister is marking on 1 May. REEVE PAGE 3 RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 MAIN 93 .SOUTHERN AFRICA LEG ADV PUSD CCD CONSULAR ADCE) EUDCE) CFSP UNIT ECON ADV ERD JEPD BEARPARK INFO HRPD NEWS NPD PLANNERS RAD RFD UND ADDITIONAL 27 CAOFF LYALL-GRANT STAFF ROW RESTRICTED 1233', MDHIAN 5324 DISTRIBUTION 120 PS CHALKER BALDRY VEREKER MISS NEVILLE-JONES AINSCOW MR DAVID WRIGHT MR BATTISCOMBE MR TEBBIT MR BONE MR GOODENOUGH MR DE FONBLANQUE IRETON FREEMAN HUDSON WILMSHURST SANDERS WOOD RUTTER HAYWARD C2 DIV MR GALE LEEDS PAGE 4 RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 tea/(am i b.3732, [35mins] .nternational Affairs Unit COUNCIL The Sports Council Walkden House A 3-10 Melton Street 3 7 London NW1 2E8 Tel: 0171?383 3896 Fax: 0171?383 3147 7&1 Telex: 27830 SPORTC 2'5 Aprll 1995 Chairman: Rodney Walker Vice Chairmen: Gerald Dennis Mr Lyne Trevor Booking MBE 10 Downing Street Whitehall London SW1A 2AA Dear Roderic Thank you so much for orchestrating the interview with the Prime Minister for the video we are producing. It is very good of you to do this and we are most grateful to the Prime Minister for finding some time in his extremely busy schedule. As you know, we have put a lot of effort into this event and it really is the ?icing on the cake? to get the Prime Minister?s participation in the video. This will undoubtedly help us, as we begin our campaign, to get more money for sport development projects in South Africa. Many thanks again for your continued support and involvement. All good wishes. Yours sincerely John Scott Head of International Affairs Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 . . 3% 6% 0 THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION 5M LIMITED Founded 1863 ?u Patron; HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN President: H.R.H. THE DUKE OF KENT Chairman: SIR BERT MILLICHIP th/LN Chief Executive: Phone: 0171-402 7151/0171262 4542 R. H. G. KELLY FCIS Telex: 261 110 Facsimile: 0171-402 0486 16 LANCASTER GATE, LONDON W2 3LW Our Ref? 481 Your Ref' 24 April 1995 The Rt. Hon. John Major, MP 10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA Dear Prime Minister United Kingdom/South Africa Sports Initiative Following your visit to South Africa in Autumn 1994, The Football Association was requested to produce a Feasibility Plan to develop Association Football in South Africa. Four members of The Football Association staff were seconded, during March of this year, for three weeks to visit South Africa to conduct this Feasibility Study and deliver coaching courses to over 300 South African Community Leaders. The subsequent Report is enclosed for you to review. Yours sincerely Atom/K Ch ef Executive 96 b? Registered O?ice: 16 Lancaster Gate. London W2 3LW. Incorporated in London. Registration Number 77797 Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 . sponrs 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: Gerald Dennis Trevor Brooking MBE 20 April 1995 Charles Hughes Director of Coaching and Education The Football Association 16 Lancaster Gate London W2 3LW Dear Charles, UK-SOUTH AFRICA SPORTS INITIATIVE I have been trying to speak to you by phone but to no avail! I wanted to talk to you about your fax to Andy Hansen of 13 April. As you know the Sports Council has been asked by the Prime Minister to manage the UK-South Africa Sports Initiative and as such is involved with a large number of contributing partners. We are coordinating the entire exercise in close consultation with the National Sports Council of South Africa and are responsible for the overall design of the Initiative. The FA has been asked to join the Initiative and in so doing the report that you are preparing is a report to the Sports Council. As such it will be one of several elements that will be considered for inclusion in the next stage of the Initiative. It was therefore of some concern to me when I saw your suggestion that you would be sending the report directly to the Prime Minster's office and the Minister of Sport. It is our role to brief the government on all elements of the Initiative and it is inappropriate for individual contributors to be passing reports that are intended to be considered as part of the overall project. It has also been agreed with the Prime Minister's office that we will produce a composite list of the type of project that could be supported by the business community for circulation to those attending the 1 May reception. Hence Andy's request to you for a broad description and roughly costed proposal for inclusion in Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 this list. Again, it would be inappropriate for the FA to separately distribute your report to the businesspeople for similar reasons to those given above. I hope you will be able to get the information for the 'shopping list' to us in time. I also look forward to receiving the report as soon as possible. Nigel Haywood has told me of the lunch on Monday 24 April and suggested I come along. This would be an opportunity to discuss further if you so wish. Yours sincerely, John M. Scott Head of International Affairs c.c. R.Lyne C.Humfrey N.Haywood D.Casey Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED Foreign 8c Commonwealth 24 April 1995 coda/u; Office London A 9A ?and (alt- new?) [Lu [Am/rd, 3 ,7 (DUNS South Africa: Follow-Up to the Prime Minister's Visit Your letter of 11 March asked for an update on follow-up action to the Prime Minister's visit to South Africa in September. Since i wrote on 25 January, the focus has been on The Queen's State Visit to South Africa (19-25 March). This was outstandingly successful, and described by President Mandela as an "unforgettable moment in the history of South Africa". It celebrated South Africa's return to the international community, and her rejoining the Commonwealth. Her Majesty received an exceptionally warm welcome throughout the country. The crowds were particularly exuberant in Cape Town, in Soweto and in Durban, and lining the route for 15 miles in Port Elizabeth. Her Majesty invited President Mandela to pay a State Visit to Britain during 1996. In his speech to the South African National Assembly on 20 September 1994, the Prime Minister identified business, culture, sport, science, the military, and politics as key areas of our bilateral relations. Further progress on these has been as follows: Business The 'Britain Means Business' campaign was launched in Johannesburg on 24 January, with considerable publicity. The first group of trainees (there will ultimately be forty) for the Soweto Skills Initiative (SSI) have started their placements in the UK. The DTI and the South African Ministry for Trade and Industry have established a Working Group to follow up Prime Minister's business initiative. Visiting South Africa in February, Lady Chalker launched a British Investment Promotion scheme to encourage more small and medium-sized companies to invest in South Africa, by providing grants towards the cost of feasibility studies and the training of local employees. Immediately following the State Visit, the Minister for Trade led eighty British businessmen in holding seminars on the Royal Yacht. These covered financial services, education health care and infrastructure RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED opportunities at the Cape Town airport. The seminars and meetings were all well attended and the discussions were encouraging. Mr Needham had useful discussions with Deputy President Thabo Mbeki, the Ministers for Finance, Public Enterprises, the Reconstruction and Development Programme, Agriculture, Education and Trade Industry. He also met the Premier of Gauteng, Mr Sexwale, who had just returned from a largely trade-related visit to the UK. We and the DTI will continue efforts to protect and build on our market share. The British week planned for Johannesburg in September is the next major event; some 150-200 companies will exhibit their products and services. Mr Needham plans to bring representatives of a further 100 British companies on Concorde to look at other promising sectors, including joint ventures between UK, Japan and South Africa in key infrastructure projects. They will contribute their know-how in community matters, and consider the scope for promoting South Africa's access to the markets of the European Union. The DTI will also be developing between now and September a UK/South African private sector partnership initiative, with the support of both the Deputy President and the Trade Industry Minister. Since the South African private sector has not yet found its feet with a fully representative body, most of the early running will have to be made by the UK side. Sport The UK-South Africa Sports Initiative announced by the Prime Minister is progressing well. Coaching has already been provided in football, athletics and sports leadership. The FA have run six two-day courses for football coaches and leaders, as well as leading a feasibility study for continued work in football. The athletics element, launched by Sally Gunnell, has consisted of a two-week course for athletics coaches and the distribution of eleven athletics "starter packs" to schools. Two consultancies have taken place on the development of a curriculum for training sports administrators. The present phase of the initiative will continue until September 1995. The best candidates from the first round of football courses will be trained to an internationally recognised level and prepared for training as coach educators. The fifteen top South African athletics trainers will be trained to an internationally recognised standard. Three top lecturers in sports RESTRICTED Crown Copyright UtSn?uzl'kuk auuabvaw~h?7 etch. 26/9 a) how. The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED administration will attend a training course, and 30 tutors in sports administration will attend courses run jointly by British and South African lecturers. By the end of this phase, structures will have been established for the training and development of sports administrators and coach educators, and over 1500 local trainers will have been trained to operate within these structures. Rob Andrew, who accompanied the Prime Minister to South Africa, in September, will return with the England Rugby team for the World Cup, and will bring the two tons of second-hand Rugby equipment donated by British Rugby supporters following an appeal he made in September. The Prime Minister?s reception on 1 May will initiative up to British business as a sponsorship opportunity. We are writing separately about what the Prime Minister can say at the reception about future government support for the sports initiative. pen the Other sporting links include the tours of South Africa to be made this year by the Lords and Commons Rugby and cricket teams, and the Soweto Cricket Club's first UK tour. Aid Baroness Chalker visited South Africa from 8-10 February. On this visit, she signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Technical Co-operation; the first such agreement signed by the South African Government with a donor government. Lady Chalker also announced several new major aid projects worth around ?8 million. They will help to strengthen provincial and local government, offer bursaries and loans to some 1,200 students from disadvantaged communities, promote investment by British business in South Africa and help community groups and non-governmental organisations working in the townships and rural areas. A contribution of over ?1 million will also be made to the work of the Free State Rural Strategy Unit. Culture The British Council maintains its high profile in South Africa. Its showpiece activities have included a co-production of Titus Andronicus between the Royal National Theatre Studio and the Market Theatre of Johannesburg. The Council is also fostering a number of academic links between British and South African Universities. It was involved in organising the cultural elements of the State Visit. RESTRICTED Crown Copyright ould-t '5 Mim- The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED The British Council is also involved in the organisation of "Africa 95", a nationwide festival of African cultural events to take place in Britain from August to December 1995. Her Majesty The Queen and President Mandela announced during the State Visit that they would be co-patrons of this festival. The FCC has donated ?170,000 to support "Africa 95". Lady Chalker gave a reception on 27 February to encourage business to provide further support. The Chairman of the BBC, Marmaduke Hussey, will visit South Africa in May. He will follow up prospects for cooperation with SABC, whose Director-General equivalent, Zwelakhe Sisulu, visited the UK last August. Science and Technology The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster visited South Africa from 26-28 February, accompanied by a party of prominent British scientists, to identify priorities for joint activity with South Africa. Mr Hunt and the South African Minister for Science signed a science agreement, which included the launch of a South Africa Science and Technology Research Fund", worth ?200,000 per year for three years. They also announced a medal for collaborative research, worth ?10,000. The President of the Royal Society visited South Africa from 25 March to 4 April to discuss cooperative projects in more detail. Science education features prominently in our aid programme. We are contributing ?580,000 to a "Primary Science and Technology Project", which will improve the quality of science teaching at primary schools through teacher training. At secondary level, the "Science Education Project", to which we are donating ?1,040,000, involves teacher training and improving classroom materials. At tertiary level, the "Tertiary Education Fund of South Africa" consists of bursaries and loans for students studying science, engineering, commerce and medicine. ODA supplied grants worth ?800,000 to this scheme in 1994, and are giving a further ?2 million in 1995. ((3%th Defence 9? ??37 . The Secretary of State for Defence visited South Africa from 9 - 12 April, to discuss corvettes and prospects for broadening our defence relations with South Africa. At the moment, the race for the corvette contract is still between Yarrow and Bazan (Spain), with the latter apparently still in the lead due to their lower price and the quality of their countertrade proposals. Action now Lokbu?ow IE. hr 1C4 IMVM Mummaruu ?mag? mm? '04 RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 J: ?5 0 .. kg? 1- EKifzf?? -- 1*i) RESTRICTED lies with GEC/Yarrow, with whom MOD and our Post continue to be in close touch. There will be opportunities for further political lobbying when the South African Deputy Defence Minister visits the UK privately from 22 - 26 April, and when the South African Parliament's Joint Standing Committee on Defence visits London from 1 - 5 May. Yarrow?s Managing Director, Murray Easton, plans to visit South Africa with a group of Scottish trade unionists later this month. The South African Navy are pressing for a rapid decision following a cabinet briefing planned for 3 May, though timings may slip. A further complication is caused by French allegations of irregularities in the bidding process: the South Africans have appointed a team of consultants to audit the management of the process. If the report suggests that there were irregularities, then the competition could be opened up again to all the original bidders; the French and Germans have been pressing for this. The South Africans thanked Mr Rifkind warmly for BMATT's assistance with military integration. Mr Rifkind offered, in principle, to consider extending the work of BMATT in South Africa to cover helping with SANDF rationalisation. Parliamentary Links Our Parliaments continue to develop close ties. A Commonwealth Parliamentary Delegation from Westminster, led by Sir Norman Fowler, visited South Africa in early April. This was the return visit for a CPA delegation to London from Cape Town last September. The South African Joint Standing Committee for Defence will, as mentioned above, be in Britain in early May. The Commons Select Committee on Agriculture will visit South Africa in May, and the Foreign Affairs Committee may visit later this year. The Speaker intends to visit South Africa in August. Informal ties will be developed by UK Parliamentary cricket and Rugby teams, who will visit South Africa to meet parliamentary sides. Foreign Policy Dialogue Baroness Chalker intends to visit South Africa in September to continue her foreign policy dialogue with Mr Pahad, the South African Deputy Foreign Minister and to develop further the support for the Reconstruction and Development Programme in the provinces. Anthony Goodenough (AUS, Africa) plans to visit South Africa for official level foreign policy talks. RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED Drugs We continue to cooperate with the South Africans narcotics. In February, three officers from the South African Narcotics and Alcohol Bureau paid visits to HM Customs Excise and the National Criminal Intelligence Service. Also in February, the Foreign Office funded a needs analysis visit by a member of HM Customs Excise's International Assistance Branch. A follow-up course is expected to take place in June. HM Customs Excise plan to post a Drugs Liaison Officer to South Africa, but there is no firm date for this yet. The FCO will fund the secondment of a customs officer to work at the port of Durban. Environment The South African Minister for the Environment attended the Secretary of State for the Environment's informal conference on the environment from 10-11 February. Mr Gummer has been invited to South Africa for World Environment Day on 25 June. Summary 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 in Johannesburg in January. 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." We plan to live up to that remark, and to build on Britain's current high profile and the esteem in which we are held in South Africa. I am copying this letter to Mark Gibson (Department of Trade and Industry), John Kingman (Department of National Heritage), Margaret Aldred (MOD), John MacNaughton (Home Office), John Buck (Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster's Office) and to Ian McKendry (ODA). w, (Sew (S Sharpe) Private Secretarv Edward Oakden Esq 10 Downing Street RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 Tilt \Io?w ms?? 10 DOWNING STREET LONDON SW1A 2AA From the Private Secretary 7 April 1995 AFRICA SPORTS INITIATIVE As I mentioned on the telephone, I had another meeting with Sports Council representatives on 7 April to plan the Prime Minister?s 1 May reception promoting trade and sports initiatives in South Africa. The Sports Council asked for help on two points. First, they hope that President Mandela will record a very short video message about the Sports Initiative which could be played at the reception (and used on a promotional video to be distributed to potential sponsors). The Sports Council are in touch with people in South Africa who can make the technical arrangements. I understand that they have asked Charles Humfrey if our High Commission could approach Mandela?s of?ce. Time is tight, as the message would need to be recorded by 23 April. I said that we would not wish to put any pressure on Mandela, though he might well be receptive if he had the time to spare. If Mandela cannot do this, perhaps Mbeki or Sports Minister Tshwete could be approached. If this is not too much of a bore, it would be very helpful if the High Commission could do the necessary. Second, and on a higher order of magnitude, the Sports Council inquired after the prospects for future government funding of the Initiative. So far, public funds have been committed for one year only, in an Council package totalling about ?170,000. The Sports Council would like to run the Initiative for a further two years. They see three years as the right length if full bene?t is to be derived from it. Through the Prime Minister?s Reception, they hope to attract some signi?cant amounts in private sector funding. But their chances of achieving this would be much improved if the Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 0 Prime Minister is able to announce at the Reception that core government funding will continue for the next year (or preferably two). The Prime Minister, who has seen this letter, would be grateful to know whether there is a chance of his making such an announcement on 1 May. I am copying this letter to Ian McKendry (Overseas Development Administration). RODERIC LYNE Sawers Esq Foreign and Commonwealth Of?ce Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED ng 055454 . @171; MDHIAN 3192 I leL mu) Ra Lo our. ((4th Smam as RESTRICTED same-saw It; may EMMA ID wag FM CAPE TOWN L66 TO DESKBY 0610001 FCO . - TELNO 071 ()le ,r ?Jew; (Nou?oAZt/Q. 0F 0608081 APRIL 95 -- AND TO DESKBY 0608002 DUK, INFO ROUTINE HARARE, MAPUTO, MBABANE, MASERU, PRETORIA Lmo INFO ROUTINE NASHINOTON, PARIS, BONN, MADRID, COPENHAGEN 9 INFO ROUTINE DURBAN, JOHANNESBURG, ACTOR, SIC MODUK for Secretary of State, Sec and Subject: Visit to South Africa by the Secretary of State for Defence: Scene Setter Summary 1. Mr Rifkind will find South African politicians occupied principally with Constitutional issues. Visit comes at a key moment for the Corvettes programme and BMATT involvement in the integration/restructuring of the SANDF. Detail 2. My telno 49 (now being repeated to MOD) provided a comprehensive overview of the South African political scene. The broad picture is largely unchanged. Parliament (due to adjourn on 8 April for a ten-day Easter recess) has had a quiet, largely uncontroversial month. The budget, introduced on 15 March, was widely welcomed. The government's current legislative priority, 8 bill establishing a commission to investigate past human rights abuses, is bogged down in committee. The Constitutional Assembly (the Senate and National Assembly sitting together) is also making slow progress with the writing of South Africa's final constitution. Few now believe that the Assembly will complete its work by May 1996, the current deadline. 3. Politically, constitutional issues dominate the headlines. Buthelezi, who withdrew his MP5 from Parliament in late February, has threatened to pull the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) out of the Constitutional Assembly and its structures this week unless there PAGE 1 RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED 055454 is progress on a renewed international mediation effort. The ANC publicly refused to concede this last weekend. A proposal from de Klerk, which would establish another committee to consider the mediation question, may avert an IFP withdrawal. Inkatha will only debate its next steps over the weekend. The recently unveiled constitutional proposals, which argue for reduced provincial powers and rule out an extension of the Government of National Unity (GNU), have generated further controversy. The IFP have reacted angrily to the prOposals on provincial powers and ANC views on power-sharing clash squarely with the NP's reiterated demand for an extension of the GNU beyond 1999. Bilateral and Military Relations 4. Mr Rifkind will find South Africa still buzzing after The Queen's State Visit. This is a good time to do business. Since the ban on military/defence links with South Africa, UK/South African links have flourished. A Defence Section was created in this High Commission in November 1993. Since June 1994 the British Military and Advisory Training Team (BMATT) has played a central role in helping the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) come to terms with its new tasks. 5. The SANDF is confronted simultaneously by four major issues: - integration of former MK and homeland forces. - contraction of the Defence Budget with concomitant reductions in manpower. - redefining the role of the defence force in a democratic society. - the process of introducing civilian command and control through a Ministry of Defence. 6. Mr Rifkind will see what role Brigadier Elliott and BMATT have been able to perform so far in the process of integration. Following the SANDF unrest of November 1994, the process has gone much more smoothly, thanks in large measure to the information which BMATT were able to provide direct to the Minister of Defence. This relationship of trust and professional respect is at the core of the most recent request to HMG for further help with advice on the rationalisation of the SANDF. Some 30,000 soldiens are expected to join the SANDF through the integration process, giving PAGE 2 RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED 055454 . MDHIAN 3192 a force total of some 130,000. But the SANDF is planned to contract to 90,000 by 1997/8, with the possibility of extensive redundancies. This is a politically sensitive issue which will need to be handled in a way which commands widespread approval if it is to succeed. The benefits of British experience could make a key difference. 7. The scope of the defence relationship between our two countries is a factor which we have underlined in our discussions with the South Africans about Corvettes. The Defence Secretary's meetings will provide him with a key opportunity to underline the seriousness of our commitment to help the SANDF in their new tasks and to lobby for a decision on the Corvettes in favour of Yarrows. The Cabinet is currently expected to take a decision at the end of April/beginning of May, though the timetable may slip. REEVE DISTRIBUTION 122 MAIN 95 .SOUTHERN AFRICA LEG ADV PUSD PS CCD CHALKER CONSULAR BALDRY ADCE) PSIPUS 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 3 RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RAD RFD UND ADDITIONAL 27 CAOFF LYALL-GRANT STAFF ROW RESTRICTED HUDSON WILMSHURST SANDERS WOOD MORTIMER HAYWARD C2 DIV MR GALE LEEDS PAGE 4 RESTRICTED Crown Copyright 055454 MDHI.3192 The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED . 97 051.161 4L MDHIAN 3111 RESTRICTED FM PRETORIA TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 45 OF 0517302 APRIL 1995 INFO PRIORITY UKREP BRUSSELS, CAPE TOWN INFO ROUTINE GABORONE, MASERU, MBABANE, WINDHOEK, JOHANNESBURG INFO ROUTINE OTHER EU POSTS, WASHINGTON SUBJECT: AFRICA SUMMARY 1. South Africans have serious difficulties with the Commission's draft negotiating mandate on long term EU/South Africa relations, especially the proposal that negotiations on trade should lead to a Free Trade Area (FTA). DETAIL 2. Brussels telno 727 (not to all) reported the Commission's draft negotiating directives on long-term EU/South Africa relations. First Secretary (Economic) called on Faizel Ismail, Chief Director-designate for External Trade at the South African DTI to gauge South African reactions. 3. Ismail said that the South Africans continued to believe that trade relations should be negotiated under Lome and that they had answered all Pinheiro's doubts on that score. 4. On the possibility of South African participation in Lome threatening the interests of other ACP states, the South Africans pointed to unanimous support for South African association with Lome at the ACP-EU Joint Assembly meetings in Gabon and Senegal, and to the resolution of the February ACP Council in Brussels, supporting SA participation in Lome, subject to negotiations over any areas where there was a conflict of interests. The South Africans were very willing to forgo preferential access in any products which would cause difficulties for any ACP countries, and currently had a joint working group with the ACP identifying such conflicts. This was the official ACP position, whatever private doubts some ACP countries might have expressed to Pinheiro. PAGE 1 RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED L.161 MDHIAN 3111 5. 0n the question of South African participation in Lome threatening the Lome Convention's GATT waiver, Ismail said that Deputy President Mbeki had obtained specific assurances from Ron Brown and from Al Gore that the US would raise no objections in the WTO. When this had been communicated to Pinheiro, he had said that they wanted to see such assurances in writing, and that in any case even if the US did not object it would ask for compensation. The South Africans, however, believed they could get the US to agree to South African association with Lome without requiring any compensation. The US would probably also be more upset over an EU-SA FTA, than over an association with Lome. 6. Pinheiro had also hinted that some EU states would object to South African trade concessions under Lome. But, said Ismail, their research (carried out by Chris Stephens of Sussex University) showed that the impact of South African accession to Lome on the European market would be very marginal, except for a few specific products. And on such products they were very willing to talk about quotas, seasonal restrictions etc (all of which were available under the Lome mechanisms). 7. Ismail then said that it would be politically impossible for South Africa to enter into a Free Trade Agreement with the EU, both for internal reasons and because of their regional relationships. Even if the FTA were asymmetrical, South Africa would still, in eight years time, have to bring tariffs down towards zero on their most sensitive manufactures, on which, with considerable pain, they were planning WTO-bound reductions from 80% or more to the 20-30% range. Even if there were prospects of real long-term gains, negotiating an FTA now would be binding them into an arrangement for 1D to 15 years, which would take detailed negotiations with the EU and internally with all the affected interests. 8. Regionally, South Africa was currently involved in detailed re-negotiation of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). Ismail said that when he had met the Permanent Secretaries of Finance and Commerce of the BLNS countries in Lesotho in mid-March, they had been visibly shocked by the FTA proposal, both because it had been formulated without reference to them and because the future duty-free entry of European manufactures into the customs union would put paid to whatever hopes they had for industrial development. Ismail also felt that putting the South African relationship with the EU on a totally different footing to the relationship of the rest of the SADC countries with the EU would PAGE 2 RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 . RESTRICTED . 054161 MDHIAN 3111 cut across the development of closer trade links within the SADC. 9. For these reasons, if the only trade concessions on offer were to be through an FTA, Ismail felt that South Africa would just back away from the whole process, maybe in a very public way. He wanted to see some creative solution. The South Africans were not averse to the idea of an eventual FTA: maybe their participation in Lome could be limited in time, with discussions about an FTA in five years time, when they should have put the SACU on a firmer basis and worked out the lines along which the SADC would develop. He had in mind something along the lines of the Israel-EU agreement, where there would be landmarks along the way: Phase One would represent one-way European concessions, with a commitment to discuss reciprocal concessions in Phase Two. COMMENT 10. The SACU is a complication which would prolong any negotiations on an FTA, but is probably not in itself insuperable. However, the internal political difficulties pointed out by Ismail are serious. Pushing through an FTA would require the SAG using up a lot of political capital with the unions and business, as well as tying up most of its trade negotiations capacity for years (Ismail pointed out that his External Trade Directorate was smaller than the team the Mexicans had assembled to negotiate NAFTA). The substantive rewards on offer would have to be considerable to make them want to make the effort. While his suggestion of a public breakdown of negotiations might be over-dramatic, there would certainly be no rapid progress on a negotiating mandate which offered only an FTA in the sphere of trade. 11. In contrast to the rather maximalist demands for concessions under Lome contained in the South African Aide-Memoire presented to the Commission on 27 March (and sent to and Ismail made it clear that the South Africans would be prepared to accept quite thin pickings in the way of trade concessions under an association with Lome. In view of the South Africans' strong political desire to work through Lome, it would seem to be worth reviewing whether this is still a realistic alternative, perhaps as a stage on the way to an FTA, rather than forcing them immediately towards an FTA, where the concessions on offer would have to be that much greater to make them want to participate. PAGE 3 RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED 161 MDHIAN 3111 REEVE DISTRIBUTION 245 MAIN 244 FRAME EXTERNAL ADCS) MR GOODENOUGH ODA ADDITIONAL 1 .FRAME EXTERNAL PAGE 4 RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 . RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL . 051036 ., 97h MDLIAN 0985 RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL FM CAPE TOWN TO PRIORITY FCO TELNO 067 OF 0412102 APRIL 95 AND TO PRIORITY DTI, ODA, JOHANNESBURG, PRETORIA INFO PRIORITY UKREP BRUSSELS, TOKYO PRETORIA PLEASE PASS TO BDDSA PRETORIA SUBJECT: SOUTH AFRICA: VISIT BY MINISTER FOR TRADE, 27-31 MARCH SUMMARY 1. A successfuL visit. Mr Needham, accompanied by 38 senior businessmen, meets senior Ministers and the Who's Who of South African business; supports technicaL seminars on board the RoyaL Yacht. 2. MinisteriaL discussions produce agreement to proceed with joint pubLic and private sector Linked to the Britain Means Business promotion in September. Mr Needham raises possibiLities of UK/South African colLaboration with the Japanese. 3. Important boost to our ongoing commerciaL campaign but intensive foLLow-up required if we are to deLiver concrete resuLts in the six months avaiLabLe. 4. Lobbying on Corvettes suggests confusion amongst decision- makers. DETAIL 5. Mr Needham, supported by an impressive team of British businessmen, was abLe to capitalise on the after-gLow of the State Visit, shifting gear to the practical aspects of biLateraL reLations. PrincipaL eLements of the programme were: Britain Means Business/Cape Town 6. Mr Needham made keynote speeches at the technicaL seminars on invisibLes and education, and caLLed on Education Minister, PAGE 1 RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL a) 051436 MDLIAN 0985 5 Sibusiso Bengu, to promote a third, which focussed on primary and tertiary education. 7. The invisibles seminar on Britannia, which Launched the series, was a major event involving Deputy President Mbeki, Finance Minister Liebenberg, RDP Minister Naidoo and the Minister for Public Enterprises, Stella Sigcau, along with a selection of the most senior and influential South African personalities, black and white, on the South African business scene. Mr Needham's presentation could not have reached a more significant audience. Partnership Initiative 8. In separate meetings with Mbeki and Minister for Trade and Industry, Trevor Manuel, Mr Needham set out pr0posaLs for a series of seminars and conferences to be organised alongside the commercial events in Johannesburg at the end of September. These would promote private sector collaboration in areas of greatest potential mutual interest, principally infrastructure (RDP), water, restructuring of pubLic enterprises, tourism/Leisure, education, and third country collaboration. Black empowerment should be a key element in each agenda. Ideally, each event should set objectives, targets and a framework for future work as the basis for a partnership initiative on the lines of the UK/India arrangement. Mr Needham also saw cooperation between the two Departments of Trade and Industry on inward investment, export promotion, small businesses, etc, as themes for a government-to-government symposium. 9. Mbeki and Manuel readily agreed, the latter with the caveat that there might be difficulties in mustering a representative cross-section of South African industry. Community Matters l0. Meetings with community Leaders and Premier of Gauteng, Tokyo Sexwale, concentrated on Township development and the relevance of experience in the UK with community initiatives, particularly private sector-led projects such as Northern Investment. Belfast provided a number of relevant examples. BDDSA have agreed to bring a group of practitioners to South Africa for further discussions with provincial and local authorities. This will follow up the successful inward visit of Provincial Ministers for Local Government and requests for assistance with Local Economic PAGE 2 RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 . RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL . 051036 MDLIAN 0985 Development. Specific pr0posals for cooperation could be discussed in September. Japan LL. Mr Needham's proposals for trilateral deals using soft Japanese credit were widely reported. He hopes to identify a number of joint projects during the next six months in which the Japanese might be involved. In the margins of his visit, talks were heLd between UK businessmen accompanying Mr Needham and Haruya Koyama, a Managing Director of the Tomen Corporation. EU L2. Both Mbeki and Manuel expressed dissatisfaction with the Commission's position on market access for South African products. The free trade agreement as proposed did not go far enough. The relationship should be placed firmly in the context of Lome. There were certain Lome facilities eg. the agriculture protocols, which South Africa did not seek, but the country was inextricably involved in the region and should not be excluded from the Convention. Mr Needham agreed that there should be closer Links between the South Africans and the UK on EU policy issues of interest to South Africa. Commercial L3. Mr Needham was accompanied by 38 senior businessmen who participated in his Ministerial and other meetings relevant to their sectors. Twenty more high-level bankers and financiers attended the seminars held on the Royal Yacht and in Johannesburg under the auspices of British Invisibles and specialists travelled from the UK to join the seminars on education and healthcare. L4. Specifically, Mr Needham Lobbied on behalf of Massey Fergusson with the Minister of Agriculture. He opened the new Cape Town office of Turner and Townsend Africa and the control centre for the Gauteng electricity grid supplied by Westinghouse Systems. During his visit it was announced that Davy International had won a contract for a kiln worth around 12.5 million pounds sterling. L5. With an to forthcoming opportunities, meetings were held with the Greater Johannesburg planning authorities, Eskom (the electricity parastatal) and the Cape Town Airport authorities. PAGE 3 RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL MDLIAN 0985 Corvettes L6. Mr Needham raised the Corvette project with Mbeki and Manuel. As reported elsewhere, the situation is confused and there is pressure to re-open the bidding which would effectively bring the Danes, French and Germans back into the game. COMMENT L7. A packed and productive visit. Mr Needham stressed that the highly ambitious programme for September would require a joint effort with the South Africans. To maintain our credibility we must provide not onLy a core commercial exhibition for 150-200 companies, but also a network of seminars and conferences each with a strong policy context. L8. As regards community matters, I hope (as does Mr Needham) that Lady Chalker might consider visiting South Africa at the same time as the September business promotion. L9. We shall need to consider the question of resources at an early stage. DTI might, for example, wish to consider establishing a fund (as Mr Hunt did during his visit in February) to help facilitate private sector involvement in the partnership initiative (paragraph 8). REEVE DISTRIBUTION 122 MAIN 95 .SOUTHERN AFRICA LEG ADV PUSD PS CCD CHALKER CONSULAR BALDRY PAGE 4 RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 @8154 Cape Town 21 45254- P.82 .FACSIMILE From The High Commissioner British High Commission Cape Town 4 April 1995 922/? Roderic Lyne Esq CMG The Private Secretary 10 Downing street LONDON SWIA 2AA ?bvcu BUSINESS AND SPORTING LINKS WITH SOUTH AFRICA Many thanks for your letter of 24 March. I just wanted to let you know that the High Commission fed in to the Department its suggestions for those who should be included in the Prime Minister?s reception on 1 May, and that I am satisfied that we have covered the ground thoroughly. I am just sorry that I shall miss the reception. ?ow M, Anthony Reeve TUTQL P.82 Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 SECRET manavg: 036225 . MOHIAN 2224 97k, [19,40 0/4. SECRET FM PRETORIA ?ank-9 TO DESKBY 3007002 Fl . OJ my: C. TELNO 043 . OF 3006292 MARCH 95 . . INFO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON, CAPE TowN, MODUK, ACTOR, . Q2345 MODUK FOR PACS SUBJECT: SOUTH AFRICA BW PROGRAMME: AFRICAN TALKS SUMMARY 1. Detailed exchange on general approach to South Africa's aw declaration, including questions on specific technical issues. Americans more restrained than we had anticipated. South Africans explain the defensive nature of their 3w work and emphasise the security and commercial reasons for not describing every detail in their declaration. DETAIL 2. expert level talks on South Africa's declaration were held on 28/29 March. PRESS LEAK 3. Knobel (SA) begun by expressing to the US the SAG's strong concern about the recent press leak. This undermined the strictly confidential basis of discussions. Mahley (US) expressed regret. The US were investigating the leak and tightening controls on access to relevant information. SOUTH DRAFT DECLARATION 4. Both we and the US emphasised that we did not envisage a drafting session. It was for the South Africans to finalise their declaration and to submit it. But it was important that South Africa give as full an account as possible in order not to undermine the principle behind submitting declarations. Their declaration should be consistent with the information we had been given about their programme and with any other information available to them. We gave a brief presentation of the key PAGE 1 SECRET Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 SECRET 3 0.1225 MDHIAN 2224 questions the South Africans should ask themselves in drawing up material for its declaration. These included chronology of the programme, its objectives, agents worked on, the nature.of the work, the scale of agent production, the facilities involved, who controlled them and how they were funded. We said that if the South African declaration was clearly inaccurate we reserved the right to talk to the South Africans again. Both we and the US gave the South Africans copies of our respective declarations. 5. There was some discussion about the usefulness of declarations. We and the US maintained that they performed an important confidence building role. They were a sign that States' parties took their responsibilities under the BWC seriously. Basson was not convinced: he thought the international communities effort would be better spent trying to persuade would-be proliferators that it was not in their military interests to develop aw. Nevertheless South Africa was prepared to submit a declaration. 6. At South African urging discussion then focussed on the draft declaration which the South Africans had given us and the Americans earlier this year. We and the Americans explained that there were points in it which left questions unanswered. Basson said that the South Africans were willing to revise parts of the draft to give fuller explanations where possible. He emphasised that all South African BU work had been defensive, but that they had worked in sophisticated areas because they knew that the Russians were working in similar areas and feared that there clients in Angola would have access to them. For a start, they did not want to disclose information which might be of potential use to a proliferator. Nor could the South Africans disclose the names of all private companies that might have been involved in the work without risking libel suits from those companies who do not want their names publicly associated with it. Some of the official organisations had been involved in sanctions busting which the South Africans were not prepared to reveal. There were also commercial sensitivities about disclosing the nature of work done on devel0ping vaccines (particularly an oral vaccine for anthrax - which a private South African company hoped to launch in the next few years). Basson (SA) insisted that there was no-no HS 38 A THE UNDER CF ??iE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 SECRET 036225 MDHIAN 2224 current aw defensive work underway: the threat which had given rise to the original programme had clearly receded, and the South Africans did not think they would face a similar threat.over the next 10 - 15 years. 7. Knobel (SA) confirmed that the South Africans would study the results of the talks and the declarations and would prepare a declaration which would be as full and frank as possible. SECURITY OF DATA 8. The US pressed the South Africans on the security of the aw records. The South Africans were prickly: the data had been secure since the beginning of the programme: the US had not responded to South African requests for a reciprocal visit: it was not clear what exactly the US concern was, was it outsiders breaking into the data, or insiders misusing it? The US agreed to give further thought to inviting a South African representative to look at particular aspects of security in the US. SECURITY OF PERSONNEL 9. The US gave the South Africans capies of US laws designed to deter officials from disclosing sensitive information. The South Africans explained that they had their own laws which, although they did not go as far as the US laws, went as far to restrict individual liberties as would probably be permitted in the' current political climate in South Africa. They were more concerned about finding gainful employment for scientists involved in previous programmes (Basson indicated that there might be about 120 - although he stressed that work was highly compartmentalised within implication that knowledge of the whole programme was very held). FOLLOW UP 10. Knobel said that he would brief Mbeki on the outcome of the talks on 30 March. He did not expect to have anything new to say after that. The next thing was for Knobel's people to prepare the draft declaration for consideration by the DFA. COMMENT PAGE 3 SECRET Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 . SECRET 0. 425 MDHIAN 2224 11. A good outcome: we have given the South Africans a clear account of our concerns while leaving them to draft and submit the SW declaration themselves. The South Africans seemed decidedly reassured by our approach. It seems clear that their eventual declaration would be fuller than the draft earlier shown to us. 12. An important factor was that the Americans (with whom we had discussed tactics carefully before the meeting) were less confrontational in approaching specific details of the South African's 8W programme than they had earlier indicated. The American team seemed content with the outcome. REEVE .- -. .. . 5 ~34 ii* ACOPY THE JWOHW 531? ?1:33me SEW 1? 1142' RECO Y. ,1 MAIN 46 .BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION NEWS NPD PLANNERS RAD DAVIS LEG ADV PUSD SIR DAUNT EASTERN MR LOGAN CFSP UNIT ADDITIONAL 12 .BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (AC) GALSHORTHY PEARSON CBDE PANTON POL MURREY XNP DEF POL PAGE 4 SECRET va? Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED 034270 . MDHIAN 2114 lo ?c RESTRICTED . . FM CAPE Town kt700?1?1? 043>< T0 IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 063 ?jmmJ OF 2913482 MARCH 95 INFO ROUTINE LUANOA, HINDHOEK, GABORONE, HARARE, MAPUTO, MASERU INFO ROUTINE MBABANE, WASHINGTON, PARIS, BONN, UKMIS NEW YORK INFO ROUTINE UKREP BRUSSELS, PRETORIA, JOHANNESBURG, DURBAN INFO ROUTINE CAPE TOWN CONSULATE, BDDSA PRETORIA, ACTOR, HHIRL SUBJECT: WINNIE DISMISSAL Summary 1. Minnie Mandela relieved of her position as Deputy Minister of Arts, Culture, Science 8 Technology. President Mandela's decision welcomed by all key political organisations. Minnie is down, but not yet out. Detail 2. President Mandela announced Mandela's dismissal at a press conference on 27 March. Mandela said his decision has been taken in the interests of good government and to ensure discipline within the GNU. He recognised her past role, but hoped that she would 'review and seek to improve on her conduct'. She remains on the National Executive Committee of the ANC, Head of the ANC Women's League and a member (if inactive) of the National Assembly. 3. This dismissal has been expected since early March, when Mandela openly criticised the Government of National Unity at the funeral of a black Sowetan policeman. The real reason for her dismissal is probably the damage caused to the Government by allegations against her of corruption. She is alleged to have siphoned off money received as donations to the ANC Women's League and to have influenced the awarding of building contracts to a firm which then paid kickbacks to both her and her daughter Zindzi. Over the weekend Mandela again criticised the Government for the money spent on entertaining The Queen (and, for good measure, blamed the British for apartheid). This was used as a pretext for the sacking. 4. Mandela was said to be on the point of sacking (and divorcing) PAGE 1 RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED 014270 MDHIAX.114 Hinnie'same weeks ago, before a badly handled police raid on her house, which handed the initiative back to her. The President seemsrto have prepared the sacking carefully. Very soon after the announcement, the ANC, Communist Party, COSATU, South African National Civic Organisation (in which Winnie had been building a powerbase), and.the Youth League (which might have been expected to back her).all released.similar statements backing the decision. The rump of the ANC Homen's League 'regretted' the decision but pledged to work to ensure the success of forthcoming local elections. Within the ANC caucus in the National Assembly there will be widespread relief, even amongst left-wing members. There will be no less pleasure at the Ministry for Arts, Culture, Science and Technology, where Mandela had made no notable contribution during her 10 months in office. Brigitte Mabandla, ANC Member of the National Assembly, takes over as Deputy Minister with immediate effect. Only the Pan African Congress and the Congress of Traditional Leaders (both marginal) regretted the dismissal. Comment 5. The effects on Mandela's political future are as yet unclear. Stripped of her mainstream political support and increasingly unable to redirect aid funds to her supporters, her powerbase may wither. But she will continue to express the frustration of the poorest in the townships at the slow rate of improvement in their economic situation: the poorer the Government's delivery record in the next few years, the greater will be her political significance. Without the restraint of Government membership, she may take an even higher profile. Her obvious attraction to the media (both in South Africa and the UK) means that her voice will continue to be heard. But she is unlikely to be able to transfer this support into votes, particularly whilst the South African Constitution prevents individual members of parliament from changing their party allegiance. Asked whether he feared a popular backlash following Mandela's sacking, President Mandela said that the situation was 'completely under control'. 6. The position of Mandela's cronies is also increasingly difficult. Peter Mokaba faces investigation for mismanagement and corruption at the National Tourism Forum. The-Deputy Environment Minister, Bantu Holomisa, faces investigation into the financial management of the Transkei under his leadership (1987 to 1994). Only Tony Yengeni, the Head of the Defence Select Committee, PAGE 2 RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 RESTRICTED 034270 MDHIAN 2114 appears able to combine populist rhetoric, a strong performance in his main role, and an apparent Lack of corruption. REEVE MAIN 95 .SOUTHERN AFRICA LEG ADV PUSD CCD CONSULAR CFSP UNIT ECON ADV ERD JEPD INFO BEARPARK INFO HRPD NEWS NPD PLANNERS RAD RFD UND ADDITIONAL 27 CAOFF LYALL-GRANT STAFF RON DISTRIBUTION 122 PAGE PS ODAIIPSIBARONESS CHALKER PSIMR BALDRY ODAIIMR VEREKER MISS NEVILLE-JONES AINSCOH MR DAVID WRIGHT MR BATTISCOMBE MR TEBBIT MR BONE MR GOODENOUGH MR DE FONBLANQUE IRETON FREEMAN HUDSON UILMSHURST SANDERS HOOD MORTIMER HAYWARD C2 DIV MR GALE LEEDS 3 RESTRICTED Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 (E0 . EL 51%. NOTE FOR THE FILE SPORTS COUNCIL DINNER FOR SOUTH AFRICAN SPORTS ADMINISTRATORS, 27 MARCH 1995 I attended a dinner given by the Sports Council for 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). Main points: - In South Africa, only about 4 million out of a population of 43 million participate in sport. Compares with 25 million in Germany and an alleged 65 per cent in the UK. - 140 individual sporting bodies represented on the South Africa National Sports Council. - Few sporting facilities provided by municipalities\local councils. Not a regular feature in local budgets; and not seen as likely to claim sufficient priority over urgent housing etc needs. - South African Government due to produce a White Paper on Sport in the spring. Will apparently be in?uenced by British advice; and may provide for inclusion of basic sports facilities in future urban development etc plans. Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 -2- Constant refrain that the club structure in South Africa was very M) weak. 3 Sports Council giving a high priority to developing it. South African companies infrequently involved in sport at local level. Six of the largest companies have been persuaded to contribute 1 million Rand each to the National Sports Trust. But not much effort appears to have gone into persuading smaller businesses and local branches of large businesses to develop links with their local communities. Said not to be part of the South African tradition. Business is very centralised and required to obtain permission from head office for small items of expenditure BIC . Sports Council trying to reintroduce sport as part of the school curriculum against pressure to concentrate on academic subjects. Main objective of National Sports Council was to widen participation at grass roots level during a foundation period (phase 1 of their plan) from 1995?1999. Would rather plough money into this than into expensive prestige projects, such as the bid to hold the Olympics in Cape Town in 2004. Existing sports facilities not located where they are most needed - ie near the major concentrations of population. Initial requirement is for very basic facilities - ie a level playing field; frills such as fencing and changing rooms can follow later. Gifts of equipment gratefully received. Enthusiastic about the training of coaches provided by the UK and Australia. Looking to the UK for expertise in support services for sport included sports administration, how to develop networks of volunteers, club structure, and drug testing. Crown Copyright The National Archives' reference PREM 19/5407 -3- - Sensitive about aid dependency ("not in the same queue as Rwanda"). Also about well-meaning initiatives in areas not required by the South African Sports Authorities - eg randem decisions by foreign visitors to back a particular facility (example quoted of The Princess Royal and a tennis court) without adequate follow?through. Interest in the British National Lottery. Thoughts of developing something similar for South Africa. The overall message from the South African group was apparently sincere appreciation to the Prime Minister for setting sport in the context of national policy in South Africa (repeated references to his speech in the South African Parliament; Mluleki George is an MP and a whip, as well as President of the National Sports Council); combined with a desire to channel future help from Governments and commercial sponsors through the National Sports Council and its Sports Trust. We were assured that the Trust could earmark and ring?fence donations for individual sports. We pointed out that commercial sponsors would wish to see the end product of any sponsorship, and be associated with it. Qw RODERIC LYNE 28 March 1995 [F\Africa.MRM] Crown Copyright