Papers relating to Rhodesia (1), October 1976 & February 1978-January 1980, 1976-10 - 1980-01

File

Reference Code: GBR/0014/THCR 2/6/2/143

Scope and Contents

Part 1, 1976-79: includes record of conclusions reached by the Southern African Policy Group (under the Chairmanship of Peter Blaker MP, February 1978; copies of reports of visits by Blaker and Charles Morrison MP to Rhodesia [later Zambia and Zimbabwe], South West Africa/Namibia, April 1978; notes on Foreign Affairs backbench meeting on Rhodesia, 25 July [1978]; telegrams to MT from Bishop A T [Abel] Muzorewa (President, United African National Council), March and May 1979; and note for MT from Charles Douglas Home on food supplies in Zimbabwe/Rhodesia, August 1979
Part 2, 1980: includes note from Roderick Lyne (Private Office, FCO) to Ian Gow MP (MT’s Parliamentary Private Secretary), "Rhodesia: commercial proposition", 18 January 1980

Dates

Creation: 1976-10 - 1980-01

Creator

From the Fonds: Thatcher, Margaret Hilda, 1925 - 2013 (née Roberts, Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven, Prime Minister) (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Part 1 opened in February 2010; and part 2 in March 2011 It may be possible to access a digital version of the file in PDF format at Churchill Archives Centre. Advance notice is essential so please contact us to make a request.