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August 18, 1981

Letter from South African Foreign Minister R. F. Botha on Relations with the Reagan Administration

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Letter from South African Foreign Minister "Pik" Botha to South African Member of Parliament J.W.K. Wiley on relations with the United States. He notes that there has been a considerable change in policy since the Reagan administration took over from Carter, summarizing that "the Americans are not at present trying to make trouble for us," although that may change if progress is not made on South West Africa, i.e. Namibia.


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South African Foreign Affairs Archive, file 1/33/3, vol. 77, USA. Obtained and contributed by Or Rabinowitz.

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