Place of Publication

Harmondsworth, Eng.

Publisher

Published by Penguin Books for the Commonwealth Secretariat

Publication Date

1986

Physical Description

176 p., ill. ; 19.8 x 12.8 cm.

Material Type

Book

Notes

"[By] The Commonwealth Group of Eminent Persons".

"Foreword by Shridath Ramphal, Commonwealth Secretary-General"..

"First published 1986. Copyright Commonwealth Secretariat 1986". -- verso of t.-p.

Report of the Commonwealth Group of Eminent Persons, co-chaired by Mr. Malcolm Fraser and General Olusegun Obasanjo.

Contents: Members of the Commonwealth Group of Eminent Persons: Biographical Details -- A Note on the Commonwealth -- Foreword by the Commonwealth Secretary-General dated London, June 1986 / Shridath Ramphal -- Letter of Transmittal dated 7 June 1986 -- Introduction -- Apartheid: Dismantling or Reform ? -- The Issue of Violence -- The Release of Nelson Mandela and Others -- The Establishment of Political Freedom -- Prospects for Negotiations -- The Group's Proposals -- The Regional Dimension -- Conclusions -- Annexes.

Contents of Annexes: 1. The Commonwealth Accord on Southern Africa -- 2. Letter Dated 13 December 1985 from the Co-Chairmen to the State President of South Africa and the State President 's Reply on 24 December 1985 -- 3. The Group's Programme if Visits and Meetings -- 4. The Freedom Charter of South Africa -- 5. Banning Order on Mrs. Winnie Mandela -- 6. Announcement by the State President on Constitutional Developments -- 7. An extract from the Address by the State President before the President's Council on 15 May 1986.

OTCH Note: Edward W. (Ted) Scott, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada from 1971 to 1986, was a member of the Commonwealth Group of Eminent Persons which travelled throughout South Africa from January to June 1986.

Series

A Penguin special

Added Entry

Commonwealth Secretariat

Commonwealth Group of Eminent Persons

Scott, Edward W. (Edward Walter), 1919-2004

Subjects

Apartheid - South Africa

South Africa - Race relations

South Africa - Foreign relations

South Africa - Politics and government - 1948-1994

Mandela, Nelson (Nelson Rolihlahla), 1918-2013

ISBN

0-14-052384-7

Call Number

DT 763 M57 1986

Location

Trinity College (Graham Library)

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