Letter from Pik Botha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, to Alexander M Haig, US Secretary of State, regarding Cuban withdrawal of troops from Angola. Incudes the response of 23 September 1981, of the South African Government to the message of the Governments of Canada, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Includes a letter from Alexander Haig to Pik Botha advising him of the European Economic Community stance.
Archive record
Letter from R F Botha to The Honourable Alexander H Haig Jr, Secretary of State, United States of America

- Origin date
- 5 July 1963
- Updated
- 27 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Letter from R F Botha to The Honourable Alexander H Haig Jr, Secretary of State, United States of America . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113331
South African History Online (2016) 'Letter from R F Botha to The Honourable Alexander H Haig Jr, Secretary of State, United States of America ', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113331 (Accessed: 4 September 2026).
South African History Online, Letter from R F Botha to The Honourable Alexander H Haig Jr, Secretary of State, United States of America [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113331, (accessed 4 September 2026).
"Letter from R F Botha to The Honourable Alexander H Haig Jr, Secretary of State, United States of America ." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113331. Accessed 4 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Letter from R F Botha to The Honourable Alexander H Haig Jr, Secretary of State, United States of America ." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113331.
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