Telegram from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Information, South Africa, to the Minister of Agriculture, Mozambique, reporting that in light of sabotage attacks on Government offices in Bloenfontein, allegedly by ANC members operating from Mozambique, it would be inappropriate for a South African delegation to attend a follow-up diplomatic meeting.
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Telegram from J van Dalsen, Director-General, Foreign Affairs and Information, South Africa, to His Excellency, Col Sergio Vieira, Minister of Agriculture, Mozambique

- Origin date
- 10 March 1983
- Updated
- 26 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Telegram from J van Dalsen, Director-General, Foreign Affairs and Information, South Africa, to His Excellency, Col Sergio Vieira, Minister of Agriculture, Mozambique . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0112369
South African History Online (2016) 'Telegram from J van Dalsen, Director-General, Foreign Affairs and Information, South Africa, to His Excellency, Col Sergio Vieira, Minister of Agriculture, Mozambique ', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0112369 (Accessed: 23 August 2026).
South African History Online, Telegram from J van Dalsen, Director-General, Foreign Affairs and Information, South Africa, to His Excellency, Col Sergio Vieira, Minister of Agriculture, Mozambique [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0112369, (accessed 23 August 2026).
"Telegram from J van Dalsen, Director-General, Foreign Affairs and Information, South Africa, to His Excellency, Col Sergio Vieira, Minister of Agriculture, Mozambique ." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0112369. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Telegram from J van Dalsen, Director-General, Foreign Affairs and Information, South Africa, to His Excellency, Col Sergio Vieira, Minister of Agriculture, Mozambique ." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0112369.
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