Minutes of a meeting between a South African delegation and a United States delegation to discuss the deteriorating situation with regard to negotiations in a southern African peace process
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Excerpts from meeting between a South African delegation led by Minister R F Botha and a United States delegation led by Mr Robert MacFarlane, National Security Advisor, on queries affecting South West Africa and Angola: Vienna, 8 August 1985

- Origin date
- 13 March 1979
- Updated
- 27 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Excerpts from meeting between a South African delegation led by Minister R F Botha and a United States delegation led by Mr Robert MacFarlane, National Security Advisor, on queries affecting South West Africa and Angola: Vienna, 8 August 1985 . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0113710
South African History Online (2016) ' Excerpts from meeting between a South African delegation led by Minister R F Botha and a United States delegation led by Mr Robert MacFarlane, National Security Advisor, on queries affecting South West Africa and Angola: Vienna, 8 August 1985 ', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0113710 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
South African History Online, Excerpts from meeting between a South African delegation led by Minister R F Botha and a United States delegation led by Mr Robert MacFarlane, National Security Advisor, on queries affecting South West Africa and Angola: Vienna, 8 August 1985 [website], https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0113710, (accessed 22 July 2026).
" Excerpts from meeting between a South African delegation led by Minister R F Botha and a United States delegation led by Mr Robert MacFarlane, National Security Advisor, on queries affecting South West Africa and Angola: Vienna, 8 August 1985 ." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0113710. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. " Excerpts from meeting between a South African delegation led by Minister R F Botha and a United States delegation led by Mr Robert MacFarlane, National Security Advisor, on queries affecting South West Africa and Angola: Vienna, 8 August 1985 ." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0113710.
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