gov09. Letter from James Callaghan to Robert Hughes

gov09. Letter from James Callaghan to Robert Hughes

gov09. Letter from James Callaghan to Robert Hughes
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Description

In 1976 the AAM publicised Barclays Bank’s purchase of South African defence bonds, issued to help the apartheid government fight SWAPO guerrillas in Namibia. This letter from Prime Minister James Callaghan to AAM Chair Bob Hughes MP acknowledged that public opinion in Britain was opposed to the purchase and promised to raise the matter with Barclays.

Category
Author
British Government
Copyright
Public domain
Holding Institution
AAM Archive, Bodleian Library
Catalogue
MSS AAM 779
Date/Year
1976
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