Item 1977/1 - Simpson Notebooks: South Africa diary

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MCPP/JS/1/1/1977/1

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Simpson Notebooks: South Africa diary

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  • 21 March 1977 – 29 June 1977 (Creation)

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Simpson, John Cody Fidler (1944-present), journalist, foreign correspondent and Honorary Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge
(9 August 1944 - present)

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Diary entries for a three month work stay with his family in South Africa.

These entries cover personal matters such as a search for a house and schools as well as impressions of the country, the people, food and signs of the apartheid system. The work entries relate to David Owen’s (Foreign Secretary) trip to South Africa in which he spearheaded international efforts to address apartheid and minority rule in Southern Africa. His most notable regional initiative during this period was the joint Anglo-American plan, which laid the groundwork for the eventual independence of Rhodesia and Namibia.

Includes a black and white passport photograph of John Simpson.

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