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August 19, 1977

Letter, US Secretary of State Vance to South African Foreign Minister Botha

US Secretary of State Cyrus Vance explains the evidence which lead the US to suspect that South Africa was developing nuclear weapons and developing a testing site in the Kalahari Desert.

August 18, 1977

Letter, US Ambassador Bowlder to South African Foreign Minister Botha

Message from U.S. Ambassador Bowdler to the South African Minister of Foreign Affairs Botha in which President Carter’s warning that the detonation of a South African nuclear device would have “most serious consequences” for U.S.-South African relations was conveyed.

March 1975

Memorandum, Lt-General Raymond Fullarton Armstrong, US Department of Defense, Israel-South Africa

A memorandum written by Chief of the Defense Staff Lt-General Raymond Fullarton Armstrong describes South Africa's nuclear weapons systems needs and outlines the rationale for having a nuclear deterrent.

November 19, 1971

South African Nuclear Fuel Agreement

U.S. State Department memorandum weighing the arguments for and against renewing the agreement to sell uranium enrichment services to South Africa. The political fallout from engaging with the South African apartheid regime coupled with the fact that they had not signed the NPT were closely considered.

May 1967

South African Department of Foreign Affairs, 'Items of Interest in the Field of Atomic Energy'

Summary of the communication between South African and American policymakers regarding the renewal of the Atomic Energy Cooperation Agreement. The renewal of the previous agreement was contingent on South Africa reforming its safeguards policy and modeling them after the Canadian and US policies.

March 18, 1967

South African Department of Foreign Affairs, 'Nuclear Proliferation Problem'

Summary of the United States-South Africa Atomic Energy Bilateral. South Africa's sale of source material to France was the subject of some disagreement between the two parties, with the Americans worried that sale of this material would be in violation of the non-proliferation treaty.

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