President de Klerk meets church leaders

Title

President de Klerk meets church leaders

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference; Speech

TX Date

12 Oct 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:39

Description

David O’Sullivan reports on a meeting in South Africa between President F.W. de Klerk and 3 leading anti-apartheid clerics: Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Reverend Frank Chikane, General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches, and Dr Allan Boesak, president of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches. They presented a two-page memorandum with a list of six steps for the Government to take immediately to facilitate future negotiations.The clerics were impressed with de Klerk’s attitude but not enough to call off demands for more economic sanctions. Includes statements by Archbishop Tutu; President de Klerk on the talks about talks. Broadcast on FM Breakfast.

Contributors

Desmond Tutu; David O’Sullivan; F. W. de Klerk

Keywords

Political prisoners; Interethnic relations; South Africa; Apartheid; Economic sanctions; Church; Anti-apartheid movements; Meetings; Frank Chikane; Allan Boesak

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