Soviet Union: Soviet Influence in Africa

A file containing documents concerning Soviet influence in Africa. Subjects covered in the file include the production of certain minerals in southern Africa; the Soviet policy objective of disrupting Western influence in Africa; Soviet media coverage of the situation in Namibia; the possibility of a Soviet invasion of Rhodesia; evidence of increasing Soviet influence in Botswana; and a visit to the Soviet Union by the Angolan president, José Eduardo dos Santos. Documents in the file include a report by the Foreign Office minister Peter Blaker entitled "Possible Western initiatives and responses to the Soviet Union and China"; and a report on the South West African People's Organisation, described as "Moscow's hand in Namibia".