pic7105. Demonstration against PW Botha, 1971

pic7105. Demonstration against PW Botha, 1971

Demonstrators waiting for the arrival of South African Defence Minister P W Botha at the Ministry of Defence in Whitehall, 10 June 1971. Tomatoes and smoke flares were thrown at him as he entered the Ministry. Botha was seeking assurances that Britain would supply warships to South Africa. The 1970–74 Conservative government announced that it would lift the arms embargo against South Africa, but because of public opposition the only weapons it supplied were seven Wasp helicopters.

Category: 1970s
Copyright: Morning Star
Holding Institution: AAM Archive, Bodleian Library
Catalogue: MSS AAM 2402
Date/Year: 1971