«Breaking News» Mrs Thatcher told aides of her disappointment with Nelson Mandela

For many he was an anti-apartheid hero.

But Nelson Mandela’s oratory powers were seemingly lost on Margaret Thatcher.

For the Prime Minister was left disappointed by her first telephone conversation with the world leader and decided he had a ‘rather closed mind’, according to secret documents held by the National Archives.

The Prime Minister was left disappointed by her first telephone conversation with Nelson Mandela and decided he had a ‘rather closed mind’, according to secret documents held by the National Archives.

Her opinions were formed during an early morning call they shared ahead of a formal meeting of the two leaders scheduled for July 4, 1990.

The direct exchanges were documented, as reported by The Guardian: 'The prime minister commented to me afterwards that she was a bit disappointed with Mandela, who seemed to have rather a closed mind,” Powell’s memorandum recorded.

'For his part, he will now have experienced first hand the prime minister’s strong views on the armed struggle and on sanctions, and this will no doubt influence his approach to the meeting on July 4th.' 

A memo written about their interaction details how Mr Mandela called officials late one night to organise an a conversation with the Prime Minister about lifting sanctions on South Africa.

During the phone call Mr Mandela sought assurances from Mrs Thatcher about the British Government’s attitude towards South Africa ahead of a forthcoming European Council meeting in Dublin.

But – in a damning note at the bottom of the confidential log – the Prime Minister’s private secretary wrote: ‘The Prime Minister commented to me afterwards that she was a bit disappointed with Mandela, who seemed to have rather a closed mind.’

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But Nelson Mandela’s oratory powers were seemingly lost on Margaret Thatcher.
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