July 1993 Defense Intelligence Agency memo on Portuguese leaders meeting with Nelson Mandela as well as Inkatha leader Buthelezi in South Africa in order to address the killing of white Portuguese individuals living in South Africa.

Relevant tagging includes: African National Congress, ANC, Mandela, Portugal, Lisbon, Inkatha, Buthelezi, Nelson Mandela, South Africa, Apartheid

September 1992 Defense Intelligence Agency memo about Soviet spy Dieter Felix Gerhardt being released by the South African government from custody. Gerhardt had been jailed for treason after years of spying for the KGB.

Relevant tagging includes: Soviet Union, Spies, Nelson Mandela, DIA, Mandela, South Africa, KGB

CIA document of 1990 press clippings as part of a larger release responsive to our Nelson Mandela records request.

Relevant tagging includes: Nelson Mandela, CIA

CIA records containing press clips from a 1986 New York Times article as part of a larger release which is responsive to our Nelson Mandela request.

Relevant tagging includes: Nelson Mandela, CIA

Heavily redacted CIA record which mentions Nelson Mandela's visit to Washington, D.C. and summarizes his life and activities post-incarceration.

Relevant tagging includes: Nelson Mandela, CIA

February 1962 CIA intelligence report containing information on political trends in South Africa.

Relevant tagging includes: Nelson Mandela, CIA

CIA Country Intelligence Handbook for South Africa from 1966.

Relevant tagging includes: Nelson Mandela, CIA

May 1961 CIA record containing information on communist activity in South Africa.

Relevant tagging includes: Nelson Mandela, CIA

Defense Intelligence Agency memo from September 1995 on how South African aircraft were scheduled to land in Huambo, Angola to deliver the first portion of a 28 million rand grant aid package.

Relevant tagging includes: Foreign Aid, Nelson Mandela, DIA, Mandela, Angola

April 1997 Defense Intelligence Agency record on Malaysia's decision to buy 8 South African attack helicopters for the Malaysian Air Corps. These were the first South African attack helicopters to be sold outside of South Africa.

Relevant tagging includes: DIA, Malaysia, Defense Spending, Helicopters, Mandela, Nelson Mandela

August 1992 Defense Intelligence Agency memo discussing the African National Congress's mass action against the South African government.

Relevant tagging includes: Mandela, South Africa, DIA, Nelson Mandela, African National Congress, ANC

December 1994 Defense Intelligence Agency memo on South Africa hosting armaments delegations from Ukraine and Russia. South African armaments industry representatives had also recently visited Ukraine.

Relevant tagging includes: DIA, Mandela, Ukraine, Arms, Weapons, Russia, Nelson Mandela

Defense Intelligence Agency memo from June 1999 about the history and politics of East Timor. The memo mentioned that Nelson Mandela was captivated by the Timorese resistance leader Banana Gusamo.

Relevant tagging includes: DIA, Mandela, East Timor, Gusamo, Resistance

March 2001 Defense Intelligence Agency memo on Ghana armed forces beginning to plan deployment in an international protection force in Burundi. Ghana was inspired to participate after Nelson Mandela expressed a strong desire to participate in such a force.

Relevant tagging includes: Burundi, Peacekeeping, South Africa, Mandela, DIA, Nelson Mandela, Ghana

November 2001 assessment of Burundi peacekeeping plan by the Defense Intelligence Agency. The summary highlights several problems with the international peacekeeping force, noting that Ghana participation was unlikely, that the peace agreement was not properly packaged to warring factions, and the transitional government plan seemed incomplete.

Relevant tagging includes: Burundi, Peacekeeping, South Africa, Mandela, DIA, Nelson Mandela

Defense Intelligence Agency October 2001 memo on how the Front for National Liberation of Burundi sees little hope for the Burundi peace process. The memo discusses a letter from members of the Arusha Peace Accords to President Mandela, who mediated the peace process in Burundi, which states that better security should be in place in Burundi before instituting a transitional government.

Relevant tagging includes: Mandela, Burundi, Peacekeeping, Arusha, Nelson Mandela, DIA, Transitional Government

October 2001 Defense Intelligence Agency memo on the South African Defense Force entering Burundi to provide protection for the interim government of Burundi.

Relevant tagging includes: Burundi, Bujumbura, South Africa, Mandela, Nelson Mandela, DIA, Elections

August 2000 Defense Intelligence Agency memo on Burundi's official comments on the signing of the Arusha Peace Accords. Four of the 19 parties had not signed the Accords at Arusha, Tanzania. Mandela wanted to address this issue and more in both South Africa and Burundi.

Relevant tagging includes: Arusha, Tanzania, Burundi, Mandela, South Africa, Peacekeeping, Nelson Mandela, DIA

November 2006 Defense Intelligence Agency memo on how Nelson Mandela had recognized the People's Republic of China and announced a downgrading of relations with Taiwan. The South African embassy in Taiwan was shocked by this downgrading of relations, as Mandela had previously expressed support for good relations with Taiwan.

Relevant tagging includes: South Africa, Taiwan, China, Mandela, DIA, Nelson Mandela

March 2003 Defense Intelligence Agency memo on how the mandate for the African Union mission in Burundi is contingent on the ratification of the "Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace an Security Council of the African Union." The memo discusses the process for ratification, and how it will thus legitimize interventions and other peacekeeping missions.

Relevant tagging includes: African Union, Burundi, Mandela, DIA, Nelson Mandela, South Africa