Below is the official confirmation of the "deferment" of the OR Tambo Award to President Forbes Burnham.
Exact Communication follows
From: Viljoen,D Ms:Ottawa,Minister Plenipotentiary,DIRCO <******@****.gov.za>
Date: Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 9:17 AM
Subject: FW: Deferment of the posthumous awarding of the Order of the Companions of O R Tambo
To: *****@*****.com
Cc: "Ndaba ,T: Ottawa, First Secretary (Political)" <*****@*****.gov.za>
Dear Ms Van West-Charles
Our telcon of Tuesday 23 April 2013 refers.
Please see the attached message from The Presidency.
Any inconvenience is regretted.
Kind regards
Diedre Viljoen
Minister (Plenipotentiary)
South African High Commission
Ottawa, Canada
Tel + 1 *** *** ****
****@****.gov.za
Ms Mantati
You are kindly requested to inform the next of kin of the late former Prime Minister of Guyana Mr Linden Forbes Burnham, that we have decided to defer the posthumous awarding of the Order of the Companions of O R Tambo indefinitely.
Kind regards
Mandla Feni
Protocol and Ceremonial Services
The Presidency
Tel: ** ** *** ****
Fax: ***********
Cell:**********
Email:*****@*****.gov.za
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