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[[Pik Botha]]'s spokesman [[Gerrit Pretorius]] explained that Van Heerden was one of 22 South African diplomats booked on the ill fated [[Pan Am Flight 103]], "but we... got to London an hour early and the embassy got us on an earlier flight."<ref>[[Document:Lucky Escapees from Pan Am Flight 103]]</ref>
 
[[Pik Botha]]'s spokesman [[Gerrit Pretorius]] explained that Van Heerden was one of 22 South African diplomats booked on the ill fated [[Pan Am Flight 103]], "but we... got to London an hour early and the embassy got us on an earlier flight."<ref>[[Document:Lucky Escapees from Pan Am Flight 103]]</ref>
 
 
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Person.png Neil Peter Van HeerdenRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(diplomat)
Neil Peter Van Heerden.jpg
Born30-07-1939
East London, South Africa
NationalitySouth African
Member ofLe Cercle

Neil Peter Van Heerden is a South African diplomat. William Lacy Swing called him a "diplomat's diplomat".[1]

Background

Van Heerden's father was a diplomat.

Activities

Van Heerden was reported to have been "one of the behind-the-scenes architects of peace in Angola."[1] He attended Le Cercle.[citation needed]

Pan Am Flight 103

Pik Botha's spokesman Gerrit Pretorius explained that Van Heerden was one of 22 South African diplomats booked on the ill fated Pan Am Flight 103, "but we... got to London an hour early and the embassy got us on an earlier flight."[2]

 

Related Document

TitleTypePublication dateAuthor(s)Description
Document:South Africa Minister Denies Knowing Of Lockerbie BombAbstract12 November 1994David TuckerHaving confirmed that South African foreign minister Pik Botha and his 22-strong party had been booked on Pan Am Flight 103 but switched flights after arriving early in London from Johannesburg, spokesman Roland Darroll said: "The minister is flattered by the allegation of near-omniscience."
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