Prime Ministerial Private Office files
Afghanistan: FCO telegram 447 to UKE Islamabad (1253Z) ("Soviet Defectors from Afghanistan: Daily Mail") ["a vivid account of conditions facing Soviet troops... low morale, corruption, war weariness, and disease"] [released Jul 2018]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | PREM19/1672 f138 |
| Editorial comments: | Relevant supporting documents follow the main item. Read other documents selected from this file. The full file itself may be read here. |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 5pp |
| Themes: | Media, Civil liberties, Race, immigration, nationality, British relations with the Soviet Union, British relations with the US, Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Foreign policy (Asia) |
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