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Afghanistan: MT letter to Lord Bethell (Soviet Prisoners Captured by the Afghan Resistance) [two soldiers' applications for political asylum in UK] [released Jul 2018]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/1672 f112
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 10pp
Themes: Media, Parliament, Civil liberties, Race, immigration, nationality, British relations with the Soviet Union, British relations with the US, Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Foreign policy (Asia), Foreign policy (International organizations), European Union (general), Voluntary sector & charity