Prime Ministerial Private Office files
Defence: President Brezhnev letter to MT (Berlin speech proposals) [“we do not seek military superiority”] [declassified 2009]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Venue: | Kremlin |
| Source: | PREM19/15 (T119/79T) |
| Editorial comments: | For the convenience of the reader a series of follow-up documents is appended to the initial letter, including the Russian original, an FCO analysis of the letter (in relation to the 6 October speech) and a No.10 handling document. A copy of this document can also be found in the Thatcher MSS (Churchill Archive Centre): THCR 3/1/3/16. The full file from which this item is taken can be seen here. |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 4pp plus original Russian (3pp) plus FCO analysis of letter (6pp) |
| Themes: | Defence (general), Defence (arms control), Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Foreign policy (Western Europe - non-EU), MT contacts with Jimmy Carter, British relations with the US, MT messages to and from world leaders |
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