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Cold War: Powell minute to Head of the Secret Intelligence Service(‘C’) (“Foreign Policy in Eastern Europe: The Key Role of the Central Committee International Departments”) [thank you for report, “fascinating and helpful”] [released Dec 2014]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/1635 f2
Editorial comments: The Head of the Secret Intelligence Service was known as 'C', the initial by which its first head signed himself; at this time the job was occupied by Sir Colin Figures. Read other documents selected from this file. The full file from which this item is taken can be seen here.
Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 1p
Themes: Foreign policy - theory and process, Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Security services & intelligence