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Soviet Union: Howe PS letter to No.10 (the Sakharovs) [advice on request from relatives to meet with MT, to procure her assistance in persuading Soviet authorities to grant travel abroad for Mrs Bonner-Sakharov, for medical treatment] [released Dec 2018]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/2537 f68
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 21pp
Themes: Media, Civil liberties, British relations with the Soviet Union, British relations with the US, Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Foreign policy (International organizations), Defence (arms control), Science & technology