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Soviet Union: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Anatoly Shcharansky") [human rights abuse case: proposal by Lord Sieff to offer Soviets an exchange] [released Jul 2017]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/2547 f165
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 4pp
Themes: Religion & morality, Judiciary, Civil liberties, Race, immigration, nationality, British relations with the Soviet Union, Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Foreign policy (Middle East), European Union (general), Security services & intelligence, Women