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Soviet Union: MT letter to Gorbachev (Soviet expulsions) ["We have established the practice of speaking frankly... I am writing to you now in that spirit"] [released Jul 2018]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/2873 f88 94/89
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 6pp
Themes: MT messages to and from world leaders, Charles Powell minutes, Media, British relations with the Soviet Union, Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Defence (general), Security services & intelligence, Industry, Trade