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Soviet Union: MT letter to Orlov (campaign for a universal amnesty for Soviet prisoners) [MT makes case against holding out for a universal amnesty at the Vienna human rights conference] [released Jul 2017]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/3174 f225
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 14pp
Themes: Charles Powell minutes, Conservative Party (organization), Parliament, Civil liberties, British relations with the Soviet Union, Foreign policy (USSR & successor states)