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Soviet Union: Robert Conquest letter to MT (Perestroika and Western political/military strategies) [argues that provision of aid & arms reductions to foster perstroika will have opposite effect] [released Dec 2016]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/3177 f80
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 11pp
Themes: Media, British relations with the Federal Republic of Germany, British relations with the Soviet Union, British relations with the US, Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Foreign policy (Central & Eastern Europe), Foreign policy (development, aid, etc), European Union (general), Defence (general), Defence (arms control)