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Soviet Union: Charles Powell note to MT ("De Beers Centenary AG and the Soviet Union's Diamond Industry Sign Billion Dollar Loan and 5-Year Sales Agreements") [copy of de Beers press released annotated by Powell: "fascinating to see how the Soviets are using their precious metals as collateral for loans"] [released Jul 2018]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/3183 f74
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 2pp
Themes: British relations with the Soviet Union, Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Commonwealth (South Africa)