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PREM19/374
Sport (UK participation in Moscow Olympic Games following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan) (Part 1)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2010 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 251
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80 Jan 10 Thu Cold War: FCO telegram 32 to UKMIS New York (1613Z) ("Afghanistan and the Moscow Olympics") [Carrington urges need to connect Soviet invasion of Afghanistan to Moscow Olympic Games] [declassified 2010]
80 Jan 22 Tue Cold War: MT letter to Sir Denis Follows of the British Olympic Association (Moscow Olympic Games) [urges BOA to propose "that the Summer Games be moved from the Soviet Union"] [declassified 2010]
80 Jan 23 Wed Cold War: Sir Denis Follows of the British Olympic Association letter to MT ("Moscow Olympics") [difficulties in moving Games from Moscow] [declassified 2010]
80 Jan 23 Wed Cold War: Pattison minute to MT (Moscow Olympic Games) ["The Marquis of Exeter telephoned to complain that you were being incompetently advised over the Olympics"] [declassified 2010]
80 Jan 25 Fri Cold War: Central Council of Physical Recreation letter to MT (Moscow Olympic Games) [requests meeting with MT] [declassified 2010]
80 Jan 28 Mon Cold War: Department of Environment letter to No.10 (Moscow Olympic Games) [report of discussions with Sir Denis Follows of the British Olympic Association] [declassified 2010]
80 Jan 30 Wed Cold War: Central Council of Physical Recreation letter to MT (Moscow Olympic Games) [statement on Olympic Games: "This meeting representative of 54 Governing Bodies of Sport regrets the current dramatic intrusion of political considerations into the management of International Sport"] [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 1 Fri Cold War: Sir Denis Follows of the British Olympic Association letter to MT (Moscow Olympic Games) ["There is little or no support for the suggestion that the Summer Games be moved from Moscow"] [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 4 Mon Cold War: No.10 record of conversation (MT-delegations from the Central Council for Physical Recreation and the Sports Council) [Moscow Olympic Games] [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 4 Mon Cold War: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Prime Minister Fraser of Australia) [Moscow Olympic Games] [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 4 Mon Cold War: No.10 record of telephone conversation (MT-Havers) [Moscow Olympic Games: Havers reports on discussions with members of the Amateur Swimming Association] [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 7 Thu Cold War: FCO letter to No.10 (Moscow Olympic Games) ["Extracts from a section on the Olympics in 'A Party Activist's Booklet'"] [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 18 Mon Cold War: No.10 record of conversation (MT-President Moi of Kenya) [extract] [Moscow Olympic Games] [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 20 Wed Cold War: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Moscow Olympics (OD(80) 14)") [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 21 Thu Cold War: Heseltine minute to MT ("Moscow Olympics") ["In general, I remain of the view that we must take all practicable steps to counter Russia's aggression by whatever means at our disposal"] [declassified 2010]
80 Mar 3 Mon Cold War: International Athletes' Club letter to MT (Moscow Olympics) [letter signed by athletes affirming "our right to take part in the Olympic Games in Moscow"] [declassified 2010]