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PREM19/1393
Soviet Union (UK/Soviet relations) (Part 2)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2018 Dec 28
Classification: Top Secret
Page count: 275
Any docs withheld? 7
Themes: Media, British relations with the Soviet Union, Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Foreign policy - theory and process, Defence (general), Defence (arms control), Security services & intelligence

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Date Value Title
82 Apr 21 We Major Soviet Union: Pym PS letter to No.10 ("Activities of Warsaw Pact Airliners Over the UK") [incident investigation & follow-up] [declassified Dec 2018]
82 Sep 1 We Major Soviet Union: UKE Moscow telegram 494 to FCO (0430Z) ("Call on Gromyko") [record of conversation: Keeble, Gromyko] [declassified Dec 2018]
82 Nov 10 We Major Soviet Union: UKE Moscow telegram 670 to FCO (0530Z) ("The 65th Anniversary of the October Revolution") [account of the celebrations] [declassified Dec 2018]
82 Nov 18 Th Major Soviet Union: FCO telegram 691 to UKE Moscow (1900Z) ("UK/Soviet Relations") [list of proposed meetings] [declassified Dec 2018]
82 Nov 22 Mo Major Soviet Union: Pym PS letter to No.10 ("Possible message to the new Soviet President") [MT agrees to 'toned-down' message of congratulations from the Queen] [declassified Dec 2018]
82 Nov 29 Mo Major Soviet Union: Pym PS letter to No.10 ("Expulsion of Soviet Intelligence Officers") [Zotov; Soviet retaliation] [declassified Dec 2018]
82 Nov 30 Tu Major Soviet Union: Pym PS letter to No.10 ("V A Chernov") [expulsion from UK] [declassified Dec 2018]
83 Mar 18 Fr Major Soviet Union: Pym PS letter to No.10 ("Visit of Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister, Mr N S Ryzhov: 17/18 February") [summary of conversations with Bullard, Hurd, Rifkind & Acland: human rights; rates owed to Camden Council; visa for BBC correspondent in Moscow; Afghanistan; arms control; INF negotiations] [declassified Dec 2018]
83 Mar 24 Th Major Soviet Union: Pym PS letter to No.10 ("Expulsion of Three Soviet Intelligence Officers") [Ivanov, Primakov, Titov; "there is obviously a danger that the Russians will retaliate"] [declassified Dec 2018]
83 Apr 8 Fr Major Soviet Union: UKE Moscow telegram 348 to FCO (0959Z) ("Expulsion of Soviet Officials") ['tit for tat' expulsion of UK diplomat & 'Financial Times' correspondent] [declassified Dec 2018]
83 Apr 13 We Major Soviet Union: Pym PS letter to No.10 ("Expulsion of Soviet Intelligence Officers") [Chernyayev; "hope that this response would cause the Russians to draw a line under this present exercise"] [declassified Dec 2018]
83 Apr 22 Fr Major Soviet Union: Heseltine minute to MT (contact between UK and Soviet officials) [proposed resumption of intelligence officials informal meetings] [declassified Dec 2018]
83 Apr 25 Mo Major Soviet Union: UKE Moscow telegram 423 to FCO (1545Z) ("Mr Rifkind's Visit to the Soviet Union") [record of conversation: Rifkind, Kornienko: human rights; INF] [declassified Dec 2018]
83 May 12 Th Major Soviet Union: UKE Moscow telegram 497 to FCO (0604Z) ("Soviet Comment on the Prime Minister's BBC interview of 8 May") ['Izvestia' article criticising MT] [declassified Dec 2018]
83 May 17 Tu Major Soviet Union: UKE Moscow telegram 519 to FCO (0555Z) ("Human Rights") [Pravda article by Chair of Official Soviet Peace Committee: criticism of UK record following by plea by Rifkind in Parliament for release of Soviet citizen convicted of espionage] [declassified Dec 2018]
83 Jul 7 Th Major Soviet Union: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Anglo-Soviet Relations") [invitation to First Deputy Foreign Minister Kornienko to visit UK following Rifkind's visit to USSR] [declassified Dec 2018]
83 Jul 15 Fr Major Soviet Union: MT letter to Moscow Group for the Establishment of Trust Between USSR & USA (reports in the Soviet press of the mass arrest of British peace supporters) ["Peaceful demonstrations are legal in Britain"] [declassified Dec 2018]
83 Sep 5 Mo Major Soviet Union: UKE Moscow telegram 973 to FCO (1545Z) ("Soviet Unofficial Peace Movement") ["apparently arrested... while en route to the Embassy to collect the Prime Minister's letter"] [declassified Dec 2018]
83 Sep 23 Fr Major Soviet Union: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Expulsion of Soviet Intelligence Officer") [Ionov] [declassified Dec 2018]
83 Sep 25 Su Major Soviet Union: Press Office bulletin ("Mr. Callaghan's Proposed Meeting with Mr. Andropov") [advisability of meeting, in light of recent Korean Airline disaster] [declassified Dec 2018]