1985 Jan 3 - 1985 Oct 25
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/1647
Soviet Union (UK/Soviet relations) (Part 4)
| Document type: | File list item |
|---|---|
| Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
| Release date: | 2014 Dec 30 |
| Classification: | Top Secret |
| Page count: | 341 |
| Any docs withheld? | 26 |
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Showing items 21 - 40 of 77
| Date | Value |
Title |
|---|---|---|
| 84 Dec 16 Su | Key | Cold War: FCO record of conversation (MT-Gorbachev) [Soviet economic system, standard of living, arms control, government of republics, UK miners' strike] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Sep 18 We | Major | Cold War: FCO telegram 316 to UKE Moscow (1900Z) ('Gordievsky') [allegations about Gordievsky's exfiltration, response to Soviet action] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Apr 18 Th | Major | Cold War: FCO telegram 383 to UKE Moscow (1200Z) ("Expulsion of Soviet Officials") [Soviet Ambassador summoned, blustering denial of accusations against Soviet officials; FCO expressed regret for leak to press] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Aug 1 Th | Major | Cold War: FCO telegram 784 to UKE Moscow (1716Z) ("Secretary of State's meeting with Shevardnadze") [bilateral relations in political and trade fields, UK-Soviet relations, US-Soviet relations, arms control] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Sep 16 Mo | Major | Cold War: FCO telegram 889 to UKE Moscow (0430Z) ("Retaliatory Expulsions from Moscow") [no final decision; ministers clear there must be further expulsions from London, but should avoid going into a third round of expulsions] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Sep 3 Tu | Major | Cold War: Geoffrey Howe minute to MT ("HETMAN") [inconceivable Russians will release HETMAN's family, expulsion of Soviet officials, impact on Anglo-Soviet dialogue] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Apr 17 We | Major | Cold War: Geoffrey Howe minute to MT ("Proposed Expulsion of Soviet Intelligence Officers") [need to combine large-scale expulsion of Soviet intelligence officers with continued dialogue] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Apr 15 Mo | Major | Cold War: Geoffrey Howe minute to MT ("UK/Soviet Parliamentary Contacts: IPU Return Visit") [timing of visit, proposed delegation lead] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Aug 30 Fr | Minor | Cold War: Heseltine PS minute to Howe PS ("Ministerial Contacts with the Soviet Union") [invitation to Defence Secretary from Soviet Ambassador, asks for views] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 80 Mar 14 Fr | Major | Cold War: Howard, Kedourie, Schapiro & Thomas report for MT ("Western Strategy in the Wake of Afghanistan") [declassified 2010] |
| 85 Apr 19 Fr | Major | Cold War: Howe PS letter to Charles Powell ("Expulsion of Soviet Officials") [account of meeting with Soviet Ambassador Popov; leak of news here may worsen Soviet response] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Sep 6 Fr | Major | Cold War: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell ("HETMAN") [Soviet intelligence activities in UK, expulsions of officials, restrictions on staff] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Sep 6 Fr | Major | Cold War: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell ("HETMAN: Timing of Action") [case for delaying action until senior minister present in London] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Sep 27 Fr | Major | Cold War: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell ("Retirement of Prime Minister Tikhonov") [MT declines to send message of congratulation to his successor, Ryzhkov; retirement earlier than expected, confirms Gorbachev is in a commanding position] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Oct 25 Fr | Major | Cold War: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell ("Soviet National Day Reception") [ministerial representation should be consistent wtih desire to conduct businesslike dialogue with Soviets] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Jan 21 Mo | Major | Cold War: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell ("Supreme Soviet Visit: UK/Soviet Relations") [Gorbachev was well received, visit will have raised UK standing in Gorbachev's eyes, security issue, trade] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Jul 4 Th | Major | Cold War: Howe PS minute to Gowrie PS ("Cultural Relations between the UK and the Soviet Union") [policy to encourage gradual and phased increase in cultural contacts, Gowrie's visit to Moscow] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Oct 4 Fr | Major | Cold War: Howe PS minute to Heseltine PS ("Invitations from the Soviet Ambassador") [need to return to business as usual following expulsions; no ostracism, but social contacts should be avoided] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Aug 28 We | Major | Cold War: Howe PS minute to Mark Addison ("Call by our Ambassador in Moscow on Mr Gorbachev") [Cartledge summoned; speaking note agreed on bilateral relations, east-west understanding; UKE Moscow tel 1109 28 Aug 0725Z] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Aug 27 Tu | Major | Cold War: Mark Addison minute to MT (letter from Gorbachev) [content is said to be urgent, timing for receipt] [declassified Dec 2014] |