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1980 May 14 - 1985 May 3
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1973
Soviet Union (Human rights and the position of dissidents in the Soviet Union: policy towards the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE)) (Part 1)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Feb 19
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 324
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80 Nov 1 Sa Minor Cold War: Ukraine Research Group press release ("Madrid: Con or Conference?") [human rights violations in Ukraine, economic situation] [declassified Feb 2016]
83 Jul 12 Tu Major Cold War: UKE Washington telegram 1948 to FCO (2220Z) ("CSCE End Game") [alliance could be thrown into disarray if US goes into reverse] [declassified Feb 2016]
83 Jul 18 Mo Major Cold War: UKE Moscow telegram 796 to FCO (1334Z) ("Pravda Article on Human Rights") [extols the Soviet record on human rights by their definition, condemns sins besetting US society] [declassified Feb 2016]
83 Jul 12 Tu Major Cold War: UKE Madrid telegram 416 to FCO (1125Z) ("Ministerial Visit to Spain") [possible final CSCE meeting, Spanish position on Gibraltar and Lisbon Declaration] [declassified Feb 2016]
80 Dec 20 Sa Major Cold War: UK Delegation Madrid telegram 99 to FCO (1655Z) ("CSCE Review Meeting: General Assessment") [Russians "have not given an inch", arrests of dissidents, disarmament prospects] [declassified Feb 2016]
83 Jan 16 Su Major Cold War: UK Delegation Madrid telegram 184 to FCO (1030Z) ("CSCE End Game") ["the East-West part is over and the 'political handshake' has taken place"] [declassified Feb 2016]
81 Feb 16 Mo Major Cold War: UK Delegation Madrid telegram 12 to FCO (1055Z) ("CSCE Review Meeting: State of Play") [security negotiation, human rights cases, arms control] [declassified Feb 2016]
81 Feb 26 Th Minor Cold War: Tom Lantos letter to MT (Raoul Wallenberg) [re-investigation of circumstances of Wallenberg's disappearance] [declassified Feb 2016]
83 Jul 2 Sa Major Cold War: Ronald Reagan message to MT (human rights in Soviet Union) [treatment of Jews, intensified atmosphere of repression, how to deal with the Soviets] [declassified Feb 2016]
83 Jul 20 We Major Cold War: Ronald Reagan message to MT (human rights in Soviet Union) ["We must certainly do all we can to help those courageous individuals who are suffering"] [declassified Feb 2016]
82 Oct 6 We Minor Cold War: Pym PS minute to John Coles ("Professor Yuri Orlov") [insufficient support for British draft resolution at CERN meeting] [declassified Feb 2016]
83 May 17 Tu Major Cold War: Pym PS minute to John Coles ("CSCE") [issues concerning proposed Madrid text on human rights, armaments] [declassified Feb 2016]
83 Apr 20 We Major Cold War: Pym PS minute to John Coles ("CSCE Madrid Meeting: Appeal by Certain Neutral and Non-Aligned Heads of State/Government") [majority think draft should be used as basis for an intensive end-game] [declassified Feb 2016]
83 May 16 Mo Major Cold War: Pym PS minute to John Coles ("CSCE Madrid Meeting: Appeal by Certain Neutral and Non-Aligned (NNA) Heads of Government") [continuation of CSCE process, improvements to draft text] [declassified Feb 2016]
83 May 6 Fr Major Cold War: Pym PS minute to John Coles ("CSCE Conference/Conference on Disarmament in Europe") [provisional mandate for a conference, could bring pressure to bear on the east] [declassified Feb 2016]
81 Apr 27 Mo Minor Cold War: Peter Blaker note (meeting with Avital Shcharansky) [government will continue to draw attention to Mr Shcharansky plight] [declassified Feb 2016]
81 Jan 7 We Major Cold War: Peter Blaker letter to Robert Bradford (treatment of Moisei Tonkonogy) [Western delegations at CSCE pressing for evaluation of human rights and freedoms in Soviet Union] [declassified Feb 2016]
81 Jan 28 We Minor Cold War: Norris McWhirter letter to Ian Gow ("Re. Raoul Wallenberg") [nomination for Nobel Peace Prize] [declassified Feb 2016]
81 Apr 29 We Major Cold War: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Avital Shcharansky) [MT doubted whether it would be helpful to pursue Shcharansky's case in public] [declassified Feb 2016]
80 Nov 8 Sa Minor Cold War: No.10 note to press officers ("Call on Mr Blaker by Stephen Roth and others from the Board of Deputies of British Jews") [shortcomings in implementation of Helsinki Act] [declassified Feb 2016]