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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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85 Mar 25 Mo Minor Cold War: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell ("CSCE: Budapest Cultural Forum: October/November 1985") [appointment head of UK delegation] [declassified Feb 2016]
84 Dec 28 Fr Minor Cold War: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell ("CSCE: Budapest Cultural Forum") [appointment head of UK delegation] [declassified Feb 2016]
84 Oct 18 Th Minor Cold War: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell ("CSCE: Budapest Cultural Forum") [appointment head of UK delegation] [declassified Feb 2016]
83 Jun 24 Fr Minor Cold War: John Coles minute to Howe PS ("Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe") [proposal tabled in Spain represents final position and can be no further concessions] [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]
82 Oct 6 We Minor Cold War: John Coles letter to John Eades (Yuri Orlov) [will keep up pressure on Soviet government over human rights record] [declassified Feb 2016]
82 Aug 30 Mo Minor Cold War: John Eades letter to MT (Yuri Orlov) [deterioration of Orlov's health, agreement on CERN-Soviet collaboration] [declassified Feb 2016]
81 May 25 Mo Minor Cold War: John Eades letter to MT (Yuri Orlov) [health of dissident mathematician Shcharansky, request to intervene] [declassified Feb 2016]
81 Jan 26 Mo Minor Cold War: John Eades letter to MT (Yuri Orlov) [request for a discussion at next CERN meeting] [declassified Feb 2016]
80 Nov 6 Th Minor Cold War: John Eades letter to MT (Yuri Orlov) [hopes Madrid CESC conference will discuss Orlov's case] [declassified Feb 2016]
81 Feb 12 Th Minor Cold War: MT letter to John Eades (Yuri Orlov) [British members of CERN Council will raise Orlov's case] [declassified Feb 2016]
81 Jun 12 Fr Minor Cold War: FCO letter to John Eades (Yuri Orlov) [British members of CERN Council will take soundings on possible resolution] [declassified Feb 2016]
81 Aug 5 We Minor Cold War: FCO letter to John Eades ("Professor Yuri Orlov") [insufficient support for a CERN Council resolution] [declassified Feb 2016]
84 Jul 11 We Minor Cold War: Exodus letter to MT (Soviet Union) [list of "refuseniks"] [declassified Feb 2016]
84 Jun 29 Fr Minor Cold War: Exodus letter to MT (Soviet Union) [list of "refuseniks", Soviet treatment of Jews] [declassified Feb 2016]
80 Jun 9 Mo Minor Cold War: MT letter to Leonard Schapiro (repression of dissidents) [UK government has been making private representations to the Kremlin] [declassified Feb 2016]
80 Nov 3 Mo Minor Cold War: Carrington PS minute to Michael Alexander ("CSCE Review Meeting") [representation at ministerial level to add political weight to statement] [declassified Feb 2016]
80 Oct 21 Tu Minor Cold War: Carrington PS minute to Michael Alexander (victimisation of scientists) [Hailsham should not have name associated with advert condemning treatment] [declassified Feb 2016]
81 Oct 26 Mo Minor Cold War: Michael Alexander minute to Carrington PS (repression in the Soviet Union) [will keep up pressure when CSCE meeting reconvenes] [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]