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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]
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]
83 Nov 7 Mo Major Cold War: John Coles letter to Michael Bourdeaux (repression in Soviet Union) [MT likely to continue on a selective basis to help give publicity to a small number of special cases] [declassified Feb 2016]
83 Oct 14 Fr Minor Cold War: Michael Bourdeaux letter to John Coles (repression in Soviet Union) [asks if MT is willing to take up individual cases] [declassified Feb 2016]
83 Oct 6 Th Minor Cold War: FCO minute to Tim Flesher ("CSCE - Madrid") [publication of non-treaty command papers] [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]
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: FCO record of conversation (Howe-Stoessel) [Soviet human rights record, coordination of Western efforts] [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]
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 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 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]
83 Jun 23 Th Major Cold War: Geoffrey Howe minute to MT ("Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe") [Helsinki monitors, human rights, radio jamming, possible Russian response] [declassified Feb 2016]
83 May 19 Th Minor Cold War: FCO telegram 129 to UK Delegation Madrid (1110Z) ("CSCE: Madrid Meeting") [draft concluding document prepared by neutral and non-aligned states] [declassified Feb 2016]
83 May 19 Th Major Cold War: MT message to Heads of Government of non-aligned and neutral states (Madrid CSCE review meeting) [proposed concluding document requires improvements as put forward by western governments] [declassified Feb 2016]
83 May 17 Tu Major Cold War: Francis Pym minute to MT ("Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe") [main advances on modest commitments on human rights, conference on disarmament, American resistance to text] [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]