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 |
| Any docs withheld? |
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Selections from this file
Showing items 61 - 72 of 72
| Date | Value |
Title |
|---|---|---|
| 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] |
| 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 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 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] |
| 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] |
| 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] |
| 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] |
| 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 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 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 Washington telegram 1948 to FCO (2220Z) ("CSCE End Game") [alliance could be thrown into disarray if US goes into reverse] [declassified Feb 2016] |
| 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] |