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1987 Nov 20 - 1988 Oct 30
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/2545
Soviet Union (Visits to UK by President Gorbachev) (Part 1)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2017 Jul 20
Classification: Top Secret
Page count: 259
Any docs withheld? 3

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Date Valuesort descending Title
87 Dec 8 Tu Major Soviet Union: MT minute to George Younger (Prime Minister's meeting with Mr. Gorbachev) [thanks to Dept. of Defence staff & RAF, following Gorbachev's stopover meeting en route to Washington] [released Jul 2017]
88 Oct 28 Fr Major Soviet Union: Charles Powell minute to MT ("Possible Visit of President Gorbachev") [contingency planning] [released Jul 2017]
87 Dec 5 Sa Major Soviet Union: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting with Mr. Gorbachev") [released Jul 2017]
87 Dec 8 Tu Major Soviet Union: MT minute to Howe (Prime Minister's meeting with Mr. Gorbachev) [thanks to FCO staff, following Gorbachev's stopover meeting en route to Washington] [released Jul 2017]
87 Dec 14 Mo Major Soviet Union: MT letter to Raisa Gorbachev (General Secretary's meeting with the Prime Minister, en route to Washington) [thanks her for visiting the Edith Moorhouse Primary School, near the RAF Brize Norton meeting venue] [released Jul 2017]
88 Jan 7 Th Major Soviet Union: Gorbachevs letter to MT (General Secretary's meeting with the Prime Minister, en route to Washington) [thanks for hospitality; New Year greetings] [released Jul 2017]
87 Dec 4 Fr Major Soviet Union: UKE Washington telegram 2676 to FCO (0900Z) ("US/Soviet Relations: President Reagan's Interview with American Television Networks") [summary & analysis] [released Jul 2017]
87 Dec 7 Mo Major Soviet Union: No.10 record of phone conversation (MT, Reagan) [MT briefs Reagan on meeting Gorbachev at Brize Norton, in advance of Reagan seeing him in Washington] [released Jul 2017]
87 Dec 3 Th Major Soviet Union: UKE Washington telegram 2672 to FCO (1820Z) ("US/Soviet Relations: Gorbachev's Inteview with NBC") ["Mixed reviews"; analysis] [released Jul 2017]
87 Dec 8 Tu Major Soviet Union: UKE Bonn telegram 924 to FCO (1800Z) ("Gorbachev's Meeting with the Prime Minister") [German media reactions to his stopover meeting en route to Washington] [released Jul 2017]
87 Nov 23 Mo Major Soviet Union: No.10 record of conversation ("US/Soviet Summit: Possible Visit by Mr Gorbachev") [Charles Powell, Kossov: Soviet recce of RAF base; announcement] [released Jul 2017]
87 Dec 8 Tu Major Soviet Union: No.10 briefing for MT ("Cabinet") [key points from Gorbachev's stopover meeting with MT, en route to Washington] [released Jul 2017]
87 Dec 6 Su Major Soviet Union: No.10 briefing for MT ("Gorbachevs' Visit: Media") [released Jul 2017]
87 Dec 8 Tu Major Soviet Union: MT letter to Richard Pollock ("Cabinet") [thanks for interpreting during Gorbachev stopover meeting en route to Washington] [released Jul 2017]
87 Dec 4 Fr Major Soviet Union: DJE Ratford telegram to Hemans, Soviet Department ("Gorbachev: Discussions with Australian Prime Minister") [summary of Hawke converstations with Gorbachev & Ryzhkov during his visit to Moscow] [released Jul 2017]
87 Dec 8 Tu Major Soviet Union: UKE Paris telegram 1260 to FCO (1629Z) ("Gorbachev's Stop-Over in Britain") [French media reactions to his meeting with MT en route to Washington] [released Jul 2017]
87 Nov 27 Fr Major Soviet Union: UKE Bangkok telegram 667 to FCO (0310Z) ("Gorbachev's Visit to Britain") [Cambodia] [released Jul 2017]
87 Dec 3 Th Major Soviet Union: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Mr Gorbachev's Stopover: Seating at Lunch") [released Jul 2017]
87 Nov 21 Sa Major Soviet Union: Charles Powell minute to MT ("Mr. Gorbachev's Visit") ["Some of the main questions on which it would be helpful to have your guidance before setting in hand the detailed arrangements"] [released Jul 2017]
87 Nov 23 Mo Major Soviet Union: Charles Powell letter to Howe PS ("US/Soviet Summit: Possible Visit by Mr Gorbachev") [MT's desired arrangements] [released Jul 2017]