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PREM19/2687
Foreign Policy (Correspondence with and about George Soros: economic proposals concerning the Soviet Union and Poland)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 108
Themes: Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Foreign policy (Central & Eastern Europe), Foreign policy (development, aid, etc), Voluntary sector & charity, Higher & further education

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87 Sep 9 We Major Foreign Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("George Soros") [visit to UK: meeting with David Mellor to discuss Soros' scholarship scheme for East European/Soviet students] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jan 10 Tu Major Foreign Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Soviet Union: Soros and the Open Sector") [response to No.10 request for advice on merits of MT meeting with Soros to discuss his proposals for facilitating Soviet transition to a market economy] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jan 12 Th Major Foreign Policy: FCO record of conversation (an open sector for the Soviet Union and the Soviet Union's global status) [George Soros, Patrick Wright] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jan 12 Th Major Foreign Policy: No.10 letter to Dr. Zbigniew Pelczynski (George Soros) [visit to UK to discuss his proposal for an Open Sector in the USSR] [released Dec 2016]
89 Feb 9 Th Major Foreign Policy: George Soros letter to No.10 (Open Sector Task Force for the Soviet Union) [update on the work of Soros' Task Force: CDP commends "really rather ingenious ideas"; MT comments "First Class. I wish we could get on with it"] [released Dec 2016]
89 Apr 20 Th Major Foreign Policy: Treasury record of conversation (international economic assistance for Poland and addressing the management of Communist country economies; Mexico and interest guarantees) [George Soros, Peter Lilley, Mountfield] [released Dec 2016]
89 Apr 27 Th Major Foreign Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("International Economic Assistance to Poland") [FCO view on George Soros' proposals] [released Dec 2016]
89 Apr 27 Th Major Foreign Policy: No.10 letter to Cabinet Office (George Soros) [request for a meeting with MT to discuss Eastern Europe] [released Dec 2016]
89 May 21 Su Major Foreign Policy: No.10 letter to George Soros ("A Plan to Solve the Economic Crisis in Poland") [proposals by Soros for review in run up to Paris Club debt negotiations later in the year] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jun 7 We Major Foreign Policy: No.10 letter to George Soros (A Plan to Solve the Economic Crisis in Poland) ["need to allow events to unfold rather than to try to force their pace"] [released Dec 2016]
89 Sep 8 Fr Major Foreign Policy: Charles Powell minute to MT ("Assistance to Poland") ["latest version of George Soros' plan": the 'big bang' approach; Soros request to meet with MT] [released Dec 2016]