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1989 Feb 1 - 1989 May 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/2873
Soviet Union (UK/Soviet relations: internal situation) (Part 12)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2018 Jul 24
Classification: Top Secret - Cab One
Page count: 361
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89 Apr 29 Sa Major Soviet Union: UKE Moscow telegram 736 to FCO (0616Z) ("Soviet Internal: Georgia") [briefing for Soviet journalists on 9 April gas attack on citizens] [released Jul 2018]
89 May 5 Fr Major Soviet Union: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Expulsion of Members of the Soviet Czech Embassies") [handling; publicity; timing; message from MT to Gorbachev; effect on W. German thinking over SNF] [released Jul 2018]
89 May 10 We Major Soviet Union: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Expulsion of members of the Soviet and Czech Embassies") [handling; publicity; timing] [released Jul 2018]
89 May 10 We Major Soviet Union: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe) ["Expulsion of members of the Soviet and Czech Embassies": handling; publicity; timing] [released Jul 2018]
89 May 16 Tu Major Soviet Union: No.10 record of conversations ("Soviet Union") [Charles Powell, Kossov: SNF negotiations; Soviet chemical agent stockpiles] [released Jul 2018]
89 May 16 Tu Major Soviet Union: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("Soviet Expulsions") [handling; timing; publicity] [released Jul 2018]
89 May 17 We Major Soviet Union: No.10 minute to Howe PS ("Gordievsky") [Soviet request to meet Gordievsky] [released Jul 2018]
89 May 17 We Major Soviet Union: UKE Moscow telegram 809 to FCO (1058Z) ("Soviet Internal: 14 May Re-Run Elections") [results of re-run, following allegations of corruption] [released Jul 2018]
89 May 18 Th Major Soviet Union: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Soviet Expulsions") [revised press line, in accordance with MT concern that release of any names or details would be a betrayal of her undertaking to Gorbachev] [released Jul 2018]
89 May 18 Th Major Soviet Union: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Czech Expulsions") [speaking note to be used for Czech ambassador] [released Jul 2018]
89 May 18 Th Major Soviet Union: Cecil Parkinson PS letter to No.10 (Lukonin visit to UK) [case against MT meeting with Lukonin during his visit, following her agreement to do so at the request of Lord Marshall of Goring, Chairman of Central Electricity Generating Board] [released Jul 2018]
89 May 18 Th Major Soviet Union: MT letter to Gorbachev (Soviet expulsions) ["We have established the practice of speaking frankly... I am writing to you now in that spirit"] [released Jul 2018]
89 May 19 Fr Major Soviet Union: FCO record of conversation ("Soviet Expulsions") [Sir John Fretwell, Ambassador Zamyatin] [released Jul 2018]
89 May 19 Fr Major Soviet Union: UKE Moscow telegram 826 to FCO (1721Z) ("Expulsions") [Ambassador Braithwaite, Chernyayev record of conversation: "the definitive Soviet response is most unlikely to be as calm as this"] [released Jul 2018]
89 May 20 Sa Major Soviet Union: No.10 minute to MT (Soviet Expulsions) [announcement to media of Soviet counter-expulsions] [released Jul 2018]
89 May 20 Sa Major Soviet Union: UKE Moscow telegram 834 to FCO (2321Z) ("Expulsions: comments and further action") [Soviet counter-expulsions; media handling strategy] [released Jul 2018]
89 May 20 Sa Major Soviet Union: UKE Moscow telegram 832 to FCO (2138Z) ("Meeting with Kovalev") [UK expulsion of Soviets: official Soviet response] [released Jul 2018]
89 May 20 Sa Major Soviet Union: UKE Moscow telegram 829 to FCO (0738Z) ("Expulsions") [UK expulsion of Soviets: official Soviet response] [released Jul 2018]
89 May 21 Su Major Soviet Union: Charles Powell note to MT (Soviet Expulsions") [collation of recent relevant telegrams] [released Jul 2018]
89 May 21 Su Major Soviet Union: UKE Moscow telegram 835 to FCO (0655Z) ("Expulsions") ["we need to keep our basic objectives and tactics firmly in mind"; Soviet retaliatory expulsion of British journalists] [released Jul 2018]