Prime Ministerial Private Office files
Cold War: UKE Moscow telegram 1180 to FCO (1905Z) ("Retaliatory Expulsion from Moscow") [analysis of Soviet action - exceeds worst expectations, "savage scale" suggesting they have established the means by which Gordievsky reached the West, but urges ministers to "dispense with the indulgence of counter-retaliation"] [declassified Dec 2014]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | PREM19/1647 f166 |
| Editorial comments: | Sent 1905Z. Read other documents selected from this file. The full file from which this item is taken can be seen here. |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 3pp |
| Themes: | British relations with the Soviet Union, Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Foreign policy - theory and process, Security services & intelligence |
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