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Cold War: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell ("HETMAN: Timing of Action") [case for delaying action until senior minister present in London] [declassified Dec 2014]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/1647 f71
Editorial comments:

HETMAN was the British codename for Oleg Gordievsky. 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: 2pp
Themes: Media, British relations with the Soviet Union, Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Foreign policy - theory and process, Security services & intelligence