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Soviet Union: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Visit of President Gorbachev: Possible Joint Declaration on Chemical Weapons") [MT concurs with FCO advice to decline Soviet proposal, but notes a better reason for doing so] [released Jul 2017]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/2546 f279
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 13pp
Themes: British relations with the Soviet Union, Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Defence (arms control)