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Soviet Union: MT letter to Lord Joseph (Project Marathon) ["While the immediate chance to mention this project has been lost by the postponement of President Gorbachev's visit, this may be no bad thing, if it enables C&W and GEC to clarify their proposal in greater detail and enables the Government to appraise it for clearance with COCOM and the US"] [released Jul 2017]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/2546 f25
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 22pp
Themes: British relations with the Soviet Union, Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Industry, Trade, Science & technology