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Afghanistan: Howe minute to Leon Brittan ("Soviet prisoners of the Afghan resistance") [MT agrees to futher FCO discussions with EC/US to coordinate resettlement, on condition that asylum applicants are not returned to the Soviet Union] [released Jul 2018]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/1672 f56
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 5pp
Themes: Foreign Secretary’s minutes, Civil liberties, Race, immigration, nationality, British relations with the Soviet Union, British relations with the US, Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Foreign policy (Asia), European Union (general)