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Afghanistan: Howe minute to Leon Brittan ("Soviet Prisoners of the Afghan Resistance") [applications for political asylum: "we should think very carefully indeed before accepting any further applications"] [released Jul 2018]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/1672 f26
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 9pp
Themes: Foreign Secretary’s minutes, Media, Civil liberties, Race, immigration, nationality, British relations with the Soviet Union, British relations with the US, Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Foreign policy (Asia), European Union (general)