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Afghanistan: MT letter to Lord Bethell (Soviet Prisoners of the Afghan Resistance: failed UK resettlement of two asylum applicants) [further details of the known background to the soldiers' repatriation] [released Jul 2018]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/1672 f18
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 9pp
Themes: Media, Civil liberties, Race, immigration, nationality, British relations with the Soviet Union, Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Foreign policy (Asia), Foreign policy (Central & Eastern Europe), European Union (general), Security services & intelligence