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Soviet Union: Treasury record of conversation ("Soviet Request for Bilateral Aid") [Francis Maude, Soviet Finance Minister Pavlov: "withdrawal of credits by British banks... creating severe problems... Soviet government would have no choice but to introduce a moratorium on payments"; Ryzhkov letter to MT requesting long-term financial assistance] [released Jul 2018]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/3183 f62
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 6pp
Themes: British relations with France, British relations with Italy, British relations with the Federal Republic of Germany, British relations with the Soviet Union, Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Foreign policy (development, aid, etc), European Union (general), Energy, Industry