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Soviet Union: MT letter to Chief Rabbi Jakobovits (legalisation of Hebrew schools in the Soviet Union) [request for MT to raise issue during her talks with Gorbachev; MT proposes joint UK/US representations via the Embassies] [released Dec 2016]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/3186 f26
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 7pp
Themes: Religion & morality, Civil liberties, British relations with the Soviet Union, British relations with the US, Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (USSR & successor states)