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Soviet Union: UKE Moscow telegram 568 to FCO (1600Z) ("Gorbachev's Speech at the Central Committee Plenum 0f 23 April: International Affairs") [summary/analysis: "No new perspectives... confirms my view that Gorbachev's number one priority is the state of the economy"] [released Dec 2017]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/2535 f213
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 6pp
Themes: British relations with the Federal Republic of Germany, British relations with the Soviet Union, British relations with the US, Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Foreign policy (Africa), Foreign policy (Americas excluding USA), Foreign policy (Asia), Foreign policy (Central & Eastern Europe), Foreign policy (Middle East), Foreign policy (International organizations), European Union (general), Defence (general), Defence (arms control), Trade, Science & technology, British relations with Japan