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1979 Jul 5 - 1980 May 30
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/238
Foreign Policy (East/West relations; Western strategy in wake of Soviet invasion of Afghanistan) (Part 1)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2010 Dec 30
Classification: Top Secret
Page count: 192
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Date Value Title
76 Dec 15 We Major Cold War: FCO paper ("Planning Paper on Detente and the Future Management of East/West Relations") [declassified 2010]
79 Jul 11 We Major Cold War: FCO letter to No.10 ("East-West Heads of Mission Conference: Planning Staff "Paper"") [declassified 2010]
80 Jan 29 Tu Major Cold War: UKE Washington telegram 435 to FCO (1820Z) ("US Foreign Policy: Implications for the Allies") [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 12 Tu Major Cold War: Henderson letter to Alexander (letters from US figures regarding MT's foreign policy speech on 28th January 1980) [declassified 2010]
80 May 2 Fr Major Cold War: Alexander minute to MT ("East/West Relations in the Wake of Afghanistan") [FCO papers] [declassified 2010]
80 May 19 Mo Major Cold War: UKE Washington telegram 1927 to FCO (2300Z) ("Muskie's Meeting with Gromyko in Vienna: US/Soviet Relations") [declassified 2010]
80 May 19 Mo Major Cold War: MT letter to Hugh Thomas (Western response to Soviet invasion of Afghanistan) [thanks for paper, providing “an independent measure” to judge official proposals] [declassified 2010]