Soviet Union: Ministerial Visits to the Soviet Union Including Mr Wedgwood Benn's Visit

A file of correspondence and reports concerning British ministerial visits to the Soviet Union. The documents cover the arrangements for the visit of Tony Benn, the Minister of Technology, to the Soviet Union in conjunction with discussions on the Anglo-Soviet Technological Agreement; and details of the agenda for the visit, which includes talks with Soviet politicians, visits to research institutions and industrial plants, and a trip to Leningrad. Other documents include Parliamentary Questions on the visit's purpose; and concerns over the impact that the case of Gerald Brooke, a British citizen held in the Soviet Union, will have on the timing of arrangements. The file also includes the text of a lecture that the minister is to deliver to the Soviet State Committee for Science and Technology, titled "Britain and the Technological Revolution"; and details of a meeting with the Foreign Office to discuss issues that may be raised during the visit.