Soviet Union: UK Policy towards Visits of Soviet Ships to Ports in UK and Dependent Territories

A file containing documents concerning the British government's policy towards visits by Soviet ships to British ports. The file includes a note about Soviet scientific research vessels docking in Gibraltar and Saint Helena; a discussion of the procedures required for Soviet ships docking in British territories in the Caribbean; a list of Soviet vessels requesting clearance to dock in British ports in 1970; and a letter from the British high commissioner for the Western Pacific reporting on the "escalation in the length and frequency of visits of Russian vessels" in the Pacific. Other documents in the file include comments from the Ministry of Defence on new proposed guidance for dealing with applications for visits by Soviet vessels; a letter from the British delegation to NATO about naval visits between NATO and Warsaw Pact countries; and a discussion of limiting the rights of Soviet ships to dock in Hong Kong.