Soviet Union: Soviet Foreign Policy

A file of correspondence and reports concerning Soviet foreign policy. The documents cover the Soviet attitude to a visit to Israel by the Egyptian president, Anwar Sadat; Soviet celebrations to mark the tenth anniversary of the founding of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen; and visits to the Soviet Union by notable guests including Morarji Desai, the prime minister of India, and the French defence minister, Yvon Bourges. Other documents in the file cover the involvement of international communist parties at events to mark the sixtieth anniversary of the October Revolution; and discussions with Soviet officials on Soviet policy in the Middle East and South Asia. The file also includes a New Zealand report on Soviet and Chinese activities and aims in South Pacific; a NATO report on Soviet fisheries agreements with less developed countries; and a British brief on Soviet global strategy.