A file containing documents concerning relations between the Soviet Union and the Middle East. Subjects covered in the file include highly critical Soviet media coverage of the Camp David Accords, with allegations of American interference; the Soviet view that the Egyptian president, Anwar Sadat, had betrayed his allies; a visit to Syria by the Soviet foreign minister, Andrei Gromyko; and Soviet views on the situation in Iran following the Islamic Revolution. Other subjects discussed in the file include the opportunistic nature of Soviet policy towards the region; the possible re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and the Soviet Union; and Soviet support for a reconvened Geneva peace conference to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict. Documents in the file include minutes of Anglo-American official talks on the Middle East; and a report detailing the rise and fall of Egyptian-Soviet relations.
Mentioned Organizations
- Collection ID
- FCO28
- Copyright
- Content from Jornal do Brasil © Jornal do Brasil.; Every effort was made to contact the rights holder for content from Jornal do Brasil. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this items to contact us.; The rights holder for content from Foreign Affairs Research Institute could not be identified. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this item to contact us. Content from Jornal do Brasil © Jornal do Brasil. Every effort was made to contact the rights holder for content from Jornal do Brasil. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this items to contact us. The rights holder for content from Foreign Affairs Research Institute could not be identified. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this item to contact us.
- Countries
- Afghanistan Algeria Egypt Ethiopia Iran Iraq Saudi Arabia South Yemen Syria United Kingdom United States of America
- Department Reference
- ENS 21/2
- Document Type
- Correspondence Meeting Minutes Press and Media Reports
- File Reference
- FCO 28/3872
- Identifier
- 10.1080/cwee.fco28.003872
- Note
- Documents or parts of documents in this file were retained under Section 27 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. NATO documents in this file were removed in accordance with international agreements. Documents or parts of documents in this file were retained under Section 3(4) of the Public Records Act 1958. The following items have been removed from this file due to copyright restrictions: Izvestiya, 06.01.1979, Camp David Hangs Fire Pravda, 27.03.1979, Joint Communique on the Results of Andrei Gromyko's Visit to Syria TASS, 02.11.1979, Soviet-Vietnamese Friendship is Unbreakable.
- Pages
- 258
- Persons Discussed
- Andrei Gromyko Anwar Sadat Bryan Cartledge Curtis Keeble Hafez al-Assad Reginald Hibbert Saddam Hussein
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Subject Countries
- Soviet Union
- Themes
- International Relations
