A file containing documents relating to Soviet foreign policy. Subjects covered in the file include the likelihood of a change in policy under the new Soviet leader, Yurii Andropov; the views of the American Secretary of State, George Shultz, on the subject; and suggestions that the Soviet Committee for State Security (K.G.B.) was manufacturing an image of Andropov as a flexible, liberal leader. Other subjects discussed in the file include reactions from Eastern European countries on the transfer of power; analysis of a speech by Andropov's predecessor, Leonid Brezhnev, shortly before his death; and a NATO study of Soviet policy trends and their implications. Documents in the file include a speech by a leading Soviet politician, Boris Ponomarev, emphasising Soviet "peace-loving" policies; and a West German government report on the Soviet foreign ministry and its role in the decision-making process.
- Collection ID
- FCO28
- Copyright
- Content from Izvestiya © OOO "Izvestia".; Content from Communist Party of the Soviet Union was created by the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and has been reproduced in accordance with copyright law exceptions applying to government material. Content from Izvestiya © OOO "Izvestia". Content from Communist Party of the Soviet Union was created by the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and has been reproduced in accordance with copyright law exceptions applying to government material.
- Countries
- Bulgaria Czechoslovakia East Germany Hungary Poland Romania United States of America Yugoslavia
- Department Reference
- EN 21/15 PART C
- Document Type
- Correspondence Press and Media Reports Speeches and Public Statements
- File Reference
- FCO 28/4730
- Identifier
- 10.1080/cwee.fco28.004730
- Note
- NATO documents in this file were removed in accordance with international agreements. The following items have been removed from this file due to copyright restrictions: Pravda, 01.06.1982, The highest award of Vietnam presented to Leonid Brezhnev Pravda, 23.11.1982, Speech Made by Yuri Andropov TASS, 22.11.1982, George Shultz's News Conference.
- Pages
- 122
- Persons Discussed
- Boris Ponomarev Bryan Cartledge Christopher Mallaby Francis Pym George Shultz Iain Sutherland Lawrence Eagleburger Leonid Brezhnev Nikolai Tikhonov Oliver Wright Paul Holmer Peter Maxey Yurii Andropov
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Subject Countries
- Soviet Union
- Themes
- International Relations
