Eastern European and Soviet Department: Ministerial and Official Visits between the UK and Eastern Europe

A file of correspondence and reports concerning the visits of ministers and officials to and from Eastern Europe. The documents cover British objectives for ministerial exchanges, including commercial advantages and the development of bilateral relations; arguments against the exchange of ministers from Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria, citing both countries' poor economic prospects; and lists of bilateral ministerial visits. Other documents in the file cover a possible trip to Hungary by the Lord Mayor of London, Anthony Jolliffe; a possible visit to Hungary by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Malcolm Rifkind; and possible visits to Eastern European countries by ministers from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food.