Romania: Visit by Malcolm Rifkind, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to Romania, September-October 1982

A file containing documents concerning a visit to Bulgaria and Romania by the Foreign Office minister Malcolm Rifkind in September–October 1982. Subjects covered in the file include the original planning of the journey for Lord Trefgarne; the arrangement of dates for the visit to coincide with the opening of the Plovdiv trade fair; Lord Trefgarne's replacement by Rifkind, who was able to accept the original itinerary; and the Romanian desire for Rifkind to tour the Moldavian monasteries. Other subjects discussed in the file include practical arrangements for the visit; a requirement to travel by road from Sofia to Bucharest; and the absence of the Romanian foreign minister, ?tefan Andrei, at the time of Rifkind's visit. Documents in the file include draft briefing papers on the Romanian economy, foreign policy, and domestic policy; and a list of unresolved marriage and humanitarian cases to be discussed during the visit.