A file containing documents concerning a visit to Romania by the Foreign Office minister Malcolm Rifkind in September–October 1982. Subjects covered in the file include practical arrangements for the visit; a requirement to travel by road from Sofia to Bucharest following Rifkind's earlier visit to Bulgaria; Rifkind's desire to visit a factory building British-designed airliners under licence; a tour of the Moldavian monasteries at the conclusion of the visit; and the hosting of the visit by the Romanian deputy foreign minister, Aurel Duma, as the foreign minister, ?tefan Andrei, was out of the country at the time. Documents in the file include a detailed programme for the visit; speaking notes for use by Rifkind at dinner when replying to a toast; minutes of meetings between Rifkind and Duma; and a report on the visit by the British ambassador in Bucharest, Paul Holmer.
- Collection ID
- FCO28
- Copyright
- Content from România Liber? © România Liber? and UK Government. Content from România Liber? © România Liber? and UK Government.
- Countries
- Bulgaria United Kingdom
- Department Reference
- ENR 26/1 PART B
- Document Type
- Correspondence Meeting Minutes Press and Media Reports Speeches and Public Statements
- File Reference
- FCO 28/5057
- Identifier
- 10.1080/cwee.fco28.005057
- Note
- The following item has been removed from this file due to copyright restrictions: Scînteia, 02.10.1982, The visit of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from Great Britain.
- Pages
- 74
- Persons Discussed
- Aurel Duma Francis Pym Malcolm Rifkind Nicolae Constantin Paul Holmer Ștefan Andrei
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Subject Countries
- Romania
- Themes
- Domestic Politics International Relations
