Soviet Union: Relations between the Soviet Union and UK

A file containing documents concerning Anglo-Soviet relations. Subjects covered in the file include inconsistency and confusion in Western policy towards the Soviet Union over several years; Soviet efforts to give an impression of "business as usual" during a review of the long-term economic and industrial programme; a call on the British prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, requested by the Soviet ambassador in London, Viktor Popov; and the death of a Soviet deputy foreign minister, Igor' Zemskov, who was scheduled to visit London. Other subjects discussed in the file include the large number of Anglo-Soviet agreements in force; Anglo-Soviet disagreements over embassy sites, local taxes payable by the Soviet trade delegation in London, and other long-standing irritants; and the Soviet attitude to the Falklands War, displaying outright hostility to the British position, and "unprincipled" support for Argentina motivated by economic ties.