A file containing documents relating to the Yalta victims' memorial in London. Subjects covered in the file include Parliamentary Questions on the subject; a mistake in the wording of the inscription; the ongoing controversy over the history of repatriation of Soviet and Eastern European citizens after the Second World War; books on the subject by Count Tolstoy and Lord Bethell; and the unveiling of the memorial. Documents in the file include letters written by the British prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, and Zoe Polanska-Palmer, who had escaped forced repatriation to the Soviet Union in 1945.
- Collection ID
- FCO28
- Copyright
- Content from The Daily Telegraph © Telegraph Media Group.; Content from The Sunday Telegraph © Telegraph Media Group.; The rights holder for "An artist's impression of the Yalta victims' memorial on a site in Brompton Road, Kensington, 08.05.1982" could not be identified. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this item to contact us. Content from The Daily Telegraph © Telegraph Media Group. Content from The Sunday Telegraph © Telegraph Media Group. The rights holder for "An artist's impression of the Yalta victims' memorial on a site in Brompton Road, Kensington, 08.05.1982" could not be identified. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this item to contact us.
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Department Reference
- ENS 243/1
- Document Type
- Correspondence Parliamentary and Official Government Material Press and Media
- File Reference
- FCO 28/5140
- Identifier
- 10.1080/cwee.fco28.005140
- Note
- The following items have been removed from this file due to copyright restrictions: 08.05.1982, NGA to step up action 08.05.1982, Thatcher Overrules Memorial Objections.
- Pages
- 40
- Persons Discussed
- Margaret Thatcher Michael Palliser Nicholas Bethell Peter Carington
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Subject Countries
- Soviet Union
- Themes
- International Relations Second World War Aftermath
