A file containing documents concerning the position of Jews in the Soviet Union. Subjects covered in the file include increased harassment of Jews attempting to emigrate; a deterioration in the situation since 1979; the strength of feeling on the subject in the United Kingdom; the confiscation of and delays to letters and parcels sent to Soviet Jews from abroad; and the attitude of the British government to the subject. Documents in the file include letters and publicity materials from several British pressure groups; a speech given by the Foreign Office minister Lord Trefgarne to the National Council for Soviet Jewry; lists of prominent Jewish dissidents and "refuseniks", as well as those involved in long-running visa disputes; a letter to the British prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, from a relative of a Jewish family unable to leave the Soviet Union; and an interview with the French president, François Mitterrand, on the subject.
- Collection ID
- FCO28
- Copyright
- Content from Jews in the USSR © Board of Deputies of British Jews.; Content from The Daily Telegraph © Telegraph Media Group.; Material reproduced with permission of the 35’s Campaign for Soviet Jewry, from the archive of Barbara Lyons, a member of The Women's Campaign for Soviet Jewry from its earliest days and also voluntary Secretary of the movement.; The rights holder for "Forest fair without fear, 28.03.1982" could not be identified. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this item to contact us. Content from Jews in the USSR © Board of Deputies of British Jews. Content from The Daily Telegraph © Telegraph Media Group. Material reproduced with permission of the 35’s Campaign for Soviet Jewry, from the archive of Barbara Lyons, a member of The Women's Campaign for Soviet Jewry from its earliest days and also voluntary Secretary of the movement. The rights holder for "Forest fair without fear, 28.03.1982" could not be identified. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this item to contact us.
- Countries
- Israel United Kingdom
- Department Reference
- ENS 245/1 PART A
- Document Type
- Correspondence Meeting Minutes Memoranda Press and Media Speeches and Public Statements
- File Reference
- FCO 28/5141
- Identifier
- 10.1080/cwee.fco28.005141
- Note
- Documents or parts of documents in this file were retained under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The following items have been removed from this file due to copyright restrictions: Chicago Sun-Times, 07.01.1982, "Wait outside, dear. If I need you, I'll send for you" L'Arche, 25.02.1892, An interview with M. François Mitterand, President of the Republic Tennis magazine, 11-12.1981, Angela Buxton's clinic The Guardian, 09.01.1982, When silence brings shame to psychiatrists The Times, 11.01.1982, Begin wants US to take case of Soviet dissident The Times, 15.03.1982, The turn of the screw.
- Pages
- 130
- Persons Discussed
- Anatolii Shcharanskii David Trefgarne François Mitterrand Greville Janner Margaret Thatcher Peter Carington
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Subject Countries
- Soviet Union
- Themes
- Dissent, Resistance, and Human Rights Populations and Social Policy Religion
