Soviet Union: The Divided Families Group in the Soviet Union

A file containing documents relating to the "divided families group" of Soviet citizens who had been separated from their foreign spouses and were unable to emigrate. Aspects of this subject discussed include their situation's violation of the Helsinki Final Act; the decision by four of the group to go on hunger strike; and the case of Vladimir Volobuyev, who wished to marry his French fiancée. Other subjects discussed in the file include the British government's lack of a direct connection to the situation, as no British citizens were involved; pressure on the hunger strikers from the Soviet Committee for State Security (K.G.B.); and the Soviet decision to allow three of the group of four to emigrate.