A file of correspondence and press material concerning cultural relations with the Soviet Union. The documents discuss an invitation from the Society for Cultural Relations with the U.S.S.R. to a number of British dignitaries to travel to Moscow "to see the ballet". The discussion covers the question of what guidance the Foreign Office should issue regarding this invitation; the decision that the Foreign Office could not give advice to refuse the invitation; and the recognition that, for those who decide to go to Moscow, this visit would "certainly be exploited for Communist propaganda purposes". The documents also include a comment on a potential visit to London by the Bolshoi Ballet Company of Moscow; a series of articles in the British press about this possible visit; and a discussion of a Soviet invitation to Ninette de Valois, a famous British ballet dancer, to visit the Soviet Union.
- Collection ID
- FO371
- Copyright
- Article(s) from Daily Mail reproduced with permission of Associated Newspapers Ltd / Solo Syndication.; Article(s) from Daily Telegraph © Telegraph Media Group Limited.; Article(s) from Daily Worker © Morning Star.; Article(s) from Newcastle Journal © Mirrorpix. Article(s) from Daily Mail reproduced with permission of Associated Newspapers Ltd / Solo Syndication. Article(s) from Daily Telegraph © Telegraph Media Group Limited. Article(s) from Daily Worker © Morning Star. Article(s) from Newcastle Journal © Mirrorpix.
- Countries
- France United Kingdom
- Department Reference
- Code NS file 1753
- Document Type
- Correspondence Press and Media
- File Reference
- FO 371/111786
- Identifier
- 10.1080/cwee.fo371.111786
- Note
- Documents in this file were retained under Section 3(4) of the Public Records Act 1958. The following article has been removed from this file due to copyright restrictions: The New York Times, 8 May 1954, Ballet of Death.
- Pages
- 47
- Persons Discussed
- Ivone Kirkpatrick William Hayter
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Subject Countries
- Soviet Union
- Themes
- Media and Culture International Relations