A file of reports and correspondence on Soviet-bloc economic activities in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The file contains regular reports compiled for meetings of the Economic Intelligence Group, which describe the regular Soviet means of expanding economic relations with under-developed countries as "arms, barter, credit, technical aid, exhibitions, visits of prominent personalities etc." The reports discuss Soviet and Chinese loans to the governments of Egypt, Syria, India, and Sri Lanka; the fact that arms were cheaper and easier for the Soviet bloc to export than other goods; the restraints on overseas trade caused by economic difficulties within the Soviet bloc; and the unreliability of Soviet motor vehicles exported to Afghanistan. The file also includes Foreign Office discussion of how the reports should be edited to make them suitable for distribution to other NATO member states.
- Collection ID
- FO371
- Countries
- Afghanistan Argentina Brazil Bulgaria Burma Cambodia Ceylon Chile China Czechoslovakia East Germany Egypt Ghana Hungary India Indonesia Iran Israel Morocco Mozambique Nepal Nigeria North Korea Pakistan Poland Romania Soviet Union Sudan Syria Thailand Tunisia Turkey Uganda United Kingdom Yemen
- Department Reference
- Code N file 1122 (pp 17 to end)
- Document Type
- Reports Correspondence Financial Records
- File Reference
- FO 371/128426
- Identifier
- 10.1080/cwee.fo371.128426
- Note
- Documents in this file were retained under Section 3(4) of the Public Records Act 1958.
- Pages
- 137
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Subject Countries
- Eastern Europe Region
- Themes
- Economics and Trade International Relations