Northern (N): Soviet Union (NS). Cultural Relations between Soviet Union and UK.

A file containing documents relating to a proposed visit to the Soviet Union by a delegation from the Soviet Relations Committee of the British Council (S.R.C.) to discuss cultural, technical, and youth exchanges. Documents in the file include American documents discussing U.S. cultural exchanges with the Soviet Union, and lessons learned in negotiating with Soviet officials; a list of the Soviet personalities the delegation was likely to meet; and lists of delegations from the Soviet Union and Britain who had visited the other country and interacted with the S.R.C. Other documents in the file include correspondence regarding the composition of the British delegation; and a report from the British ambassador in Moscow about the difficulties of arranging the visit due to an upcoming Soviet party congress, about the Soviet desire to separate educational exchanges from other types, and about the content of visits that he thought the Soviets would want to receive.