Afghanistan

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Textual Buildup in 1979 to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan FCO 28/3767 10-19 Textual Amusing account of … with their attitude to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan evaluated on a scale from "approval" to "strong … initial Western response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan FCO 28/4003 58-69. 146- 157 Textual Comparison … the Soviet Union following the invasion of Afghanistan. [NB handwritten version (p. 146-157) is in reverse … Olympics because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan FCO 33/4353 24-35 Textual Despatch compare life …

Cold War Eastern Europe provides access to thousands of files from the political departments of the U.K. Foreign Office responsible for dealing with and reporting on the Soviet Union and …

abruptly in 1979 with the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The threat of nuclear war increased as the Cold … 1979 ● SALT II agreement ● Soviet invasion of Afghanistan ● Death of Marshal Tito ● Olympic Games of 1980 …

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Bulgaria November Nikita Khrushchev's tour to Afghanistan, India, and Burma 1956 February Twentieth … net/search/?q=%22Nikita+Khrushchev%27s+tour+to+Afghanistan%2C+India%2C+and+Burma%22 https://history-commons … visit to Poland December Soviet invasion of Afghanistan 1980 May Death of Josip Tito https://history-commons … https://history-commons.net/search/?q=%22Soviet+invasion+of+Afghanistan%22 https://history-commons.net/search/?q=%22 …

As well as heralding a series of momentous changes within Soviet domestic politics and society, the death of Stalin on March 5, 1953 also brought forward important shifts of tone …

Khrushchev made a historic visit to Asia, touring Afghanistan, India, and Burma in the autumn of 1955.[FO 371 …

non-essential contacts with Soviet officials post-Afghanistan. However, the adaption of the Food Programme … because of the need to curtail relations after Afghanistan and Poland had almost ceased. No Prime Minister … visit in 1981 to present the Ten's proposals on Afghanistan. 9 . A visit by the Prime Minister next year … cultural relations. The policy adopted since Afghanistan of avoiding major cultural manifestations had …

A file of documents concerning the restitution of Czechoslovak gold and the settlement of British claims against Czechoslovakia. Subjects discussed in the file include an agreement for the repatriation of …

list of countries Czechoslovakia supports: Afghanistan, Libya, Ethiopia, South Yemen, Angola, Mozambique …

was a year in which the shadow of events in Afghanistan and Poland had already brought inner-German … was a year in which the shadow of events in Afghanistan and Poland had already brought inner-German …

A file containing documents relating to Anglo-Soviet political consultations. Subjects covered in the file include planning talks due to take place in Moscow in January 1983; a proposed visit to …

CONFIDENTIAL d. South and Southeast Asia; i) Afghanistan; ii) Indo-China; iii) Indo/Pakistan relations; … CONFIDENTIAL • I d. South and Southeast Asia; i) Afghanistan; ii) Indo-China; iii) Indo/Pakistan relations; … everything can be covered, and some areas (eg Afghanistan) will take up some time. Presumably Departments … with the Soviet Union since the invasion of Afghanistan. At our meeting, Arnaud and Meyer-Landrut had … length on a vide range or subjects including Afghanistan,« nothing especially new had emerged. 3. At …

Soviet activities such as the occupation of Afghanistan have cast doubts on Cuba's non-aligned credentials …

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