Details

Subject(s)

• Economics [Browse]
• Industrial management [Browse]
• Business [Browse]
• Soviet Union—Politics and government [Browse]
• Soviet Union—Foreign relations [Browse]
• Great Britain [Browse]

Related name

• Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office [Browse]
• Coherent Digital (Firm) [Browse]

Series

• Cold War Eastern Europe. [More in this series]
• FCO28: Foreign Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Northern Department and East European and Soviet Department (and succeeding departments): Registered Files (N, EN and ES Series) ; FCO28-434. [More in this series]
• FCO28 : Foreign Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Northern Department and East European and Soviet Department (and succeeding departments): Registered Files (N, EN and ES Series) ; FCO28-434

Data source

• Cold War Eastern Europe, 1947-1982
• Cold War Eastern Europe, 1967-1975: Module 3
• History Commons

Summary note

A file containing documents relating to trade missions and other commercial visits from the United Kingdom to the Soviet Union. Documents in the file concern visits by various delegations including two representatives of British Insulated Callender's Cables -- a general electronics mission -- an aviation electronics mission -- a delegation from the East European Trade Council -- a delegation from the National Association of Card, Blowing, and Ring Room Operatives, a textile workers' union -- a group from International Computers and Tabulators Limited (I.C.T.) -- and a group from the British Plastics Federation. Individuals noted as visiting the Soviet Union include the governor of the Bank of England -- two representatives of Smiths Industries, a firm making car parts -- the president of the Board of Trade, Anthony Crosland -- and an adviser at the Bank of England. Documents in the file include reports on the visits of the East European Trade Council and the National Association of Card, Blowing, and Ring Room Operatives.

Notes

• File date: 1967 to 1968.
• Date document(s) were released to the public domain: 1999.
• File was closed until January 1, 1999, under the Public Records Act 1958.
• Title from Cold War Eastern Europe Module III.

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