Political: Northern (N): Soviet Union (38). Committee of Policy Towards Russia

A file containing weekly minutes of the Committee on Policy towards Russia (or Russia Committee), and monthly circulars on Soviet and communist activity, between November 1946 and January 1947. The file is concerned with policy towards the Soviet Union on a global scale, but areas of particular discussion were counteracting Soviet propaganda and using organised movements in European countries as a focus for resistance to communism; the communist advances in the November 1946 elections in France; the gap between Foreign Office attitudes towards the Soviet Union and more pro-Soviet public opinion; the struggle for influence over Iran; whether to allow Soviet trade representatives access to British territories in South East Asia; ensuring positive publicity for the British contribution in the Middle East; a possible approach to improve relations with the Soviet government; and negotiating a regime of international inspections and disarmament of atomic weapons.