A file containing the minutes of meetings of the Russia Committee between June and December 1950. The papers which the committee was discussing during these meetings are not included in the file, but are named in the minutes. Matters discussed by the committee include Soviet interrogation methods and trials, and the possibility of publishing a book exposing them; possible additional restrictions of East-West trade; a survey of Communism in Africa; a paper on Communism outside the Soviet orbit; the fortnightly draft summary of indications regarding Soviet foreign policy, nicknamed the "Crystal Gazer"; the risk of Yugoslavia falling into the Soviet sphere; and the outbreak of the Korean War and the extent of Chinese involvement in it.
- Collection ID
- FO371
- Countries
- China East Germany Hungary India Indochina Korea Poland Syria Tibet United Kingdom United States of America Yugoslavia
- Department Reference
- Code NS file 1053 (papers 19 to end)
- Document Type
- Meeting Minutes
- File Reference
- FO 371/86762
- Identifier
- 10.1080/cwee.fo371.086762
- Note
- Documents in this file were transferred to the P.R.O. safe room, but put back in place on November 10, 2000. Other documents were retained under section 3(4) of the Public Records Act 1958, but put back in place on October 22, 1993.
- Pages
- 152
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Subject Countries
- Soviet Union
- Themes
- International Relations Military
