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Proposed Visit to USSR by British Scientists

7 Jun 1945

A small file of correspondence and a set of minutes addressed to the Lord President relating to a planned visit to the USSR by twenty-nine British scientists on the occasion of the 220th anniversary of the Soviet Academy of Sciences in June 1945. Subjects covered in the file include the potential danger to the security of British scientific research, and possible means to prevent particular members of the group from travelling to the Soviet Union for unspecified reasons; a note from the Prime Minister requests information regarding these "doubtful ones".
security united states of america communism foreign policy ideology information sharing netherlands nuclear warfare scientific research travel restrictions great britain ussr cold war secrecy foreign office norman brook weapons technology british domestic security scientific experts anglo-soviet relations
Collection ID
CAB301
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Great Britain Netherlands United States of America USSR
Document Reference
CAB 301/104/2
Document Types
Correspondence Report
File Reference
CAB 301/104
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab301.0104.002
Keywords
Security Communism Scientific Experts Ideology Scientific Research Secrecy Travel Restrictions Information Sharing Foreign Policy Anglo-soviet Relations
Languages
English
Organizations
Foreign Office
Pages
8
Persons Discussed
Norman Brook
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
British Domestic Security Weapons Technology Nuclear Warfare

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