D709 3/16/2/10 - File: `Baltic States Visit 26 Aug-31 Aug 1990' - Jun 1990-Aug 1991

File of material concerning visit of a delegation from the Parliamentary Human Rights Group, consisting of MPs Paul Flynn, Mark Wolfson and David Owen, to the Baltic States, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania 26 31 Aug 1990, including:

Summary:

File of material concerning visit of a delegation from the Parliamentary Human Rights Group, consisting of MPs Paul Flynn, Mark Wolfson and David Owen, to the Baltic States, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania 26 31 Aug 1990, including:

  • memoranda prior to the trip concerning travel arrangements
  • reference information and briefing notes on the Baltic States and their struggle for independence from the USSR
  • programme for the visit
  • copy of David Owen's letter to Parliamentary Liaison Officer John Probert thanking him for his help in arranging the visit and discussing the political situation of the Baltic States, 4 Sep 1990
  • informal photographs of the trip taken by delegate Paul Flynn
  • copy of David Owen's letter to Secretary of State of Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Douglas Hurd urging him to demonstrate Britain's commitment to independence for the Baltic States, 5 Sep 1990, with Douglas Hurd's reply
  • transcript of interview//copies of articles by David Owen appealing for independence for the Baltic States and questioning the democracy of President Gorbachev's government, Apr 1990-Jan 1991.
Date:Jun 1990-Aug 1991
Reference Number:D709 3/16/2/10