10 March 1983* (Pb §6) Afghanistan withdrawal

Politburo meeting. ANDROPOV chairs discussion about the situation in Afghanistan and a possible Soviet withdrawal. [R 10 April 1983, Politburo, para 1] total 4 pp. ======================================================= [page one of four] Top SecretSingle Copy(Draft Minutes) MEETING OF CPSU POLITBURO18 January 1983 chaired byComrade Yu.V. ANDROPOV Comrades in attendance:G.A.Aliev, M.S. Gorbachev, A.A.Gromyko,A.L. Pelshe,  A.A. Tikhonov, K.U. Chernenko,P.N. … Continue reading 10 March 1983* (Pb §6) Afghanistan withdrawal

3 September 1980* (Pb 213/38) Poland

Politburo. Theses critical of the recent Gdansk Agreements to be used at a meeting with Polish leadership. [R 3 September 1980, Pb 213/38] total 7 pp. (excerpt) =========================================================== [page one of seven] Return to CPSU Central Committee (General Department, Sector) within 3 days Workers of all Lands, Unite! COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE SOVIET UNION. CENTRAL … Continue reading 3 September 1980* (Pb 213/38) Poland

28 January 1980* (Pb 181/34) Afghanistan

Politburo decision. Agree with recommendations of Afghanistan commission (GROMYKO, ANDROPOV, USTINOV, PONOMARYOV) for protecting Soviet interests worldwide after the invasion of Afghanistan. Includes text of jointly signed recommendations, 27 January 1980 (210-A), pp 2-9. [R 28 January 1980, Pb 181/34] total 9 pp. (excerpts) ======================= [page one of nine] Return within 3 days to CPSU Central … Continue reading 28 January 1980* (Pb 181/34) Afghanistan

29 June 1979* (Pb 156/IX) Afghanistan

Politburo. Actions to deal with the worsening situation in Afghanistan; recommendations from GROMYKO, ANDROPOV, USTINOV and PONOMARYOV; letter to Soviet ambassador in Kabul [Russian: 29 June 1979, Pb 156-IX] total 11 pp (excerpts). ============================= [page one of eleven] Return within 3 days to CPSU Central Committee(General Department, Sector 2) Workers of all Lands, Unite! COMMUNIST … Continue reading 29 June 1979* (Pb 156/IX) Afghanistan

31 October 1979* (Pb 172/108) Afghanistan

Politburo. About the situation in Afghanistan under Amin. Report from GROMYKO, ANDROPOV, USTINOV and PONOMARYOV (29 October 1979, No 0937), p 2 onwards; letter to Soviet ambassador. [R 31 October 1979, Pb 172-108] total 10 pp. (excerpts) ============================= [page one of ten] Return to CPSU Central Committee(General Department, Sector) within 3 days Workers of all Lands, … Continue reading 31 October 1979* (Pb 172/108) Afghanistan

18 March 1979* (No 242) Kosygin-Taraki

Transcript of KOSYGIN’s March telephone conversation with MOHAMMED TARAKI, Afghan prime minister. File also includes report by Gromyko, Andropov, Ponomarev and Kosygin and 29 June Politburo decision [Russian: 18 March 1979, No 242] total 19 pp (excerpts). =============================== [page one of nineteen] Top Secret;Special File TRANSCRIPT OF A CONVERSATION by telephone between A.N. Kosygin [note … Continue reading 18 March 1979* (No 242) Kosygin-Taraki

17-18 March 1979* (Pb) Afghanistan

Transcript of Politburo meeting (17-18 March) about the worsening situation in Afghanistan [Russian: 17-18 March 1979, Pb] total 28 pp (excerpts). ============================= [page one of twenty eight] Top Secret:Single Copy(Draft Minutes) MEETING OF CPSU POLITBURO17 March 1979 chaired byComrade L.I. BREZHNEV Comrades in attendance:Yu.V. Andropov, A.A.Gromyko, A.N. Kosygin,A.L. Pelshe, K.U. Chernenko, D.F. Ustinov,P.N. Demichev, B.N. … Continue reading 17-18 March 1979* (Pb) Afghanistan

7 January 1974* (Pb) Solzhenitsyn

Politburo meeting. Discussion concerning what to do with Alexander SOLZHENITSYN: arrest him, put him on trial, imprison or deport him. Russian text first published in Russkaya mysl (Paris), 30 September & 10 October 1993. ================================== Top Secret Single Copy (Draft Minutes) MEETING OF CPSU POLITBURO 7 January 1974 chaired by Comrade L.I. BREZHNEV Comrades in … Continue reading 7 January 1974* (Pb) Solzhenitsyn