HC Deb 11 January 1985 vol 70 cc565-7W
Mr. Wood

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what treaties and agreements have been signed with the Soviet Union since 1955.

Mr. Rifkind

The list of bilateral treaties and agreements between the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union signed since 1955 is as follows:

Agreement Date of signature
Agreement on Fisheries 25 May 1956
Agreement concerning Air Services 19 December 1957
Five-Year Trade Agreement 24 May 1959

Agreement Date of signature
Agreement on Relations in the Scientific, Educational and Cultural Fields 1960/1961 1 December 1959
Exchange of Notes amending the Air Services Agreement of 19 December 1957 3 & 29 March 1960
Exchange of Notes amending the Air Services Agreement of 19 December 1957 14 October 1960
Agreement on Relations in the Scientific, Technological, Educational and Cultural Fields 1961/1963 9 January 1961
Exchange of Notes concerning the Distribution in the Soviet Union of an English Magazine in the Russian Language 12 January 1961
Agreement on Relations in the Scientific, Technological, Educational and Cultural Fields 1963/1965 21 January 1963
Exchange of Notes concerning the Mutual Abolition of Consular Fees on Visas 13 April 1964
Protocol for the Prolongation of the Five-Year Trade Agreement 23 April 1964/23 June 1964
Exchange of Notes on Matters arising from the Establishment by the UK of the Fishery Regime provided for by the Fishery Limits Act 1964 30 September 1964
Agreed Minute on Co-operation in the Fields of Agricultural Research 6 January 1965
Agreement on Relations in the Scientific, Technological, Educational and Cultural Fields for 1965/1967 13 February 1965
Consular Convention 2 December 1965
Agreement on Relations in the Scientific, Technological, Educational and Cultural Fields for 1967/1969 24 February 1967
Agreement concerning the Establishment of a Direct Communication Link between the Residence of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in London and the Kremlin 25 August 1967
Agreement concerning the Settlement of Mutual Financial and Property Claims 6 January 1968
Agreement for Co-operation in the Fields of Applied Science and Technology 19 January 1968
Treaty on Merchant Navigation 3 April 1968
Exchange of Notes concerning the Abolition of Visas for Crew Members of BEA and Aeroflot Aircraft 14 & 15 August 1968
Agreement on Relations in the Scientific, Educational and Cultural Fields for 1969/1971 28 March 1969
Long Term Trade Agreement 3 June 1969
Exchange of Notes amending the Air Services Agreement of 19 December 1957 11 February & 14 April 1969
Protocol supplementary to the Air Services Agreement signed at London on 19 December 1957 13 April 1970
Exchange of Notes concerning the Abolition of Visas for Crew Members of BEA, BOAC and Aeroflot Aircraft supplementary to the Agreement of 14 & 15 August 1968 7 July & 10 August 1970
Agreement on Relations in the Scientific, Educational and Cultural Fields for 1971/1973 2 March 1971
Agreement on Relations in the Scientific, Educational and Cultural Fields for 1973/1975 23 February 1973
Protocol on Jurisdiction supplementary to the 1968 Treaty on Merchant Navigation 1 March 1974
Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation of Air Transport Undertakings and their Employees 3 May 1974
Agreement on the Development of Economic, Scientific, Technological and Industrial Cooperation 6 May 1974
Agreement in the Field of Environmental Protection 21 May 1974
Exchange of Notes amending the Supplementary Protocol of 13 April 1970 to the Air Services Agreement of 19 December 1957 and the Agreements of 14 and 15 August 1968 and 7 July and 10 August 1970 on the Abolition of Visas for Air Crews 29 January & 21 March 1974

Agreement Date of signature
Exchange of Notes revising the Schedule appended to the Agreed Minute on Co-operation in the Field of Agricultural Research signed on 6 January 1965 17 October 1974
Agreement on Co-operation in the Field of Medicine and Public Health 17 February 1975
Agreement on Relations in the Scientific, Educational and Cultural Fields for 1975/1977 28 February 1975
Agreement on Relations in the Scientific, Educational and Cultural Fields for 1977/1979 25 February 1977
Agreement on the Prevention of Accidental Nuclear War 10 October 1977
Agreement on Relations in the Scientific, Educational and Cultural Fields for 1979/1981 1 March 1979
Exchange of Notes further amending the Agreement of 14 and 15 August 1968 concerning the Abolition of Visas for Crew Members of British Airways and Aeroflot 30 March 1979
Protocol supplementary to the Air Services Agreement signed at London on 19 December 1957 20 February 1981
Agreement on Relations in the Scientific, Educational and Cultural Fields for 1981/83 23 March 1981
Agreement on Relations in the Scientific, Educational and Cultural Fields for 1983/1985 3 March 1983