§ Mr. SimsTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what response Her Majesty's Government have made to the note from the Russian authorities proposing an end to restrictions on British citizens in Russia.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe British embassy in Moscow replied formally to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 30 October acknowledging the Russian proposal. Our travel notification requirements were originally imposed on Soviet officials in the United Kingdom in response to a corresponding requirement imposed by the authorities of the USSR. In accordance with our policy that this retaliatory measure would be lifted once the Russian measures were abolished, we have ended with effect from 30 October our requirement for resident Russian officials, journalists and business men to give notice of journeys over 25 miles from central London.