Correspondence with the FCO, particularly Douglas Hurd, Foreign Secretary, on foreign policy issues. Other correspondents include: John Major, Prime Minister; Glafcos Clerides, President of the Republic of Cyprus; Douglas Hogg, Minister of State, FCO [later 3rd Lord Hailsham]; Sir Patrick Fairweather, British Ambassador to Italy and Albania; Andrew Green, British Ambassador to Syria; Rifaat al-Assad, Vice-President of Syria; Alastair Goodlad, Minister of State, FCO; Sir James Mancham, former President of the Seychelles; 20th Lord Caithness, Minister of State, FCO [earlier Lord Berriedale]; Mark Lennox-Boyd, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, FCO; David Gore-Booth, Assistant Under Secretary of State (Middle East); [William] Tristan Garel-Jones, Minister of State, FCO; Lynda Chalker, Minister for Overseas Development; Michael Tait; Sir Anthony Parsons; Charles Powell, Private Secretary to the Prime Minister; Thomas King, Secretary of State for Defence.