Stefan Terlezki member of Parliament for Cardiff West with his father Oleksa Terletskyj at Heathrow Airport in 1984. Oleksa was being held captive in Siberia by the Soviet Union, Stefan persuaded the Foreign Secretary, Sir Geoffrey Howe, to appeal to his Soviet counterpart, Andrei Gromyko to allow his father to be flown to London for an emotional reunion.

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Location: Heathrow Airport London
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