Prime Ministerial Private Office files
Germany: UKE Bonn telegram 137 to FCO (1644Z) ("FRG policy on the German Question: German political director gives read out on Genscher's talks with Baker") [Powell comment: "This is it: the Germans are going full tilt for reunification without waiting for anyone"; "Kastrup says that the situation in the GDR is now so near collapse that the Federal Government is embarking immediately on economic and monetary union. ... Kastrup claims that Baker is on board for this"] [declassified Jul 2017]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | PREM19/2998 f161 |
| Editorial comments: | The telegram is preceded by a note from Powell apparently relating to this telegram, although that is not certain. |
| Importance ranking: | Key |
| Word count: | 5pp |
| Themes: | Charles Powell minutes, British relations with the US, British relations with the Soviet Union, British relations with the Federal Republic of Germany, Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Foreign policy (Central & Eastern Europe), European Union (general), Defence (general), German unification, 1989-90 |
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