Prime Ministerial Private Office files
Germany: Powell briefing for MT (“Meeting with the German Defence Minister”) [Stoltenberg one time rival to Kohl, "a cleverer and more substantial man", but with a cold and formal manner out of place "in the gemutlich style of German politics in which Chancellor Kohl excels"] [declassified Dec 2016]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | PREM19/2997 ff163-169 |
| Editorial comments: | FCO briefing follows Powell's. |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 7pp |
| Themes: | Charles Powell minutes, British relations with the US, British relations with the Soviet Union, British relations with the Federal Republic of Germany, German unification, 1989-90, Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Foreign policy (Western Europe - non-EU), Foreign policy (Central & Eastern Europe), Defence (general), Defence (arms control) |
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