Germany: White House conversation record (1815Z-?1915Z) (Bush, Quayle, Scowcroft, Manfred Woerner Secretary-General of NATO at Camp David) [Woerner: "We must avoid the classical German temptation: to float freely and bargain with both East and West"; MT does not like German unification but British know they can only delay it; "Germany must be completely in NATO"] [declassified Aug 2009]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Venue: | Camp David |
| Source: | Bush Library: CTF01729 |
| Editorial comments: | There is a problem with the timing. The memcon states that the conversation ran two hours, until 2015Z. But by then Bush was meeting with Kohl. Probably the Woerner conversation was shorter. |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 7pp |
| Themes: | British relations with the US, British relations with the Soviet Union, British relations with France, 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), European Union (general), Economic, monetary & political union, European Union Single Market, Foreign policy - theory and process, Defence (general) |
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