Prime Ministerial Private Office files
Germany: UKE Moscow telegram 316 to FCO (0720Z) ("Sir P. Cradock's call on International Department, CPSU: Germany") [events proceeding at pace of a cavalry charge; "stupid and fruitless to impede unification", but should happen in an "orderly character"; any hint of German nationalism would turn Soviet public against perestroika] [declassified Dec 2016]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | PREM19/2999 ff37-38 |
| Editorial comments: | |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 2pp |
| Themes: | British relations with the Soviet Union, British relations with the Federal Republic of Germany, German unification, 1989-90, Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Foreign policy (Western Europe - non-EU), Foreign policy (Central & Eastern Europe), Defence (general) |
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