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Germany: Treasury conversation record (0810-0940Z) (Major, Waigel; Ridley) [German Economic and Monetary Union; FRG Finance Ministry, Economic Ministry and Bundesbank preferred a 2:1 conversion rate; insurance and financial services] [declassified Dec 2016]

Document type: Declassified documents
Venue: No.11 Downing Street
Source: PREM19/3007 ff3-7
Editorial comments:

The record states the meeting took place in the morning; in practice timing is likely to have been identical to the meetings between the two leaders and foreign ministers.

Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 5pp
Themes: Chancellor of the Exchequer’s meetings, British relations with the Federal Republic of Germany, German unification, 1989-90, Foreign policy (Western Europe - non-EU), Foreign policy (Central & Eastern Europe), European Union (general), Economic, monetary & political union, Monetary policy, Trade

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