Prime Ministerial Private Office files
European Policy: UKE Paris telegram 1534 to FCO (1510Z) (“18 November Meeting of the Twelve”) [French "crocodile tears" over division of Germany, but "inherent fears of German power" only ever expressed privately by Mitterrand's generation; "As German muscle and assertiveness increases, so the French instinct is to grit their teeth and hang on to their policy of reconciliation/anchoring of the FRG"; younger generation have more positive attitude] [declassified Dec 2016]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | PREM19/2672 ff27-29 |
| Editorial comments: | |
| Importance ranking: | Key |
| Word count: | 3pp |
| 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, British relations with Netherlands, 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, Foreign policy - theory and process, Defence (general) |
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