Prime Ministerial Private Office files
European Policy: Powell briefing for MT (“Telephone call with President Bush”) [a great step for freedom, but must not threaten Gorbachev's position; reunification arouses strong emotions in all of Europe, not just Germany, must take second place to democratisation of Eastern Europe] [declassified Dec 2016]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | PREM19/2672 ff47-50 |
| Editorial comments: | |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 4pp |
| Themes: | MT contacts with George Bush Sr, Charles Powell minutes, 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 Italy, 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), Defence (general) |
View this document (PDF, 3.91 MB)