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European Policy: MT letter to President Bush (events in Eastern Europe) ["every reason for celebration", but must not undermine Gorbachev, "German reunification is not a matter to be addressed at present"] [declassified Dec 2016]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/2672 ff49-50 (T199A/89 and T200/89)
Editorial comments:

Undated; listed 17 Nov 1989 because described as such in a Cabinet Office withdrawal sheet in PREM19/2682 f88.

The same source notes that two numbers were accidentally assigned to this message in the series of PM's Personal Messages.

Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 2pp
Themes: MT messages to and from world leaders, MT contacts with George Bush Sr, 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), Economic, monetary & political union, Defence (general)

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