Cold War: White House conversation record (2300Z-0200Z) (Bush-Mulroney working dinner) [Mulroney's recent meeting with Gorbachev; coming Bush summit with Gorbachev in Malta - Mulroney said "the sense of Gorbachev's views was that the Germans could forget about reunification. ... Mulroney noted the strength of the Russians' hatred of the Germans"; Gorbachev warned against bringing forward reunification prematurely, "not in my lifetime"] [declassified Nov 2007]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Venue: | The White House Residence |
| Source: | Bush Library: CTF01731-011 |
| Editorial comments: | There are drafts of this record and handwritten notes for it in the chronological files of Robert Gates, CF00948-015. In several places the memcon refers to 'Reykjavik' as if it was a person. 'Ryzhkov' is meant, as Gates's corrected text makes clear. |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 9pp |
| Themes: | British relations with the US, British relations with the Soviet Union, British relations with the Federal Republic of Germany, German unification, 1989-90, British relations with Canada, Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Foreign policy (Western Europe - non-EU), Foreign policy (Central & Eastern Europe), European Union (general) |
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