Cold War/Malta Summit: White House conversation record (1100Z-1200Z) (Bush, Scowcroft; Gorbachev, Chernyaev) ("First Restricted Bilateral Session") [Cuba; Nicaragua; Panama; Philippines; Gorbachev: "Mr Kohl is in too much of a hurry on the German question", "Let history decide what should happen", Bush reply: "We will do nothing to recklessly try to speed up reunification"; Afghanistan] [declassified Mar 2008]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Venue: | Maxim Gorki (Soviet cruise ship), Malta |
| Source: | Bush Library: CF00718-008 |
| Editorial comments: | |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 7pp |
| Themes: | British relations with the US, British relations with the Soviet Union, British relations with the Federal Republic of Germany, German unification, 1989-90, Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Foreign policy (Western Europe - non-EU), Foreign policy (Americas excluding USA), Foreign policy (Central & Eastern Europe), European Union (general), Defence (general), Defence (arms control), Environment |
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