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PREM19/3334
Foreign Policy (Relations between UK, France and Federal Republic of Germany)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2017 Jul 20
Classification: Top Secret
Page count: 43
Any docs withheld? 3
Themes: MT contacts with François Mitterrand, MT contacts with Helmut Kohl, 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, Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Foreign policy (Western Europe - non-EU), European Union (general), European Union Budget, Foreign policy - theory and process, Defence (general), Defence (arms control)

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87 Apr 3 Fr Major Foreign Policy: Powell minute for MT (“Consultations with France and Germany”) [Teltschik rang to say he and Attali instructed by Kohl and Mitterrand to hold a tripartite meeting with Powell along lines MT discussed with them last month; MT agrees] [declassified Jul 2017]
87 Apr 10 Fr Major Foreign Policy: No.10 conversation record (Powell, Attali, Teltschik) ["quite useful, principally in underlining the desire of our three Governments to co-ordinate our views as closely as possible on arms control issues"] [declassified Jul 2017]
87 Apr 21 Tu Major Foreign Policy: Powell minute for MT (“Anglo-French-German Consultations”) [Foreign Secretary has misgivings about a Tripartite meeting at next European Council, Powell suggests MT hold her ground; she agrees] [declassified Jul 2017]
87 May 13 We Major Foreign Policy: No.10 conversation record (MT, Howe) (1455Z-1535Z) [agreed to do everything possible to encourage German government to reach a decision on SRINF in a reasonable time] [declassified Jul 2017]
87 May 29 Fr Major Foreign Policy: Powell minute for MT (“Tripartite Meetings”) [Teltschik and Attali want to continue Tripartite meetings; Powell thinks them useful "as a way of bringing Europe's three leading powers to make a habit of working together"; MT agrees] [declassified Jul 2017]
87 Nov 11 We Major Foreign Policy: No.10 conversation record (Powell, Teltschik) [Franco-German defence cooperation; Arms Control; East/West Relations; EC; World Economy; French Elections; Comment - no sign Kohl has begun to wrestle with the substance on Europe] [declassified Jul 2017]
89 Jan 10 Tu Major Foreign Policy: Powell minute for MT (Meeting with Teltschik) [Teltschik suggests early visit to Bonn to discuss frankly modernisation of NATO's nuclear weapons and related matters, also plans for Feb 1989 summit and Leutweiler visit to SA; MT agrees] [declassified Jul 2017]
89 Jan 20 Fr Major Foreign Policy: No.10 conversation record (Powell, Teltschik) [Modernisation of NATO's nuclear weapons; NATO Summit; Gorbachev's Visit; Poland; Anglo-German Summit; South Africa; Libya - Chemical Weapons; Economic Summit; Franco-German Relations; Follow-Up] [declassified Jul 2017]