Home History Document No. 47: Record of the Main Content of Conversation between Gorbachev and Bush, Paris
Chapter
Licensed
Unlicensed Requires Authentication

Document No. 47: Record of the Main Content of Conversation between Gorbachev and Bush, Paris

View more publications by Central European University Press
To Publisher Page
Gorbachev and Bush
This chapter is in the book Gorbachev and Bush
© 2022, Central European University Press, Budapest, Hungary

© 2022, Central European University Press, Budapest, Hungary

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Table of Contents v
  3. Preface and Acknowledgments xiii
  4. Main Actors xxi
  5. Chronology of Events xxv
  6. Chapter 1 THE MALTA SUMMIT, 1989
  7. Introduction 1
  8. Document No. 1: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, 12:33 p.m. – 12:46 p.m. 14
  9. Document No. 2: CIA Intelligence Estimate: “Moscow’s 1989 Agenda for U.S.–Soviet Relations” 17
  10. Document No. 3: Memorandum from Scowcroft for the President: “Getting Ahead of Gorbachev” 22
  11. Document No. 4: Record of Conversation between Gorbachev and Baker, Moscow 26
  12. Document No. 5: Memorandum from Scowcroft for the President: “Scope Paper—Your Visit to Poland” 32
  13. Document No. 6: Letter from Bush to Gorbachev 35
  14. Document No. 7: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Shevardnadze, Washington, 2:00 p.m. – 3:05 p.m. 37
  15. Document No. 8: Letter from Bush to Gorbachev 43
  16. Document No. 9: Memorandum from Baker for the President, “Your December Meeting with Gorbachev” 45
  17. Document No. 10: Record of Conversation between Gorbachev and John Paul II 50
  18. Document No. 11: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, First Expanded Bilateral Meeting, Malta, 10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. 53
  19. Document No. 12: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, First Restricted Bilateral Meeting, Malta, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. 63
  20. Document No. 13: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, Luncheon Meeting, Malta, 1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. 68
  21. Document No. 14: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, Second Restricted Bilateral Meeting, Malta, 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. 72
  22. Document No. 15: Memorandum of Conversation: Bush–Gorbachev, Second Expanded Bilateral Meeting, Malta, 4:35 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 74
  23. Document No. 16: Memorandum from Rice to Scowcroft 87
  24. Document No. 17: Chernyaev Diary 90
  25. Chapter 2 THE WASHINGTON AND CAMP DAVID SUMMIT, 1990
  26. Introduction 95
  27. Document No. 18: Memorandum from Scowcroft for the President: “Objectives for U.S.–Soviet Relations in 1990” 109
  28. Document No. 19: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, 7:04 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. 112
  29. Document No. 20: Memorandum of Conversation, Gates–Kryuchkov, KGB Headquarters, Moscow, 3:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. 116
  30. Document No. 21: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Kohl, Camp David, 2:37 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. 123
  31. Document No. 22: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, 7:14 a.m. – 7:51 a.m. 130
  32. Document No. 23: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Shevardnadze, Washington, 10:00 a.m. – 11:40 a.m. 134
  33. Document No. 24: Cable from U.S. Embassy Moscow to Department of State: “Gorbachev Confronts Crisis of Power” 141
  34. Document No. 25: Record of Conversation between Gorbachev and Baker (with Delegations), Moscow 148
  35. Document No. 26: Memorandum from Scowcroft for the President: “Scope Paper—The Gorbachev Summit” 175
  36. Document No. 27: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–Kohl, 7:34 a.m. – 7:43 a.m. 178
  37. Document No. 28: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, First Private Meeting, Washington, 10:54 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. 180
  38. Document No. 29: Record of Conversation between Gorbachev and Bush, Washington, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 186
  39. Document No. 30: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, Second Private Meeting, Washington, 11:00 a.m. – 11:48 a.m. 199
  40. Document No. 31: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, Second Plenary Meeting, Washington, 11:50 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 201
  41. Document No. 32: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, Final Private Meeting, Camp David, 11:15 a.m. – 12:59 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. 205
  42. Document No. 33: “Briefing Allies on Washington Summit,” U.S. Department of State Cable 217
  43. Document No. 34: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, 9:26 a.m. – 10:06 a.m. 222
  44. Chapter 3 THE HELSINKI SUMMIT, PARIS, AND THE WAR IN THE GULF, 1990
  45. Introduction 229
  46. Document No. 35: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Baker–Shevardnadze, 1:29 p.m. 245
  47. Document No. 36: Letter from Bush to Gorbachev 247
  48. Document No. 37: Letter from Bush to Gorbachev 249
  49. Document No. 38: Memorandum from Scowcroft for the President: “Your Meeting with Gorbachev in Helsinki” 251
  50. Document No. 39: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, Private Meeting, Helsinki 254
  51. Document No. 40: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, Plenary Meeting, Helsinki, 2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 270
  52. Document No. 41: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–Kohl, 12:36 p.m. – 12:46 p.m. 278
  53. Document No. 42: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Shevardnadze, New York, 1:15 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. 280
  54. Document No. 43: Letter from Bush to Gorbachev 284
  55. Document No. 44: Letter from Gorbachev to Bush 286
  56. Document No. 45: Memorandum from James Baker to the President: “My Day in Moscow, November 8, 1990” 290
  57. Document No. 46: Record of the Main Content of Conversation between Gorbachev and Bush, Paris 295
  58. Document No. 47: Record of the Main Content of Conversation between Gorbachev and Bush, Paris 303
  59. Document No. 48: Letter from Gorbachev to Bush 304
  60. Document No. 49: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush-Gorbachev, 8:02 a.m. – 8:25 a.m. 306
  61. Document No. 50: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, 9:23 a.m. – 10:34 a.m. 309
  62. Document No. 51: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, 11:15 a.m. – 11:43 a.m. 314
  63. Chapter 4 THE MOSCOW SUMMIT, 1991
  64. Introduction 321
  65. Document No. 52: Record of Conversation between Gorbachev and Baker, Moscow 336
  66. Document No. 53: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Shevardnadze, Washington, 1:40 p.m. – 2:25 p.m. 342
  67. Document No. 54: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, 9:03 a.m. – 9:47 a.m. 347
  68. Document No. 55: Handwritten Memorandum from Hewett for the President: “President Gorbachev’s Remarks on Relations with the U.S.” 352
  69. Document No. 56: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, 4:30 p.m. – 4:49 p.m. 355
  70. Document No. 57: Letter from Bush to Gorbachev 358
  71. Document No. 58: Memorandum from Scowcroft for the President: “Meeting on Soviet Economic Issues and the London Economic Summit” 360
  72. Document No. 59: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, 10:00 a.m. – 10:38 a.m. 363
  73. Document No. 60: Letter from Bush to Gorbachev 367
  74. Document No. 61: Letter from Gorbachev to Bush 371
  75. Document No. 62: Memorandum of Conversation, Gorbachev–Bush, London 374
  76. Document No. 63: Memorandum of Conversation, G-7 Meeting with President Gorbachev, London, 2:20 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. 377
  77. Document No. 64: Memorandum from Eagleburger for the President: “Your Visit to the USSR” 386
  78. Document No. 65: Record of Main Content of Conversation between Gorbachev and Bush, First Private Meeting, Moscow 390
  79. Document No. 66: Memorandum of Conversation, Gorbachev– Bush, Expanded Bilateral Meeting, Moscow, 12:55 p.m. – 1:22 p.m. 402
  80. Document No. 67: Memorandum of Conversation, Gorbachev–Bush–Nazarbayev, Luncheon Meeting, Moscow, 1:28 p.m. – 2:07 p.m. 405
  81. Document No. 68: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Yeltsin, Moscow, 3:55 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. 408
  82. Document No. 69: Record of the Main Content of Conversation between Bush and Gorbachev, Novo-Ogarevo 411
  83. Document No. 70: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Kravchuk, Kiev, 1:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 425
  84. Chapter 5 MADRID, 1991
  85. Introduction 431
  86. Document No. 71: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–González, 1:51 p.m. – 2:02 p.m. 441
  87. Document No. 72: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–Yeltsin, 8:18 a.m. – 8:35 a.m. 443
  88. Document No. 73: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, 12:19 p.m. – 12:31 p.m. 445
  89. Document No. 74: Memorandum from Scowcroft for the President: “Developments in the USSR” 448
  90. Document No. 75: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, 9:22 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. 452
  91. Document No. 76: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, 1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. 455
  92. Document No. 77: Scene Setter for Meeting with President Gorbachev 458
  93. Document No. 78: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, Luncheon Meeting, Madrid, 12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. 460
  94. Document No. 79: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, Private Meeting, Madrid, 1:20 p.m. – 2:35 p.m. 465
  95. Document No. 80: Record of Dinner Conversation between Gorbachev, Bush, González and King Juan Carlos of Spain 471
  96. Document No. 81: Chernyaev Diary 480
  97. Document No. 82: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Yakovlev, Washington, 3:10 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 488
  98. Document No. 83: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, 9:01 a.m. – 9:37 a.m. 492
  99. Document No. 84: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–Yeltsin, 1:08 p.m. – 1:36 p.m. 496
  100. Document No. 85: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, 3:37 p.m. – 4:11 p.m. 499
  101. Document No. 86: Record of Conversation between Gorbachev and Baker 503
  102. Document No. 87: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Gorbachev–Bush, 10:03 a.m. – 10:25 a.m. 513
  103. Selected Bibliography 517
  104. INDEX 523
  105. Pictures 532
https://doi.org/10.1515/9789633863459-053

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Table of Contents v
  3. Preface and Acknowledgments xiii
  4. Main Actors xxi
  5. Chronology of Events xxv
  6. Chapter 1 THE MALTA SUMMIT, 1989
  7. Introduction 1
  8. Document No. 1: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, 12:33 p.m. – 12:46 p.m. 14
  9. Document No. 2: CIA Intelligence Estimate: “Moscow’s 1989 Agenda for U.S.–Soviet Relations” 17
  10. Document No. 3: Memorandum from Scowcroft for the President: “Getting Ahead of Gorbachev” 22
  11. Document No. 4: Record of Conversation between Gorbachev and Baker, Moscow 26
  12. Document No. 5: Memorandum from Scowcroft for the President: “Scope Paper—Your Visit to Poland” 32
  13. Document No. 6: Letter from Bush to Gorbachev 35
  14. Document No. 7: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Shevardnadze, Washington, 2:00 p.m. – 3:05 p.m. 37
  15. Document No. 8: Letter from Bush to Gorbachev 43
  16. Document No. 9: Memorandum from Baker for the President, “Your December Meeting with Gorbachev” 45
  17. Document No. 10: Record of Conversation between Gorbachev and John Paul II 50
  18. Document No. 11: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, First Expanded Bilateral Meeting, Malta, 10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. 53
  19. Document No. 12: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, First Restricted Bilateral Meeting, Malta, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. 63
  20. Document No. 13: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, Luncheon Meeting, Malta, 1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. 68
  21. Document No. 14: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, Second Restricted Bilateral Meeting, Malta, 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. 72
  22. Document No. 15: Memorandum of Conversation: Bush–Gorbachev, Second Expanded Bilateral Meeting, Malta, 4:35 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 74
  23. Document No. 16: Memorandum from Rice to Scowcroft 87
  24. Document No. 17: Chernyaev Diary 90
  25. Chapter 2 THE WASHINGTON AND CAMP DAVID SUMMIT, 1990
  26. Introduction 95
  27. Document No. 18: Memorandum from Scowcroft for the President: “Objectives for U.S.–Soviet Relations in 1990” 109
  28. Document No. 19: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, 7:04 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. 112
  29. Document No. 20: Memorandum of Conversation, Gates–Kryuchkov, KGB Headquarters, Moscow, 3:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. 116
  30. Document No. 21: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Kohl, Camp David, 2:37 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. 123
  31. Document No. 22: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, 7:14 a.m. – 7:51 a.m. 130
  32. Document No. 23: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Shevardnadze, Washington, 10:00 a.m. – 11:40 a.m. 134
  33. Document No. 24: Cable from U.S. Embassy Moscow to Department of State: “Gorbachev Confronts Crisis of Power” 141
  34. Document No. 25: Record of Conversation between Gorbachev and Baker (with Delegations), Moscow 148
  35. Document No. 26: Memorandum from Scowcroft for the President: “Scope Paper—The Gorbachev Summit” 175
  36. Document No. 27: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–Kohl, 7:34 a.m. – 7:43 a.m. 178
  37. Document No. 28: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, First Private Meeting, Washington, 10:54 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. 180
  38. Document No. 29: Record of Conversation between Gorbachev and Bush, Washington, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 186
  39. Document No. 30: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, Second Private Meeting, Washington, 11:00 a.m. – 11:48 a.m. 199
  40. Document No. 31: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, Second Plenary Meeting, Washington, 11:50 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 201
  41. Document No. 32: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, Final Private Meeting, Camp David, 11:15 a.m. – 12:59 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. 205
  42. Document No. 33: “Briefing Allies on Washington Summit,” U.S. Department of State Cable 217
  43. Document No. 34: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, 9:26 a.m. – 10:06 a.m. 222
  44. Chapter 3 THE HELSINKI SUMMIT, PARIS, AND THE WAR IN THE GULF, 1990
  45. Introduction 229
  46. Document No. 35: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Baker–Shevardnadze, 1:29 p.m. 245
  47. Document No. 36: Letter from Bush to Gorbachev 247
  48. Document No. 37: Letter from Bush to Gorbachev 249
  49. Document No. 38: Memorandum from Scowcroft for the President: “Your Meeting with Gorbachev in Helsinki” 251
  50. Document No. 39: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, Private Meeting, Helsinki 254
  51. Document No. 40: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, Plenary Meeting, Helsinki, 2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 270
  52. Document No. 41: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–Kohl, 12:36 p.m. – 12:46 p.m. 278
  53. Document No. 42: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Shevardnadze, New York, 1:15 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. 280
  54. Document No. 43: Letter from Bush to Gorbachev 284
  55. Document No. 44: Letter from Gorbachev to Bush 286
  56. Document No. 45: Memorandum from James Baker to the President: “My Day in Moscow, November 8, 1990” 290
  57. Document No. 46: Record of the Main Content of Conversation between Gorbachev and Bush, Paris 295
  58. Document No. 47: Record of the Main Content of Conversation between Gorbachev and Bush, Paris 303
  59. Document No. 48: Letter from Gorbachev to Bush 304
  60. Document No. 49: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush-Gorbachev, 8:02 a.m. – 8:25 a.m. 306
  61. Document No. 50: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, 9:23 a.m. – 10:34 a.m. 309
  62. Document No. 51: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, 11:15 a.m. – 11:43 a.m. 314
  63. Chapter 4 THE MOSCOW SUMMIT, 1991
  64. Introduction 321
  65. Document No. 52: Record of Conversation between Gorbachev and Baker, Moscow 336
  66. Document No. 53: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Shevardnadze, Washington, 1:40 p.m. – 2:25 p.m. 342
  67. Document No. 54: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, 9:03 a.m. – 9:47 a.m. 347
  68. Document No. 55: Handwritten Memorandum from Hewett for the President: “President Gorbachev’s Remarks on Relations with the U.S.” 352
  69. Document No. 56: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, 4:30 p.m. – 4:49 p.m. 355
  70. Document No. 57: Letter from Bush to Gorbachev 358
  71. Document No. 58: Memorandum from Scowcroft for the President: “Meeting on Soviet Economic Issues and the London Economic Summit” 360
  72. Document No. 59: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, 10:00 a.m. – 10:38 a.m. 363
  73. Document No. 60: Letter from Bush to Gorbachev 367
  74. Document No. 61: Letter from Gorbachev to Bush 371
  75. Document No. 62: Memorandum of Conversation, Gorbachev–Bush, London 374
  76. Document No. 63: Memorandum of Conversation, G-7 Meeting with President Gorbachev, London, 2:20 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. 377
  77. Document No. 64: Memorandum from Eagleburger for the President: “Your Visit to the USSR” 386
  78. Document No. 65: Record of Main Content of Conversation between Gorbachev and Bush, First Private Meeting, Moscow 390
  79. Document No. 66: Memorandum of Conversation, Gorbachev– Bush, Expanded Bilateral Meeting, Moscow, 12:55 p.m. – 1:22 p.m. 402
  80. Document No. 67: Memorandum of Conversation, Gorbachev–Bush–Nazarbayev, Luncheon Meeting, Moscow, 1:28 p.m. – 2:07 p.m. 405
  81. Document No. 68: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Yeltsin, Moscow, 3:55 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. 408
  82. Document No. 69: Record of the Main Content of Conversation between Bush and Gorbachev, Novo-Ogarevo 411
  83. Document No. 70: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Kravchuk, Kiev, 1:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 425
  84. Chapter 5 MADRID, 1991
  85. Introduction 431
  86. Document No. 71: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–González, 1:51 p.m. – 2:02 p.m. 441
  87. Document No. 72: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–Yeltsin, 8:18 a.m. – 8:35 a.m. 443
  88. Document No. 73: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, 12:19 p.m. – 12:31 p.m. 445
  89. Document No. 74: Memorandum from Scowcroft for the President: “Developments in the USSR” 448
  90. Document No. 75: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, 9:22 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. 452
  91. Document No. 76: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, 1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. 455
  92. Document No. 77: Scene Setter for Meeting with President Gorbachev 458
  93. Document No. 78: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, Luncheon Meeting, Madrid, 12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. 460
  94. Document No. 79: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, Private Meeting, Madrid, 1:20 p.m. – 2:35 p.m. 465
  95. Document No. 80: Record of Dinner Conversation between Gorbachev, Bush, González and King Juan Carlos of Spain 471
  96. Document No. 81: Chernyaev Diary 480
  97. Document No. 82: Memorandum of Conversation, Bush–Yakovlev, Washington, 3:10 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 488
  98. Document No. 83: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, 9:01 a.m. – 9:37 a.m. 492
  99. Document No. 84: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–Yeltsin, 1:08 p.m. – 1:36 p.m. 496
  100. Document No. 85: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Bush–Gorbachev, 3:37 p.m. – 4:11 p.m. 499
  101. Document No. 86: Record of Conversation between Gorbachev and Baker 503
  102. Document No. 87: Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, Gorbachev–Bush, 10:03 a.m. – 10:25 a.m. 513
  103. Selected Bibliography 517
  104. INDEX 523
  105. Pictures 532
Sign up now to receive a 20% welcome discount
Institutional Access
How does access work?
Have an idea on how to improve our website?
Please write us.
© 2025 De Gruyter Brill
Downloaded on 18.10.2025 from https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9789633863459-053/html
Scroll to top button