Tuesday, 30 January 1990
In the afternoon, Eagleburger and Gates arrive from talks in London, Paris and Rome. They tell Kohl, Genscher and Stoltenburg that President Bush, in his State of the Union Address tomorrow, wants to propose the reduction of American and Soviet troops in the European central zone to 195,000 men each. .... Eagleburger and Gates report that Margaret Thatcher was not overly enthusiastic, but promised support, as did Mitterrand, who wanted clarification that it was not the start of the uncoupling of the USA from Europe.