Found this article from 1995: http://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/10/opinion/10iht-edzel.t.html Excerpt: "The issue was expansion into the territory of the former East German state. (There is no evidence that in late January or early February of 1990 anyone -- Mr. Genscher, James Baker or Mikhail Gorbachev -- was even thinking, much less talking, about the possibility of NATO expansion even further into East-Central Europe)." Excerpt: "While Mr. Baker was in Moscow, however, officials at the White House had analyzed Mr. Genscher's position with respect to NATO and East Germany more closely and decided that it was untenable. President George Bush and Secretary Baker both agreed, and, only hours after Mr. Baker met with Mr. Gorbachev, the United States adopted a new position." Excerpt: "The new position was immediately publicized. It was presented directly to Mr. Gorbachev by Mr. Baker in Moscow on May 18, and presented to Mr. Gorbachev again by Mr. Bush in Washington on May 31. Mr. Gorbachev did not oppose the new formula."
