A file containing documents concerning the possible diplomatic recognition of East Germany by non-communist countries. The file includes comments on East German and Soviet press campaigns accusing the West German government of thwarting efforts by third countries to recognise East Germany; a discussion of plans for the Swiss government to grant diplomatic recognition to both East and West Germany; and comments on a Finnish press editorial affirming that "in due course Finland must recognise both East and West Germany". Other documents in the file include a letter from the British embassy in Stockholm about the Swedish government's possible recognition of East Germany; and a letter from the British embassy in Bern informing the Foreign Office that the Swiss government has granted diplomatic recognition to North Vietnam and North Korea, and discussing the implications of this for the country's possible recognition of East Germany.
- Collection ID
- FCO33
- Countries
- Finland North Korea North Vietnam Sweden Switzerland West Germany
- Department Reference
- WRE 2/8
- Document Type
- Correspondence Press and Media
- File Reference
- FCO 33/1335
- Identifier
- 10.1080/cwee.fco33.001335
- Note
- The following items have been removed from this file due to copyright restrictions: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 09 August 1971, Die DDR soll die Schweiz entschadigen; Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Date unknown, Berns nachster Schritt - nach Ost-Berlin; Suomen Kuvalehti, 23 July 1971, The So-Called Divided Countries.
- Pages
- 51
- Persons Discussed
- Walter Ulbricht
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Subject Countries
- East Germany
- Themes
- International Relations
