Berlin: Internal Political Situation and Political Parties in West Berlin

A file discussing the internal political situation and party politics in West Berlin. Subjects covered in the file concern inter-party relations in Berlin; a failed vote of no confidence called by the Christian Democratic Union (C.D.U.) against the Governing Mayor, Klaus Schütz; a by-election in Zehlendorf; student strikes in Berlin; and the resignations of the Senator for Transport and Public Utilities and the Mayor and Senator for Justice. Other subjects discussed in the file include the outcomes of the Free Democratic Party of Germany party congress; the conference of the Social Democratic Party (S.D.P.); a C.D.U. rally in Berlin; the publication of an S.D.P. paper on the direction of the party; and the establishment of the Committee for the Protection of Freedom and Socialism. Documents in the file include a newspaper article about the leadership of Schütz; and an analysis of discussions held with the state secretaries Walter Gehlhoff and Dietrich Spangenberg.