Berlin: Economic Situation in West Berlin

A file containing documents relating to the economic situation in West Berlin. Subjects covered in the file include the need for more investment in the city in order to create jobs; variation in the population statistics; the construction of a large new motorcycle factory; and the battle to build a new power station in the Spandau area. Other subjects discussed in the file include plans for a huge new congress centre, intended to give the city a new role as an international meeting place; the inherent economic problems of West Berlin resulting from its unique situation and history; the revitalisation following the appointment of a new governing mayor, Dietrich Stobbe; the city's heavy dependency on West German federal support, despite being the largest industrial area in Germany; and the worrying demographic situation of West Berlin, with deaths far exceeding births, leaving the city dependent on immigration.