Berlin: Visit of US President Carter to Federal Republic of Germany and Berlin, July 1978

A file containing documents concerning a visit to West Berlin by the American president, Jimmy Carter, in July 1978. Subjects covered in the file include the inclusion of the visit between a short tour of West Germany and a summit; Soviet claims of a violation of the 1971 Quadripartite Agreement; the involvement of pilots from the Berlin Airlift; and coverage of the visit in the West Berlin and West German media. Other subjects covered in the file include the huge success of the visit, despite its very short duration; East German and French discontent at aspects of the visit; and suggestions that Carter had promised to go to East Berlin. Documents in the file include a report on the visit by the British military commander in Berlin, Robert Richardson; and a transcript of Carter's "town meeting" in West Berlin, answering questions from local residents.