Berlin: Policy of the German Democratic Republic towards Berlin

A file containing documents concerning East German policy towards Berlin. The principal subject covered in the file is an election for the East German Volkskammer, involving the direct election of representatives from East Berlin for the first time. Aspects of this subject discussed include Allied protests at this attempt to change the status of Berlin; the unlikely prospect of the protests having any effect; reference to the 1971 Quadripartite Agreement; and a description of the wholly predictable process of East German elections. Other subjects discussed in the file include a military display held to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the East German army, which violated the supposed demilitarised status of Berlin; a clean-up operation in the area immediately in front of the Berlin Wall; and a road accident on the Helmstedt autobahn involving a British soldier.