A file containing documents concerning foreign visitors to West Berlin. The principal subject covered in the file is a visit by the American Secretary of State, Alexander Haig, in September 1981. Aspects of this subject discussed include a leak of information to the media in advance of the visit; the marring of the visit by protests against American military policy, which were followed by violence; and a Soviet protest at the fact that Haig was accompanied by the West German foreign minister, Hans-Dietrich Genscher. Documents in the file include the text of a speech given by Haig during his visit, entitled "A certain idea of man: the democratic revolution and its future". Other subjects discussed in the file include visits to West Berlin by the prime minister of New Zealand, Robert Muldoon, by the president of the European Commission, Gaston Thorn, and by the Australian foreign minister, Tony Street.
- Collection ID
- FCO33
- Copyright
- Content from Der Tagesspiegel © Der Tagesspiegel.; Content from The Daily Telegraph © Telegraph Media Group. Content from Der Tagesspiegel © Der Tagesspiegel. Content from The Daily Telegraph © Telegraph Media Group.
- Countries
- Australia New Zealand Soviet Union United States of America West Germany
- Department Reference
- WRL 26/1
- Document Type
- Correspondence Meeting Minutes Press and Media Speeches and Public Statements
- File Reference
- FCO 33/5005
- Identifier
- 10.1080/cwee.fco33.005005
- Note
- The following item has been removed from this file due to copyright restrictions: The Times, 16.09.1981, The ugly anti-Americans.
- Pages
- 55
- Persons Discussed
- Alexander Haig Hans-Dietrich Genscher John Taylor Robert Muldoon
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Subject Countries
- Berlin
- Themes
- Dissent, Resistance, and Human Rights International Relations
