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German Democratic Republic (GDR): ‘War and Peace: The German Democratic Republic (GDR) Perspective’, Despatch by Peter Maxey, HM Ambassador at East Berlin

1 Jan 1982

A file of correspondence and reports concerning defence and the peace movement in East Germany. The documents include a despatch titled "War and peace in the GDR", examining the country's vigorous military defence policy and its efforts to condition all citizens to accept military activity as part of everyday life, and the way in which this has led to the growth of an independent peace movement inspired by the Protestant church. Other documents in the file cover the emergence of small unofficial peace groups, which are now in competition with the officially sanctioned movement; details of the Evangelical church's Friedensdekade event for "ten days of peace"; and a visit to Britain by a delegation from the Federation of Protestant Churches of East Germany.
united kingdom north atlantic treaty organization (nato) nuclear weapons peace movements propaganda religion soviet union church-state relations military training domestic politics defence east germany conscription East German-Soviet relations Dissent, Resistance, and Human Rights ecclesiastical visits Evangelical churches East German armed forces East German politics
Collection ID
FCO33
Copyright
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Countries
Soviet Union United Kingdom
Department Reference
WRE 21/11
Document Type
Correspondence Reports
File Reference
FCO 33/5528
Identifier
10.1080/cwee.fco33.005528
Pages
42
Published in
United Kingdom
Subject Countries
East Germany
Themes
Dissent, Resistance, and Human Rights Domestic Politics Religion

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