German Democratic Republic (GDR): German Democratic Republic and the United Nations

A file of correspondence and reports concerning East Germany and the United Nations (U.N.). The documents include details of a U.N. session investigating East Germany's record on human rights; and details of the U.K. aims for the session, including the highlighting of travel restrictions, the minimum currency exchange for entry into East Germany, and the country's failure to respect human rights. Other documents in the file include details of an East German agenda item on the assistance offered by East Germany to developing countries and national liberation movements; an East German press release calling for the U.N. to use its powers to lessen the dangers of a nuclear war; and details of the ratification of a U.N. convention on the use of inhumane weaponry. The file also covers discussions with East German officials on the work of the U.N. Economic Commission for Europe; and a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) symposium in East Germany on the reconstruction of monuments destroyed by war.