A file of correspondence and reports concerning inner-German trade. The documents cover discussions on the extent of East German debt to West Germany; reports that East Germany is requesting assistance from West Germany in order to obtain international credit; and criticism over the use of swing credit facilities to bring East German goods into the European Economic Community. Other documents in the file cover a meeting between the West German minister for economics, Otto Graf Lambsdorff, and the East German politician Günter Mittag for talks on inner-German trade; and a visit undertaken by Lambsdorff to East Berlin and Leipzig. The file also covers the U.S. attitude to inner-German trade; the increase in the value of East German exports due to the rising prices of oil, chemicals, and non-ferrous metals; and reports that East Germany is reassessing its trading relations with countries belonging to the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance.
- Collection ID
- FCO33
- Copyright
- Content from International Insider © International Insider. Content from International Insider © International Insider.
- Countries
- United Kingdom United States of America West Germany
- Department Reference
- WRE 121/2
- Document Type
- Correspondence Press and Media Reports
- File Reference
- FCO 33/5541
- Identifier
- 10.1080/cwee.fco33.005541
- Note
- The following items have been removed from this file due to copyright restrictions: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 25.01.1982, DDR für Überprüfung der Zusammernarbeit im RGW Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 25.01.1982, Phil Mahre rewinner den Ski-Weltcup Handelsblatt, 09.02.1982, Swing bleibt ungenutzt Handelsblatt, 09.02.1982, Taktieren mit Swing Handelsblatt, 25.01.1982, UdSSR-Planzahlen sind nicht erfüllt worden BBC Monitoring Summary of World Broadcasts, 27.05.1982, EE/W1187/A/3-4.
- Pages
- 52
- Persons Discussed
- Günter Mittag Otto Graf Lambsdorff
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Subject Countries
- East Germany
- Themes
- Economics and Trade International Relations
