German Democratic Republic (GDR): Miscellaneous Requests for Information Concerning the German Democratic Republic

A file of correspondence concerning requests for information on East Germany. The documents cover Foreign Office reaction to a television series titled The Cold War Game, which it considers imbalanced; an enquiry from a television producer and a researcher on the logistics of filming a television show on railway journeys in East Germany; and a request from the publishers of Whitaker's Almanack for information for a section on East Germany. Other documents in the file include an open letter to the British prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, condemning the British government's portrayal of East Germany; criticism of a photographic exhibition on British life in the reception area of the British embassy in East Berlin; and an enquiry from an academic researcher who has been asked to present his studies on the Welsh language to an audience in East Germany.