Berlin: Internal Political Situation in West Berlin

Summary

A file containing documents concerning the internal political situation in West Berlin. Subjects covered in the file include the activities of neo-Nazis and the far-right National Democratic Party of Germany in the city; a radio interview given by the British military commandant, David Mostyn; the chaotic situation of the Berlin Free Democratic Party of Germany; and the planned introduction of a new form of identity card for West Berliners. Other subjects discussed in the file include a "new mildness" in the Soviet attitude to West Berlin; the serious problem of unemployment in the city; the question of whether the Berlin police could use C.S. gas for riot control; violent demonstrations at a visit to the city by the American president, Ronald Reagan; the rapid growth of squatting in the city; and West Berlin's potential as a haven for West Germans avoiding military service.

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united kingdom france taxation housing crime natural gas united states of america terrorism interviews nuclear energy nuclear weapons transportation peace movements police political parties railways riots official visits unemployment soviet union berlin domestic politics speeches east germany hijacking west germany conscription protests ronald reagan soviet foreign policy radio broadcasts Willy Brandt East German-West German relations party congresses neo-Nazism Dissent, Resistance, and Human Rights West Berlin reunification of Germany West German politics American-West German relations Christian Democratic Union of Germany (C.D.U.) Social Democratic Party of Germany (S.P.D.) East Berlin West German government Petr Abrasimov National Democratic Party of Germany (N.P.D.) West German armed forces Allied Kommandatura Free Democratic Party of Germany (F.D.P.) David Mostyn Berlin Senate Dietrich Spangenberg Richard von Weizsäcker Hans-Jochen Vogel