Berlin: Visit by Dr Hans-Jochen Vogel, Leader of the Opposition in the Berlin Parliament, to the UK, February 1982

A file containing documents concerning a visit to the United Kingdom by the former governing mayor of Berlin and leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany in Berlin, Hans-Jochen Vogel, in February 1982. Subjects covered in the file include Vogel's meetings with the Lord Privy Seal, Humphrey Atkins, and Foreign Office officials; and the need to reaffirm the British commitment to Berlin. Documents in the file include biographical notes on Vogel; the programme for the visit; two versions of the text of a speech given by Vogel at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, entitled "New Thoughts by a New Generation"; and minutes of Vogel's meeting with the Lord Privy Seal. Also included in the file is a discussion of a politically acceptable form of reference for official visitors from West Berlin.