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Berlin: Soviet Natural Gas Supply to West Berlin

1 Jan 1982

A file containing documents relating to the supply of natural gas from the Soviet Union to West Berlin. Subjects covered in the file include inaccurate information on the project leaked to the Berlin media; the start of talks between Soviet, East German, West German, and West Berlin representatives; the start of talks without regard for Allied rights and responsibilities, causing particular difficulties for relations between West Germany and the United States; and the requirement for an underground storage reservoir in West Berlin to hold a year's supply of gas. Other subjects discussed in the file include the desire to replace expensive "town gas" in West Berlin; a parallel project to supply Soviet gas to Western Europe; the need to identify and avoid sensitive questions of sovereignty in the negotiations; and the West German enthusiasm for completing the negotiations in spite of Allied objections.
united kingdom france natural gas international law united states of america international relations pipelines soviet union fuel berlin east germany west germany West German foreign policy Soviet-West German relations East German-West German relations West Berlin Industry and Agriculture West German press American-West German relations leakage of information West German government Petr Abrasimov Peter Carington energy relations Allied Kommandatura Oliver Wright Lawrence Eagleburger John Taylor David Mostyn Berlin Senate Dietrich Spangenberg Egon Krenz Richard von Weizsäcker

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Collection ID
FCO33
Copyright
Every effort was made to contact the rights holder for content from Berliner Gaswerke. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this items to contact us.; Every effort was made to contact the rights holder for content from Ruhrgas. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this items to contact us.; The rights holder for "11.02.1982" could not be identified. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this item to contact us.; The rights holder for "Erdgasversorgung von Berlin (West) hier: Beteiligung der GASAG an den Experten-gesprächen der Ruhras AG, 13.04.1982" could not be identified. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this item to contact us.; The rights holder for "Erdgasversorgung von Berlin (West), 13.05.1982" could not be identified. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this item to contact us.; The rights holder for "Grundsätze für die Regelung der anstehenden technischen und writschaftlichen Fragen der vorgesehen Lieferungen von Erdgas aus der UdSSR nach Berlin (West) über das Territorium der DDR, 22.07.1982" could not be identified. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this item to contact us.; The rights holder for "Guide to the German Press, 02.03.1982" could not be identified. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this item to contact us.; The rights holder for "Transit durch die DDR, 02.08.1982" could not be identified. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this item to contact us.; The rights holder for "Transit sowjetischen Erdgases für berlin (West) durch die DDR Gespräch in Berlin (Ost) am 11. Mai 1982, 27.05.1982" could not be identified. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this item to contact us.; The rights holder for "Transportkapazität für West-Berlin" could not be identified. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this item to contact us.; The rights holder for the maps of the area between the German-Czech border and Berlin could not be identified. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this item to contact us. Every effort was made to contact the rights holder for content from Berliner Gaswerke. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this items to contact us. Every effort was made to contact the rights holder for content from Ruhrgas. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this items to contact us. The rights holder for "11.02.1982" could not be identified. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this item to contact us. The rights holder for "Erdgasversorgung von Berlin (West) hier: Beteiligung der GASAG an den Experten-gesprächen der Ruhras AG, 13.04.1982" could not be identified. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this item to contact us. The rights holder for "Erdgasversorgung von Berlin (West), 13.05.1982" could not be identified. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this item to contact us. The rights holder for "Grundsätze für die Regelung der anstehenden technischen und writschaftlichen Fragen der vorgesehen Lieferungen von Erdgas aus der UdSSR nach Berlin (West) über das Territorium der DDR, 22.07.1982" could not be identified. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this item to contact us. The rights holder for "Guide to the German Press, 02.03.1982" could not be identified. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this item to contact us. The rights holder for "Transit durch die DDR, 02.08.1982" could not be identified. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this item to contact us. The rights holder for "Transit sowjetischen Erdgases für berlin (West) durch die DDR Gespräch in Berlin (Ost) am 11. Mai 1982, 27.05.1982" could not be identified. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this item to contact us. The rights holder for "Transportkapazität für West-Berlin" could not be identified. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this item to contact us. The rights holder for the maps of the area between the German-Czech border and Berlin could not be identified. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this item to contact us.
Countries
East Germany France Soviet Union United Kingdom United States of America West Germany
Department Reference
WRL 160/2 PART A
Document Type
Correspondence Legal and Treaty Material Meeting Minutes Memoranda Press and Media
File Reference
FCO 33/5893
Identifier
10.1080/cwee.fco33.005893
Note
The following items have been removed from this file due to copyright restrictions: Berliner Morgenpost, 15.01.1982, Moskau will Sonderstatus Berlins im Gasgeschäft TASS, 12.02.1982, Berlin 23.03.1982, Erdgasversorgung von Berlin (West) hier: Beteiligung der GASAG an den Experten-gesprächen der Ruhras AG Deutsche Presse-Agentur, 13.02.1982, Verhandlungen über sowjetisches Erdgas für West-Berlin.
Pages
230
Persons Discussed
David Mostyn Dietrich Spangenberg Egon Krenz John Taylor Lawrence Eagleburger Oliver Wright Peter Carington Petr Abrasimov Richard von Weizsäcker
Published in
United Kingdom
Subject Countries
Berlin
Themes
Industry and Agriculture International Relations

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