A file of correspondence, memoranda, and press material concerning East German propaganda. The documents contain a memorandum produced by the Committee for German Unity, a propagandist organisation controlled by the East German government, accusing the West German government of adopting an aggressively militaristic foreign policy that poses a "menace to peace and international security" through aiming to re-establish "the Greater German Reich". The documents also discuss an attack by the East German press against Adolf Heusinger, the chief of the West German armed forces, for allegedly being a close ally of Adolf Hitler; and the publication of a list in the East German press of senior generals in the West German army who reportedly held key roles within the Nazi Party during the Second World War. Other documents cover the publication of "secret documents" in the East German press claiming that the West German government is planning for war.
- Collection ID
- FO371
- Copyright
- The rights holder for article(s) from Committee for German Unity could not be identified. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this item to contact us. The rights holder for article(s) from Committee for German Unity could not be identified. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this item to contact us.
- Countries
- East Germany West Germany
- Department Reference
- Code WG file 1681
- Document Type
- Correspondence Memoranda Press and Media
- File Reference
- FO 371/146065
- Identifier
- 10.1080/cwee.fo371.146065
- Note
- The following article has been removed from this file due to copyright restrictions: Democratic German Report, Vol. VIII No. 5, February 1959, Whole issue.
- Pages
- 149
- Persons Discussed
- Adolf Heusinger Heinrich von Brentano di Tremezzo Hilde Benjamin Konrad Adenauer Patrick Hancock
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Subject Countries
- Germany (East and West)
- Themes
- International Relations Media and Culture Military
