A file containing two British reports respectively covering developments in West Germany and East Germany during 1960. The report on developments in West Germany covers recent West German economic growth; and relations between the leading West German political parties, with Adenauer's Christian Democratic Union of Germany (C.D.U.) routinely equating their opposition, the Social Democratic Party of Germany, with the communists in East Germany. This report also discusses West German international relations; and the British belief that Adenauer may struggle to maintain his power beyond the upcoming federal elections, after which the C.D.U. may have to form a coalition. The second report concerns developments in East Germany, featuring the severe difficulties faced by the East German economy; the increasing number of refugees fleeing East Germany for the West during 1960; and the strength of the position of Walter Ulbricht, the East German leader.
- Collection ID
- FO371
- Countries
- East Germany Soviet Union United Kingdom United States of America West Germany
- Department Reference
- File 1011
- Document Type
- Correspondence Reports
- File Reference
- FO 371/161109
- Identifier
- 10.1080/cwee.fo371.161109
- Pages
- 42
- Persons Discussed
- Christopher Steel Konrad Adenauer Walter Ulbricht Wilhelm Pieck
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Subject Countries
- Germany (East and West)
- Themes
- Domestic Politics Economics and Trade International Relations
