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Memorandum of Conversation Between the First Secretary of the Soviet Embassy in East Berlin and the Head of the West Berlin Press Office on China's Intention to Establish a Trade Representation and Consulate in West Berlin

3 Dec 1973
Description: This is a memorandum of a conversation between the first secretary of the Soviet embassy in East Berlin, Rodin, and the director of the West Berlin Press Office, Günter Struve, with regard to China's intention to establish a trade representation in West Berlin. Apart from stressing that by initiating diplomatic relations with West Berlin, China is not implicitly acknowledging the existing international agreements, Rodin makes clear that East Germany will not rescind the rules on obligatory currency exchange for citizens of Western states.

Collection: China and Eastern Europe

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  • German (279 KB )
Document Type: Memorandum of Conversation
Origin (Agency): East German Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Language of Original Document: German
Number of Pages: 3
Cold War Period: 1970s
Persons: Rodin, Brandt, Struve, Gentscher

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