Records of the PCC Meeting in Bucharest: Speech by the East German Head of State (Erich Honecker)7 Jul 1989 |
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Description:
This is the transcript of a speech given by East German head of state Erich Honecker at the 1989 Political Consultative Committee (PCC) meeting in Bucharest. His remarks concentrate on conventional and nuclear weapons disarmament. He also outlines the implications of political and economic cooperation with Western Europe, and assesses the relationship betwen East Germany and West Germany. In the light of perestroika in the Warsaw Pact countries, he pleads for the strengthening of Socialism.
Collection: A Cardboard Castle?
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Document Type:
Speech Language of Original Document: German Number of Pages: 25 Cold War Period: 1985-1991 Persons: Honecker, Gorbachev, Kohl |
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Document Source: Foundation Archive of the Parties and Mass Organizations of the Former GDR in the Federal Archives (SAPMO), Berlin Call Number: DC20/I/3/2840 Document Companion: Document No. 146, b) |