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Draft memo by the Director of the 4th Department of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Janusz Fekecz

Information concerning Polish-West German talks about over 50 East German citizens staying at the West German Embassy in Warsaw. How possible solutions could impact Poland’s relations with the GDR and the FRG are discussed.

Janusz Fekecz, Poland · Ministry of Foreign Affairs→–

Warsaw, 14 September 1989

Memo by the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Bereits im September 1989 schrieb ein weitsichtiger Diplomat des österreichischen Aussenministeriums eine ausführliche Analyse, in der er zu dem Schluss kam, dass die Frage der deutschen Wiedervereinigung in den kommenden Jahren ein bestimmendes Thema in der internationalen Politik sein wird.

Thomas Nowotny, Austria · Ministry of Foreign Affairs→Austria · Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Vienna, 19 September 1989

Extract from the Diary of the Protocol Officer at the Embassy of the FRG in Warsaw, Rüdiger Freiherr von Fritsch

Der Besuch Helmut Kohls in Warschau am 9. und 10. November 1989 wurde durch die spontane Rückkehr des Kanzlers nach Bonn unterbrochen, nachdem die DDR die innerdeutsche Grenze geöffnet hatte.

Rüdiger Freiherr von Fritsch-Seerhausen, Germany · FRG Federal Republic of Germany · Embassy in Warsaw→–

Warsaw, 9 and 10 November 1989

Telegram from the Polish Ambassador in East Berlin, Janusz Obodowski, to the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Krzysztof Skubiszewski

Report on the fall of the Berlin Wall and mass crossings by East German citizens into West Berlin.

Janusz Obodowski, Poland · Embassy in Berlin→Krysztof Skubiszweski, Poland · Ministry of Foreign Affairs

East Berlin, 10 November 1989, 1.00 a.m.

Telegram from the Turkish Ambassador in Bonn, Reşat Arim, to the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Summary of the press statement made by Chancellor Kohl following his visit to Berlin, concerning the developments in GDR.

Reşat Arım, Turkey · Embassy in Bonn→Turkey · Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Bonn, 11 November 1989, 10.00 a.m.

Minutes of conversation by the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

During the conversation between Foreign Minister Skubiszewski and Chancellor Kohl the latter’s decision to interrupt his visit to Poland and the impact of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Polish-West German relations were discussed.

Poland · Ministry of Foreign Affairs→–

Memorandum for the President of the United States, George H. W. Bush

In response to the President’s request, an analysis of how recent events in Eastern Europe would impact Soviet policy in Germany. Included: Memorandum for Brent Scowcroft/Robert Gates, 29.11.1989.

Brent Scowcroft, USA United States of America · White House→George Herbert Walker Bush, USA United States of America · White House

Washington, D.C., 29 November 1989

Telegram from the Polish Ambassador in Cologne, Ryszard Karski, to the Polish Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bolesław Kulski

The ten-point plan for German reunification is assessed and the lack of any information about the inviolability of the Polish-German border is criticised.

Ryszard Karski, Poland · Embassy in Cologne→Bolesław Kulski, Poland · Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Immediately CologneThe Polish Embassy in the FRG Federal Republic of Germany was situated in Cologne., 29 November 1989, 6.20 p.m.

Circular telegram by the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Krzysztof Skubiszewski

The heads of Polish diplomatic missions abroad are given the following instruction: Polish support for German reunification is made contingent upon Germany recognizing Poland’s western border along the Oder and Lusatian Neisse Rivers.

Krysztof Skubiszweski, Poland · Ministry of Foreign Affairs→–

Warsaw, 1 February 1990

Memorandum for the President of the United States, George H. W. Bush

Discussion of the U.S. position in the upcoming Two-Plus-Four Talks on German reunification, particularly in light of Soviet concerns

Brent Scowcroft, USA United States of America · White House→George Herbert Walker Bush, USA United States of America · White House

Washington, D. C., 19 February 1990

Statement of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, Eduard Shevardnadze

Unequivocally accepting the right of the German people to proceed with the unification of their country, the main conditions to be observed in this process by the USSR and its Western partners are summarized and then discussed in detail.

Eduard Shevardnadze, USSR Union of Soviet Socialist Republics · Ministry of Foreign Affairs→–

Prague, 17 March 1990

Political report of the Turkish Consul General in Berlin, Akın Emregül, to the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Summary of the decisions taken at the meeting between the Senate of West Berlin and the Government of East Berlin, who gathered in the City Hall of East Berlin for the first time in 42 years.

Akin Emregül, Turkey · Consulate General in Berlin→Turkey · Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Berlin, June 1990

Politischer Bericht des schweizerischen Botschafters in Ost-Berlin, Franz Birrer

Einschätzungen zur Auflösung der DDR und deren Anschluss an die Bundesrepublik Deutschland, wobei insbesondere die Beschleunigung des Wiedervereinigungsprozesses seit den Ereignissen an der Berliner Mauer und deren negativen Konsequenzen für die DDR betont werden.

Franz Birrer, Swiss Embassy in East Berlin→Federal Department for Foreign Affairs

Berlin/DDR, 2. Oktober 1990

Memorandum by the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Krzysztof Skubiszewski

Summary of the talks between Prime Minister Mazowiecki and Chancellor Kohl. The current developments and arrangements for immediate measures, plans to sign a border treaty and a good neighbourly relations treaty, and the decision to abolish the visa requirement are discussed.

Jerzy Sułek, Poland · Ministry of Foreign Affairs→Poland · Government

Warsaw, 11 November 1990