Report on Consultations between the WP Members on 14 December 1988 in Moscow in Preparation of the 23rd CMD Meeting15 Dec 1988 |
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Description:
This report informs East German leader Erich Honecker about the results of a preparatory meeting ahead of the 23rd session of the Warsaw Pact's (WP) Committee of Ministers of Defense (CMD) in Sofia in 1988. The defense ministers discussed the publication of statistical details about the respective force levels and military capabilities of NATO and the WP as well as their reorientation towards a more defensive stance. The Soviet Union called on the other WP members to undertake unilateral disarmament steps, which, however, are not to affect the number of military personnel and the overall defense potential.
Collection: Defense Ministers
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Document Type:
Report Origin (Agency): Ministry of Defense, East Germany Sender: Heinz Kessler, Minister of Defense, East Germany Recipient: Erich Honecker, Head of the National Security Council, First Secretary of the SED Politburo, East Germany Language of Original Document: German Number of Pages: 7 Cold War Period: 1985-1991 Persons: Kulikov, Akhromeev |
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Document Source: Federal Archives of Germany, Military Branch (BA-MA), Freiburg i. Br. Call Number: DVW 1/71051 |
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