PHP - THE SECOND COLD WAR, 1981-1985

Friday, 28 October 2016

/ Defense Ministers

Collection: Records of the Warsaw Pact Committee of the Ministers of Defense, 1969-1990

Edited by Christian Nuenlist
May 2001

The Second Cold War, 1981-1985

XIV. Moscow, 1-4 December 1981

1 Dec 1981	Analysis of the Current State of the Aggressive NATO Bloc's Armed Forces and Trends in Their Development (Report)
1 Dec 1981	East German Statement (Current Development of NATO's Armament Policy)
1 Dec 1981	Current State of Combat-Readiness of the UAF Land and Naval Forces and Steps Towards Increasing It (Report)
1 Dec 1981	Forms and Methods of Operational and Combat Training of the UAF and Measures for Improvement
1 Dec 1981	Report on the PCC Decision to Elaborate Plans for the Development of UAF Forces and Fleets, 1981-1985 (Summary)
1 Dec 1981	Theses on the First Point of the Agenda
1 Dec 1981	Talking Points for a Meeting between Heinz Hoffmann (East German Minister of Defense) and Dmitry Ustinov (Soviet Minister of Defense) during the 14th CMD Session
1 Dec 1981	Memorandum from Heinz Hoffmann (East German Minister of Defense) to Erich Honecker (East German Head of State) about a Meeting with Viktor Kulikov (Supreme Commander of the WP United Armed Forces) on 23 November 1981
1 Dec 1981	Press Release
4 Dec 1981	Protocol
7 Dec 1981	Report on the 14th Session of the CMD by the East German Minister of Defense (Heinz Hoffmann) to the East German Head of State (Erich Honecker)

XV. Prague, 11-13 January 1983

11 Jan 1983	East German Statement (New Armament and Military Equipment)
11 Jan 1983	State and Development of the Tactical Air Forces
11 Jan 1983	East German Statement (Development of the East German Air Force)
11 Jan 1983	Progress on Decisions Taken at the Third and Sixth CMD Sessions on Improving the UAF Command System (Polish Comments - Summary)
11 Jan 1983	Progress on Decisions Taken at the Third and Sixth CMD Sessions on Improving the UAF Command System (Romanian Comments - Summary)
11 Jan 1983	Conclusions and Proposals Drawn from the Lessons Learned from Troops' Combat Actions in Local Wars and Conflicts (Presentation)
11 Jan 1983	Press Release
11 Jan 1983	Protocol
11 Jan 1983	Report on the 15th Meeting of the CMD
11 Jan 1983	East German Memorandum for a Meeting between Heinz Hoffmann (East German Minister of Defense) and Dmitry Ustinov (Soviet Minister of Defense) during the 15th CMD Session (First Draft)
11 Jan 1983	East German Memorandum for a Meeting between Heinz Hoffmann (East German Minister of Defense) and Dmitry Ustinov (Soviet Minister of Defense) during the 15th CMD Session (Second Draft)

Euromissile Meeting, 20 October 1983

14 Oct 1983	Telex from Viktor Kulikov (Supreme Commander of the United Armed Forces) to Heinz Hoffmann (East German Minister of Defense) of 14 October 1983
14 Oct 1983	Telex from the East German Ambassador to Romania (Bock) of 14 October 1983
19 Oct 1983	Resolution (Romanian Version of 19 October 1983)
19 Oct 1983	East German Memorandum for a Meeting between Heinz Hoffmann (East German Minister of Defense) and Dmitry Ustinov (Soviet Minister of Defense) on 19 October 1983
20 Oct 1980	Debate on the Possible Deployment of New US Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces in Europe and Measures for Enhanced Defense of the Warsaw Pact Member Countries against the Increased Security Threat Caused by NATO
20 Oct 1983	Statement of the Soviet Union (NATO's Plans to Deploy Euromissiles)
20 Oct 1983	Closing Remarks by East German Defense Minister Heinz Hoffmann
20 Oct 1983	Press Release
20 Oct 1983	Protocol
20 Oct 1983	Press Release of 19 October 1983 (Draft - Romanian Version)
20 Oct 1983	Press Release (Abbreviated Version)
20 Oct 1983	Press Release (Very Short Version)
20 Oct 1983	Decision of 20 October 1983 (Draft)
20 Oct 1983	Draft Resolution (Including Romanian Proposals for Modifications)
20 Oct 1983	Memorandum from Heinz Hoffmann (East German Minister of Defense) to Erich Honecker (East German Head of State) on the CMD Meeting in East Berlin
20 Oct 1983	Memorandum from Heinz Hoffmann (East German Minister of Defense) to Erich Honecker (East German Head of State) about Problems with Romania
21 Oct 1983	Media Echo: "Neues Deutschland" Daily (21, 22, 23, and 25 October 1983)

XVI. Sofia, 5-7 December 1983

5 Dec 1983	Overall Guidelines for the Development of the UAF and of their Military Equipment, 1986-1990 (Presentation)
5 Dec 1983	Statement by Soviet Defense Minister Dmitry Ustinov at the CMD Meeting in Sofia
5 Dec 1983	Modernization of the Armament and of the Military Equipment in the Armies of the Warsaw Pact Member States (Summary)
5 Dec 1983	Countermeasures against Imperialist Propaganda Directed against the WP Armies (Summaries)
5 Dec 1983	East German Statement (Western Propaganda Directed against the WP Armies)
5 Dec 1983	Soviet Statement (Western Propaganda Directed against the WP Armies)
5 Dec 1983	Summary of Presentation on the First Issue of the Agenda
7 Dec 1983	Protocol and Press Release
8 Dec 1983	Report on the 16th CMD Session

XVII. Budapest, 3-5 December 1984

3 Dec 1984	State and Developments of NATO's Armed Forces in the Western and South-Western Theaters of War until 1990 (Presentations)
3 Dec 1984	Soviet Statement (State and Development of NATO's Armed Forces)
3 Dec 1984	East German Statement (State and Development of NATO's Armed Forces)
3 Dec 1984	The Warsaw Pact Members' Integrated Air Defense System and Measures for its Improvement (Summary)
3 Dec 1984	East German Statement (Integration of the Air Defense System)
3 Dec 1984	Measures Honoring the 30th Anniversary of the Warsaw Pact (Summary)
3 Dec 1984	East German Memorandum for a Meeting between Heinz Hoffmann (East German Minister of Defense) and Dmitry Ustinov (Soviet Minister of Defense) on Military Cooperation
3 Dec 1984	East German Memorandum for a Meeting between Heinz Hoffmann (East German Minister of Defense) and Dmitry Ustinov (Soviet Minister of Defense) on Progress in the Field of Armaments and Equipment
5 Dec 1984	Protocol and Press Release
6 Dec 1984	Report on the 17th Session of the CMD