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Informational Report on the 11th Session of the CDM

18 Dec 1978
Description: This is a report sent by East German Minister of Defense Heinz Hoffmann to East German leader Erich Honecker, on the results of the 11th session of the Warsaw Pact (WP) Committee of Defense Ministers in East Berlin in 1978. It reports on the development and technical equipment of the WP's United Armed Forces (UAF) and the establishment of a coordinated policy regarding military aid for developing countries. The report broadly reviews opposing Romanian positions voiced during this CDM meeting. It is stressed that the WP must not lag behind NATO in the field of military technology.

Collection: Defense Ministers

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  • German (1006 KB )
Origin (Agency): Ministry of Defense, East Germany
Sender: Heinz Hoffmann, Minister of Defense, East Germany
Recipient: Erich Honecker, Head of the National Security Council, General Secretary of the SED Politburo, East Germany
Language of Original Document: German
Number of Pages: 12
Cold War Period: 1970s
Persons: Coman, Ustinov
Document Source: Federal Archives of Germany, Military Branch (BA-MA), Freiburg i. Br.
Call Number: DVW 1/71035

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