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Report on the 21st Session of the CMD

11 Jul 1988
Description: This is a letter from East German Minister of Defense Heinz Kessler to East German leader Erich Honecker. It informs him about questions discussed at the 21st session of the Warsaw Pact's (WP) Committee of Ministers of Defense (CMD) in Moscow in 1988. A critical assessment of NATO's policy is included together with an outline of the implications of the CMD meeting for the East German armed forces.

Collection: Defense Ministers

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  • German (391 KB )
Document Type: Letter
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: 5
Cold War Period: 1985-1991
Document Source: Federal Archives of Germany, Military Branch (BA-MA), Freiburg i. Br.
Call Number: DVW 1/71049

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