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East German Memorandum for Meeting between Theodor Hoffmann (East German Minister of Defense) and Piotr Lushev (Supreme Commander of the UAF) about the 24th CMD Meeting

16 Nov 1989
Description: This document illustrates the East German position with respect to discussions in preparation for the 24th session of the Warsaw Pact's (WP) Committee of Ministers of Defense (CMD) in Budapest in 1989. East German Defense Minister Theodor Hoffmann explains concerns regarding draft decisions for this meeting, including contradictory statements in documents, economic concerns due to limited funds, and the East German early warning system for nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons, which has already been established.

Collection: Defense Ministers

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  • German (698 KB )
Document Type: Memorandum
Sender: T. Hoffmann, Defense Minister für Nationale Verteidigung der DDR
Language of Original Document: German
Number of Pages: 11
Cold War Period: 1985-1991
Persons: Lushev, Lobov
Document Source: Federal Archives of Germany, Military Branch (BA-MA), Freiburg i. Br.
Call Number: DVW 1/71052

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