Report by Defense Minister Heinz Hoffmann to the SED Politburo on NATO Forces and the Fourth Session of the CDMFeb 1972 |
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This is a report by East German Defense Minister Heinz Hoffmann to the politburo of the United Socialist Party's (SED) Central Committee. It deals with NATO's armed forces in Europe and outlines the results of the fourth session of the Warsaw Pact (WP) Committee of Defense Ministers (CDM) in East Berlin 1972. Despite the relaxation of tensions between East and West, Hoffmann stresses the importance of a high level of defense readiness and underlines the aggressive nature of NATO. In the field of transportation, more standardization and coordination is necessary. Romania and Hungary refuse to sign an integrated air defense plan.
Collection: Defense Ministers
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Document Type:
Report Origin (Agency): Ministry of Defense, East Germany Sender: Heinz Hoffmann, Minister of Defense, East Germany Destination (Agency): Politburo of the Central Committee of the SED, East Germany Language of Original Document: German Number of Pages: 26 Cold War Period: 1970s Persons: Grechko, Shtemenko, Jaruzelski |
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Document Source: Federal Archives of Germany, Military Branch (Freiburg i. Br.) Call Number: DVW 1/71028 |