Summary of Meeting between Heinz Kessler (East German Minister of Defense) and Viktor Kulikov (Supreme Commander of the UAF) on 8 October 1988 in Preparation of the 22nd CMD Meeting12 Oct 1988 |
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This document summarizes the main points of a discussion between East German Minister of Defense Heinz Kessler and the Supreme Commander of the Warsaw Pact's (WP) United Armed Forces, Viktor Kulikov. They discuss several issues in preparation of the 22nd session of the WP Committee of Ministers of Defense (CMD) in Prague in 1988. These include the unilateral publication of statistical information on the strength and composition of the WP's armed forces as well as Romanian proposals for a thorough institutional reform of the alliance. Kessler rejects Kulikov's argument for postponing publication of the statistical data. Nevertheless, a common position is found on all matters. Collection: Defense Ministers
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Report Origin (Agency): Defense Ministry, East Germany Sender: Heinz Kessler, Defense Minister, 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: 15 Cold War Period: 1985-1991 Persons: Kessler, Honecker, Kulikov, Iazov, |
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Document Source: Federal Archives of Germany, Military Branch (BA-MA), Freiburg i. Br. Call Number: DVW 1/71050 |
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