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East German Memorandum for a Meeting between Heinz Hoffmann (East German Minister of Defense) and Dmitry Ustinov (Soviet Minister of Defense) on 19 October 1983

19 Oct 1983
Description: This is a memorandum for a meeting between East German Defense Minister Heinz Hoffmann and Soviet Defense Minister Dmitry Ustinov. The document contains remarks on the political and economic situation in East Germany as well as on East German relations with West Germany. The memorandum also addresses: i) possible locations for the stationing of new missile systems on the territory of East Germany, ii) the protection of the intra-German border, and iii) the supply of Soviet military equipment to the East German National People's Army.

Collection: Defense Ministers

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Document Type: Memorandum of Conversation
Origin (Agency): East German Ministry of Defense
Language of Original Document: German
Number of Pages: 11
Cold War Period: 1980s
Persons: Ustinov, Honecker, Kohl, Hoffmann
Document Source: Federal Archives of Germany, Military Branch (BA-MA), Freiburg i. Br.
Call Number: DVW 1/71040

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