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Documents - The New Ostpolitik and German-German Relations
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1.   Change through Rapprochement (July 15, 1963)
In the following speech, which was delivered at the Evangelical Academy in Tutzing, Egon Bahr emphasizes Germany’s special role in overcoming the entrenched East-West....
2.   Agreement on Border Crossing (December 17, 1963)
After the Wall was built, citizens of West Berlin were not allowed to travel to the eastern part of the city. It was only after the signing of four travel....
3.   The Protestant Churches and Eastern Europe (October 15, 1965)
In a controversial 1965 memorandum entitled “The Plight of Refugees and the Relationship of the German People to their Eastern Neighbors,” the leaders of the Protestant Churches (which, at the time,....
4.   Modifying the Hallstein Doctrine (June 4, 1969)
After intense debate within the coalition government, the governing parties agreed to modify the Hallstein Doctrine, which had been in effect since 1955. From that point on, international recognition....
5.   Two States, One Nation (October 28, 1969)
In this inaugural address to the Bundestag, Chancellor Willy Brandt recalls the division of Germany and heralds a new era in West Germany’s relations to East....
6.   Brandt’s Visit to the GDR (March 23, 1970)
The Erfurt meeting between Chancellor Willy Brandt and Willy....
7.   The Moscow Treaty (August 12, 1970)
In addition to normalizing relations with East Germany, the West German government began negotiations with the Soviet foreign minister. The Moscow Treaty of August 1970 stressed the principle of....
8.   Quadripartite Agreement on Berlin (September 3, 1971)
The Quadripartite Agreement between the former Allies illustrates the close link between Ostpolitik....
9.   Vote of No Confidence (April 1972)
The first constructive vote of no confidence in West German history was made possible by the defection....
10.   The Basic Treaty (December 21, 1972)
The Basic Treaty [Grundlagenvertrag] aimed to establish good neighborly relations between both German states and granted de facto, albeit not de jure, legal recognition to the....
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