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Swiss diplomat's 'Adieu, DDR!' report remembered 36 years on
Original: Exactly 36 years ago today, Switzerland's ambassador in East Berlin wrote report no. 16: "Adieu, DDR!" Critical of the r
Exactly 36 years ago, Switzerland's ambassador in East Berlin filed report no. 16, titled 'Adieu, DDR!'. The dispatch was critical of the path to German reunification yet concluded that, from a European standpoint, unification was to be welcomed. A newly rebuilt digital edition of the diplomat's reports, created by engineers from both sides of the former Iron Curtain, is drawing fresh attention to the document.
Why now: The anniversary of the fall of East Germany-era diplomacy has prompted renewed interest in the historic report and its newly digitised edition.
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- Exactly 36 years ago today, Switzerland's ambassador in East Berlin wrote report no. 16: "Adieu, DDR!" Critical of the road to unity, yet clear that from a European standpoint it was to be welcomed. Why engineers from both sides of the Iron Curtain rebuilt this edition:… · eeditiones@social.e-editiones.org · 3
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