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August 8, 1953	Conclusion from Reports of the SED District Leadership from 7 August 1953 The SED District leadership reports on the public opinion towards the New Course of the Party and Government. One of the most significant challenges stated is the public dissatisfaction towards the coal and energy supply.
June 26, 1953	Secret Memorandum from Secretary of the Moscow Committee N. Mikhailov to Nikita Khrushchev Mikhailov reports to Khrushchev that mass rallies had taken place in 14 large factories in Moscow in response to the June uprising in East Berlin. He reports that the workers had been protesting “provocative” acts by West Germans and American occupiers to disturb peace in the GDR.
June 21, 1953	Memorandum from Karl Schirdewan to First Secretaries of the District Leadership of the SED Schirdewan orders the First Secretaries of the District Leadership of the SED to employ party members to seek out personal conversations and inquiries with individuals in the GDR after the East German Uprising. He provides specific questions for Party members to ask, in order to determine the temperament of the workers towards the GDR government and suggestions for improvement.
October 4, 1989	East German Ministry of State Security, 'Nuclear, Chemical, and Ballistic Missile Potential of Selected Threshold Countries' (excerpt) Iraq's WMD capacity as of October 1989 from Stasi Perspective
December 16, 1982	East German Ministry of State Security, 'US and NATO Military Planning on Mission of V Corps/US Army During Crises and in Wartime,' (excerpt) The Stasi's own preface to the V Corps/U.S. Army 1981 war plan (which recognizes that NATO's concept was defensive in nature in contrast to Warsaw Pact plans, which until 1987 indeed envisioned the mentioned "breakthrough towards the Rhine")
December 16, 1985	East German Ministry of State Security, 'Assessment of Adversary’s Intelligence on Development of Warsaw Pact Forces, 1983-1985' (excerpt) The Stasi preface on NATO intelligence assessment (demonstrating how much both sides knew about each other).
July 7, 1972	Letter by Federal Chancellor, Brandt to the President of the United States of America, Nixon7 July 1972 Letter written by Brandt to President Nixon on economic affairs. Brandt explains why common currency would work for Europe and why the States' cooperation is needed. The letter also includes a part on Moscow's viewpoint for the currency issue.
August 4, 1973	Teletype message by Federal Chancellor, Brandt to the President of the United States of America, Nixon4 August 1973 Willy Brandt's response to President Nixon sharing his interests in the area of security between European and American partners in the Atlantic Alliance. In this letter Brandt also gives his opinions on the previously held East-West conferences.
October 28, 1973	Letter by the Federal Chancellor, Brandt to the President of the United States of America, Nixon 28 October 1973 Federal Chancellor, Brandt writes to President Nixon about the discover on 24 October 1973 that Israeli ships in Bremerhaven were loaded with American munitions for Israel. Brandt voices his concerns about Middle Eastern Peace and importance of transparency in transatlantic relations.
March 11, 1978	Paper by the Chairman of the North-South-Commission, Brandt, for the meeting in Mt. Pèlerin Chairman of the North-South-Commission Willy Brandt's paper for the meeting in Mt. Pèlerin. Brandt's paper stresses the importance of mutual interest of the attending countries and talks about the new "international order."

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