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Soviet soldier taking a photograph of another soldier in Red Square, Moscow, 1959

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East Germany

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"The Bundeshaus (Federal Building) in Bonn, West Germany, May 1961. "

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West Germany

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United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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George H.W. Bush and Lech Walesa

CIA Reports on the Collapse of Communism in Europe

Mikhail Gorbachev, 1986

Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich

1931- 2022

Photograph of Helmut Kohl, 1982.

Kohl, Helmut

1930- 2017

North Atlantic Council Meeting, Lisbon, June 1985

Archivio Andreotti's NATO Series

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Stalin, Joseph

1879- 1953

Truman with Attlee and Stalin at Potsdam

Cold War Origins

A photo of Joseph Stalin from 1943

Stalin and the Cold War

German Reunification

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Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich

1890- 1986

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Italy. Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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December 7, 1989	Johann Plattner, Austrian Foreign Ministry, 'Program of Chancellor Kohl on German unification; Reaction of the Western states' The document outlines other countries' reactions to the prospect of German Reunification. The fears of France, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg are cataloged. In addition, Western allies such as the United States, United Kingdom, and France are marked as being hopeful for the upcoming reunion of the two states.
November 10, 1989	Johann Plattner, Austrian Foreign Ministry, 'Debate on German Reunification; Information and Language Regime' In light of Kohl & Gorbachev's joint statement (June 13, 1989), the Head of the Department for Western and Northern Europe of the Political Section of the Austrian Foreign Ministry discusses German reunification, the Berlin Question, and Detente. The report discusses the resistant attitudes of the West, with the exception of the US, towards German reunification.
September 19, 1989	Analysis by Envoy Thomas Nowotny, 'The Specter of German Reunification' The report discusses the conflicting views from countries such as the US and USSR surrounding German Reunification. It later explains predicted demographics, economics, and military prowess of a unified Germany.
October 15, 1951	Memorandum of D. F. Ustinov to L. P. Beria on the Use of German Specialists Summary report on the use of German specialists for Soviet rocket development
June 29, 1995	German Bundestag, 13th Legislative Period, 'Response of the Federal Government to the Small Inquiry of the SPD faction—Printed Matter 13/1455—Strengthening the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons' Review of steps taken by the German federal government to limit proliferation of nuclear weapons.
November 1964	Memorandum by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 'NATO's nuclear weapons' The memo deals with the reorganization of political control and of the "command chain" with respect to NATO's nuclear deterrent (opinions of the UK and France, Italian and German criticism). There are 3 attachments: 1) Multilateral Nuclear Force. Italian stance with regards to British proposals (2 pages); 2) British position on Multilateral Force - Message from Washington on 4th December (5 pages); 3) Reorganization of the Atlantic nuclear deterrent (12 pages).
December 10, 1963	Memorandum by Ministry of Defense, 'NATO strategy' This correspondence between the Ministry of Defense and embassies in Washington and London discusses the current state of NATO's (nuclear strategy) and the different views held by France, Great Britain, Germany and United States.
1963	Report, 'Point 2. NATO situation' Discussion of the relative roles of the United States, Great Britain, Germany and France in NATO and a proposal to revise the role of NATO as the threat of a Soviet attack increases.
December 4, 1962	Report by Permanent Representative to NATO Alessandrini to Minister of Defense Andreotti Italy's permanent representative to NATO Alessandrini writes to PM Andreotti in preparation for the upcoming Paris summit. He shares general remarks about the state of the alliance and current issues in international relations focusing on the German question, Cuba, and Sino-Soviet relations.
August 23, 1961	Message by Permanent Representative to NATO to the Minister of Defense, 'General Norstad's petition to the Council' Italian official Pinna Caboni summarizes the military report delivered by General Norstad regarding the threat of attack on Berlin, evidenced by the presence of Soviet troops near the city. According to General Norstad, immediate action must be taken to mitigate the threat of nuclear attack on Berlin in the interests of Germany as well as all of Western Europe.