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October 11, 1990	The Chancellor's [Helmut Kohl's] Meeting with the Foreign Minsiter of Saudi Arabia, Prince Saud Al Faisal, on 11 October 1990, 14.00-15.00 hours Kohl and Faisal discuss the situation in the Gulf, Germany's foreign policy and its financial assistance as well as Saddam Hussein's position in the Arab world.
July 19, 1990	Sucharipa, Austrian Foreign Ministry, 'German Unification, Soviet Position' The document discusses the Soviet position on German unification in six separate parts. The first deals with confusion over Gorbachev's better than expected consent to unification. Second are the potential domestic and foreign policy reasons the USSR consented so readily to unification, followed by the third part which outlines potential Soviet benefits from the process. The fourth section discusses the autonomy of the new German government, which is backed up with the fifth section discussing public sentiment. The final portion discusses the fine line for both the Soviet Union and the West between being overbearing on Germany's new independence and not helping enough.
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.
June 4, 1945	Notes by Wilhelm Pieck on a Consultation with Stalin, Molotov, Zhdanov Meeting notes on the situation in Germany.
September 15, 1961	Letter from Ulbricht to Khrushchev on Closing the Border Around West Berlin Ulbricht writes to Khrushchev regarding the closing of the border between east and west Berlin.
November 27, 1968	Note on the Final Talk with the CP Cuba Delegation on 21 November 1968 A Note on the Final Talk with the CP Cuba Delegation on 21 November 1968 about Cuba's foreign relations with various countries, including the Soviet Union and GDR.
September 25, 1958	SED First Secretary Walter Ulbricht to Soviet Leader Nikita Khrushchev Cover letter and information note from Walter Ulbricht to Nikita Khrushchev on ideas of German scientists Manfred von Ardenne about encasing missiles in a radar absorbing case to evade detection and defeat a missile defense system.
December 18, 1974	Notes on a Conversation with the Head of the FRG's Delegation, Dr. Blech, During Lunch on 18 December 1974 A memorandum of a conversation between Klaus Blech and Siegfried Bock, regarding the recognition of frontiers component of the CSCE negotiations.
November 11, 1989	From the minutes of the joint special session of the Executive Committee of the SPD and the Steering Committee of the SPD faction Willy Brandt's observations on the joint special session of the Executive Committee of the SPD and the Steering Committee of the SPD faction. Brandt discusses the November 9 opening of the border between East and West Germany.
September 16, 1991	From the Interview by the Honorary Chairman of the SPD, Brandt, with Die Welt Willy Brandt's interview with Die Welt on unified Germany and the break-up of the Soviet Union.