Berlin in the Cold War, 1948-1990: Documents on British Policy Overseas, Series III, Vol. VI

by Hamilton; Keith

• ISBN13: 9780415448703
• ISBN10: 0415448700
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-03-05
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This volume consists of a book and fully searchable DVD containing a facsimile collection of diplomatic documents covering British reactions to critical developments regarding Berlin, its quadripartite administration, and role in the Cold War during the crises of 1948-49, 1959-61 and 1988-90. These events were each set within very different international contexts, but four interrelated themes are nevertheless common to each of the three chapters of the volume: the British Government#xE2;#xAC;"s insistence, in conjunction with the Americans and the French, on upholding and safeguarding the rights of the four occupying powers in Berlin; British concerns with broader matters of military security in Western Europe as a whole and Germany in particular; the interaction of the four occupying powers with one another; and the questions raised by demographic change, especially population movements from east to west. All of the documents dealing with the events of 1989-90 fall within the UK#xE2;#xAC;"s 30-year rule and are therefore not yet in the public domain.

Table of Contents

The hard copy volume accompanying the CD-ROM includes:Abbreviations List of persons Introductions and Summaries 1 Berlin Isolated, 1948- 49 2 Berlin Divided, 1959- 61 3 Berlin Reunited, 1988- 90The CD-ROM contains a full list of documents, and 509 fully-searchable facsimile documents.