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Friendly Enemies For Fiona and Jutta FriEndly EnEmiEs Britain and the Gdr, 1949–1990 stefan Berger and norman laPorte Berghahn Books New York • Oxford First published in 2010 by Berghahn Books www.berghahnbooks.com ©2010 Stefan Berger and Norman LaPorte All rights reserved. Except for the quotation of short passages for the purposes of criticism and review, no part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without written permission of the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Berger, Stefan. Friendly enemies : Britain and the GDR, 1949/1990 / Stefan Berger and Norman LaPorte. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-84545-697-9 (hardback : acid-free paper) 1. Great Britain--Foreign relations--Germany (East) 2. Germany (East)--Foreign relations--Great Britain. 3. Cold War. I. Laporte, Norman. II. Title. DA47.9.G4B47 2010 327.41043’109045--dc22 2010007452 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Printed in the United States on acid-free paper. ISBN: 978-1-84545-697-9 (hardback) ContEnts list of tables vvii list of Abbreviations vii Preface xiii Introduction: Britain and the other Germany 1 Chapter 1 negotiating the Emergence of two Germanys. 26 British–Gdr relations in the Context of the Evolution of the Post-war Political order, 1945–1955 Chapter 2 From sovereignty to recognition, 1955–1973 75 Chapter 3 normalisation of relations and new Beginnings, 168 1973–1979 Chapter 4 From the second Cold War to the Collapse of 222255 the Gdr, 1979–1990 Conclusion: Britain and the Gdr, 1949–1990 301 references 337 index 365 list oF tABlEs 1.1: British trade Unions delegations to the Gdr, 46 [Undated] 1954 [?]. 2.1: development of trade relations between the Gdr 107 and Great Britain, 1960–1969. 2.2: number of Western Visitors staying in FdGB 143 Holiday Homes, 1956–1958. 3.1: Contacts between Gdr and British Universities. 203 list oF ABBrEViAtions ACC Archive of Coventry Cathedral Adn Allgemeiner deutscher nachrichtendienst AEU Amalgamated Egineering Union AFl American Federation of labor Ai Amnesty international AslEF Associated society of locomotive Engineers and Firemen AssEt Association of supervisory staff, Executives and technicians Astms Association of scientific, technical and managerial staff AUEW Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers BBC British Broadcasting Corporation BCC British Council of Churches BCGd British Council for German democracy BCPit British Coucil for the Promotion of international trade BEK Bund der Evangelischen Kirchen in der ddr BElFA British Exhibitors’ leipzig Fair Association BGs Britain–Gdr society Bl Bezirksleitung BlC Berlin–london Committee BlHA-P Brandenburgisches landeshauptarchiv Potsdam BmG British military Government BPA Bezirksparteiarchiv der sEd BPC British Peace Council BridGE British–German information Exchange CBi Confederation of British industry CCn Community of the Cross of nails CdU Christlich demokratische Union CEU Press Central European University Press CGil Confederazione Generale italiana del lavoro CGt Confédération Général du travail viii List of Abbreviations CiA Central intelligence Agency Cnd Campaign for nuclear disarmament Comecon Council for mutual Economic Assistance CP Communist Party CPC Christian Peace Conference CPGB Communist Party of Great Britain CPGBAm Communist Party Archives manchester CPsU Communist Party of the soviet Union CsCE Conference on security and Co-operation in Europe d66 democraten 66 dA deutschland Archiv dAAd deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst dC democrazia Cristiana debrig deutsch–Britische Gesellschaft dEFA deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft dFd demokratischer Frauenbund deutschlands dGB deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund dGr democratic German report dm deutsche mark dti department of trade and industry dva deutsche Verlags-Anstalt ECHE Ealing College of Higher Education EdC European defence Community EEC European Economic Community EKB Evangelischer Kirchenbund End European nuclear disarmament EU European Union EZA Evangelisches Zentralarchiv FBi Federation of British industry FBU Fire Brigades Union FCo Foreign and Commonwealth office FdGB Freier deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund FdJ Freie deutsche Jugend FdP Freie demokratische Partei Fo Foreign office FrG Federal republic of Germany Ft Financial times GC General Council Gdr German democratic republic GkV Gesellschaft für kulturelle Verbindungen mit dem Ausland GlC Greater london Council HE Higher Education Ho Handelsorganisation List of Abbreviations ix HoCP House of Commons Papers HVA Hauptverwaltung Aufklärung iCFtU international Confederation of Free trade Unions iCi imperial Chemical industries iFtU international Confederation of Free trade Unions ilo international labour organization inF intermediate nuclear Force iPG inter-Parliamentary Group iPU inter-Parliamentary Union iPW institut für internationale Politik und Wirtschaft ird information and research department isK internationaler sozialistischer Kampfbund itU international telecommunication Union iWP international Workers’ Party KfA Kammer für Außenhandel KGB Committee for state security KPd Kommunistische Partei deutschlands lAB landesarchiv Berlin lAP labour Action for Peace lBC london–Berlin Committee ldPd liberal-demokratische Partei deutschlands lfV liga für Völkerfeundschaft lHA- Am landeshauptarchiv sachsen-Anhalt Abteilung merseburg lP/rich Jo richardson Papers lPA liberal Party Archive lPACr labour Party Annual Conference report lPA-lsE liberal Party Archives, london school of Economics lPAm labour Party Archive, manchester lPid labour Party international department lsE london school of Economics and Political science mEP member of European Parliament mfAA ministerium für Auswärtige Angelegenheiten mi5 British secutity service mP member of Parliament mrC modern records Centre, Warwick nA national Archives nAtFHE national Association of teachers in Further and Higher Education nAto north Atlantic treaty organization nEC national Executive Committee nGo non-governmental organisation nPd nationaldemokratische Partei deutschlands x List of Abbreviations nUm national Union of mineworkers nUPE national Union of Public Employees nUs national Union of students nUt national Union of teachers nVA nationale Volksarmee ÖtV Gewerkschaft öffentliche dienste, transport und Verkehr oUP oxford University Press PA AA Politisches Archiv des Auswärtigen Amts, Berlin PAl Parliamentary Archive, london PCF Parti Communiste Français PCi Partitio Comunista italiano Pds Partei des demokratischen sozialismus Plo Palestine liberation organisation PlP Parliamentary labour Party Ps Parti socialiste Psi Partitio socialista italiano PsoE Partido socialista obrero Español PvdA Partij van de Arbeid QC Queen’s Council rBi radio Berlin international riAs rundfunk im amerikanischen sektor rmt national Union of rail, maritime and transport Workers sAPmo-BArch stiftung Archiv der Parteien und massenorganisationen der ddr im Bundesarchiv sEd sozialistische Einheitspartei deutschlands sFio section français de l’internationale ouvrière sis secret intelligence service sKP sveriges Kommunistiska Parti smAd sowjetische militäradministration in deutschland snUm scottish national Union of mineworkers soGAt society of Graphical and Allied trades sPd sozialdemokratische Partei deutschland ssEEs school of slavonic and East European studies, University of london stasi staatssicherheit stUC scottish trade Union Congress sWCC south Wales Coalfield Collection, University of swansea tAss technical and supervisory staff section tEs times Educational supplement tGWU transport and General Workers’ Union tH technische Hochschule
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