Erich Honecker
General Secretary of the SEDSozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands (Socialist Unity Party of Germany) and chairman of the GDRGerman Democratic Republic State Council 29.10.1976–18.10.1989.
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- 8.11.1989Telegram from the Dutch Ambassador in East Berlin, Egbert Jacobs, to the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hans van den BroekObservations on the political situation and internal developments in the GDR in the days prior to the opening of the Wall.
- 6.12.1989Telegram from the Canadian Ambassador in Bonn, Thomas W. Delworth, to the Canadian Department of External AffairsObservations on how popular support for reunification is pushing the pace faster than anyone anticipated.
- 16.4.1990Telegram from the Israeli Ambassador in Bonn, Benjamin Navon, to the Israeli Foreign MinistryReview of the situation in the GDR following the elections. The new parliament has passed a resolution recognizing Germany's crimes against the Jews and instructing the government to work for establishment of relations with Israel. Open official negotiations with the GDR are proposed.
- 23.7.1990Telegram from the Canadian Ambassador in Bonn, Thomas W. Delworth, to the Canadian Department of External AffairsSpeculative reflections on the fall of the Berlin Wall, the reunification of Germany, and what it means for Europe and the world.
- 9.8.1990Telegram from the Dutch Ambassador in Bonn, Jan van der Tas, to the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hans van den BroekReport on the economic difficulties for industry in the FRG evolving from the German reunification process, while in the GDR government, industry and public services are in terminal decline.
- 2.10.1990Politischer Bericht des schweizerischen Botschafters in Ost-Berlin, Franz BirrerEinschätzungen zur Auflösung der DDR und deren Anschluss an die Bundesrepublik Deutschland, wobei insbesondere die Beschleunigung des Wiedervereinigungsprozesses seit den Ereignissen an der Berliner Mauer und deren negativen Konsequenzen für die DDR betont werden.