Richard von Weizsäcker
President of the FRGFederal Republic of Germany 1.7.1984 –30.6.1994.
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- 14.11.1989Telegram from the Dutch Ambassador in Bonn, Jan van der Tas, to the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hans van den BroekReport on the events that unfolded on and after 9.11.1989. Van der Tas is critical of the "false note", the claim for reunification, brought into the festivities by FRG Chancellor Kohl.
- 20.2.1990Telegram from the Israeli Ambassador in Bonn, Benjamin Navon, to the Israeli Foreign MinistryA report on Foreign Minister Arens' talks in Bonn with Chancellor Kohl and President von Weizsäcker. Arens told the latter that he sees the reunification of Germany as "a foregone conclusion". Kohl said that East Germany was rapidly collapsing, and assured Arens that "there is no Fourth Reich, and never will be."
- 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.
- 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.