Dealing with the Devil: East Germany, Détente, and Ostpolitik, 1969-1973Univ of North Carolina Press, 2001 - 295 pages Using new archival sources--including previously secret documents of the East German secret police and Communist Party--M. E. Sarotte goes behind the scenes of Cold War Germany during the era of d©tente, as East and West tried negotiation instead of confr |
Contents
Opposing Devils | 1 |
Setting the Stage in 1969 Old Worries and New Initiatives in the Era of Nixon and Brandt one | 7 |
Speaking Civilly FacetoFace in the First Half of 1970 Meetings in Moscow Erfurt Berlin and Kassel | 37 |
Discovering the Perils of Bargaining in the Second Half of 1970 The Moscow Treaty the Quadripartite Talks and the Beginning oftheEndforUlbricht | 65 |
Expediting Negotiations in 1971 Superpower Maneuvering and the Importance of China | 87 |
Achieving Initial Aims in 19711972 The Quadripartite Agreement the Transit Accord and the Traffic Treaty | 113 |
Sealing the Bargain in 19721973 The Basic Treaty in the Context of the International Cold War SIX | 135 |
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