Am 05.01.2012 22:15, schrieb Wolfgang Schwanke:
It confirmed what I thought, but not your claim that West Germany asked
for controls at the Berlin wall I'm afraid.

Well, the GDR did control at the GDR/Westberlin and GDR/FRG borders,
but Bonn wanted the GDR to close the last hole in the Berlin Wall. They
wanted the GDR to akt as an auxiliary police force for Westberlin and
the FRG, preventing everyone from leaving the GDR who had not the
necessary visa for entering Westberlin or the FRG.

That is a historical fact.

I know that it does not conform to the thought control of the
government-official historical lies, but facts are stubborn things. They
might hurt when one tries to ignore them.



Cheers,
L.W.