Transit Agreement (1972)
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 Egon Bahr (left) and Michael Kohl (right) signing the Transit Agreement | |
| Type | Bilateral treaty |
|---|---|
| Signed | 17 December 1971 |
| Location | Palais Schaumburg, Bonn |
| Effective | 3 June 1972 |
| Signatories | |
| Parties | |
The Transit Agreement (German: Transitabkommen), signed 17 December 1971, arranged access to and from West Berlin from West Germany, secured the right of West Berliners to visit East Berlin and East Germany, and secured the rights of East German citizens to visit West Germany, although only in cases of family emergency.[1][2][3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ostpolitik:The Quadripartite Agreement. September 3, 1971". usa.usembassy.de. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
- ^ "Volltext Abkommen zwischen der Regierung der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik und der Regierung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland über den Transitverkehr von zivilen Personen und Gütern zwischen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und Berlin (West) [Transitabkommen], 17. Dezember 1971 / Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (BSB, München)". www.1000dokumente.de. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
- ^ Nakath, Detlef. "Durchgehender Autobus (nd-aktuell.de)". www.nd-aktuell.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-08.
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