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Central(C): Germany (West) (CW). Quadripartite Air Negotiations in Berlin

23 Apr 1953

A file of correspondence, reports and memoranda concerning the renegotiation of the conditions within the Berlin air corridor in the aftermath of the Lincoln bomber incident. The documents include a letter from a relative of one of the Lincoln pilots; the minutes of the third four-party talk during which proposals were made to avoid the shooting down of aircraft straying out of the corridor; information regarding how British airmen were instructed to act when encountering Soviet aircraft; and a rejection of Soviet portrayals of the talks as having a "friendly atmosphere." Other documents discuss the views of Winston Churchill, the British prime minister, on the Lincoln bomber incident; further reference to the original establishment of the corridor dating from 1946; the proposition to hold a further round of four-party talks; and a ratification of the rules to be followed by aircraft within the corridor.
united kingdom france united states of america civil aviation airspace borders compensation international relations military aviation transportation postal communications telecommunications soviet union air safety berlin military east germany royal air force west germany united states air force diplomatic missions airmen winston churchill Anglo-Soviet relations diplomatic officials American-Soviet relations diplomatic disputes letters from members of the public French-Soviet relations financial claims against foreign countries West Berlin Border Security and Migration border controls military exchanges multilateral talks Selwyn Lloyd Berlin air corridors Ivone Kirkpatrick William Strang Vasilii Sokolovskii Lincoln bomber incident
Collection ID
FO371
Countries
East Germany France Soviet Union United Kingdom United States of America West Germany
Department Reference
Code CW files 1226/104-1226/119
Document Type
Correspondence Reports Meeting Minutes
File Reference
FO 371/104054
Identifier
10.1080/cwee.fo371.104054
Note
Documents in this file were retained under Section 3(4) of the Public Records Act 1958.
Pages
131
Persons Discussed
Ivone Kirkpatrick Selwyn Lloyd Vasilii Sokolovskii William Strang Winston Churchill
Published in
United Kingdom
Subject Countries
Berlin
Themes
International Relations Military Border Security and Migration

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