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

6 May 1953

A file of correspondence, reports and memoranda concerning the continued renegotiation of the terms of the Berlin air corridor. The documents include proposals by the Americans and a separate proposal by the French; a decision to inform the Benelux countries of the negotiations; the concerns of the United States Air Force regarding the Soviet proposals; a set of notes directed to Winston Churchill, the British prime minister, regarding the development of talks; and correspondence outlining concerns that the compensation awarded to the families of the crew of a Lincoln bomber shot down by the Soviets is inadequate. Other documents contain a Soviet proposal to hold further talks; a summary of the Allied proposal to the Soviets; a discussion of how the next talks should focus explicitly on the boundaries of the three corridors; and recognition that the Allies must propose a compromise or future talks will be a waste of time.
united kingdom france belgium luxembourg united states of america civil aviation airspace borders compensation international relations military aviation netherlands transportation postal communications soviet union air safety berlin 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 French-Soviet relations financial claims against foreign countries public statements West Berlin Border Security and Migration border controls military exchanges Anglo-American relations multilateral talks Selwyn Lloyd British Commonwealth Berlin air corridors Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) Ivone Kirkpatrick William Strang Lincoln bomber incident
Collection ID
FO371
Countries
Belgium East Germany France Luxembourg Netherlands Soviet Union United Kingdom United States of America West Germany
Department Reference
Code CW files 1226/120-1226/137
Document Type
Correspondence Reports Memoranda
File Reference
FO 371/104055
Identifier
10.1080/cwee.fo371.104055
Note
Documents in this file were retained under Section 3(4) of the Public Records Act 1958.
Pages
123
Persons Discussed
Ivone Kirkpatrick Selwyn Lloyd William Strang Winston Churchill
Published in
United Kingdom
Subject Countries
Berlin
Themes
International Relations Border Security and Migration

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