Details

Subject(s)

• Economic conditions [Browse]
• Commerce [Browse]
• Politics and government [Browse]
• Foreign relations [Browse]
• Diplomatic and consular service [Browse]
• Germany (East)—Commerce—Albania [Browse]
• Albania—Commerce—East Germany (Democratic Republic). [Browse]
• Great Britain—Foreign relations—1906-1966—Sources [Browse]

Related name

• Great Britain. Foreign Office [Browse]
• Coherent Digital (Firm) [Browse]

Series

• General Correspondence from 1906-1966 (Great Britain. Foreign Office. Political Departments) ; FO371-118459. [More in this series]
• Cold War Eastern Europe. [More in this series]
• FO371: Foreign Office: Political Departments: General Correspondence from 1906-1966 ; FO371-118459

Data source

• Cold War Eastern Europe, 1947-1982
• Cold War Eastern Europe, 1953-1960: Module 1
• History Commons

Summary note

A file of correspondence and reports concerning trade unions in the two Germanies. The documents discuss the fourth congress of the Free German Trade Union Confederation in East Berlin -- developments within the West German Trade Union Confederation -- and the fears of the West German government that communists may look to infiltrate West German trade unions. The documents also contain a report on developments in East Germany during the first half of 1955 in the fields of "employment, social insurance, housing, and industrial relations" -- and a series of notes by the British labour attaché in Bonn on domestic employment and wage rises in West Germany. Other documents cover the role of Christian trade unions in West Germany -- a congress of West German mineworkers -- and two unofficial strikes carried out by West German workers, which are notable for being the first in West Germany since before the Nazi seizure of power.

Notes

• File date: 1955.
• Date document(s) were released to the public domain: 1985.

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