ZONAL BORDER CONTROL MEASURES IN THE SOVIET ZONE OF GERMANY

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• Publication Date: August 7, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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01-1IS IS UNEVALUATED INORMATiO
;Beimin l Janu'afy 1951,-illegal border traffic:between the-So-Viet
AZone of Germany and the -US Zone- decreased considerably as a result of
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he risks involved in illegal 'border ',crossing ha-ire increased conS'iderab
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eViet' .occupation troops were Moved closer to.thg border;
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