DDR Archiv : Akten : Aug. 1990
Date Made: August, 1990; 1990s
Materials: plastic; metal; cardboard; adhesive; paper; ink
Measurements: binder: 12 ½ in x 10 ½ in x 2 in (31.8 cm x 26.7 cm x 5.1 cm)
Language: ger
Genre/Form: scrapbooks; ring binders; correspondence; newspaper clippings; photocopies
Binder 143, classified as "DDR Archiv," with a sub-category of "Akten," contains correspondence and memos on letterhead, copies of typed and handwritten documents, and newspaper clippings. Highlights include: Report, dated Aug. 13, 1990, on INTERPORT, a covert MfS organization involved in money-laundering and technology exchange while posing as a agency dealing in antique or classic cars; Initially overlooked, the INTERPORT properties in East Berlin were raided on August 10, 1990, shredded documents and business records were confiscated, and bank connnnections clarified; Text of the Volkskammer session (Aug. 8, 2010, in pencil) on the eve of unification, reflecting on what still needs to be done and expressing the wish that there were more time, for example, to tackle not just the MfS, but "all careerists who enjoyed privileges at the cost of others." (Brinksmeier/SPD); Newspaper article dated Aug. 29, 1990, from an unidentified Berlin paper describing forced evacuation of properties and individuals along the inner-German border and the Baltic coast during the GDR years.
Collection/Series: DDR Archiv Scrapbook Collection
Accession Number: 2010.103.014.018.008.143