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See also:
http://www.ustrcr.cz/data/pdf/seminare/2013/kramer/demise-of-the-soviet-bloc.pdf
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/twenty-fifth-anniversary-the-fall-the-berlin-wall
The Cold War International History Project (CWIHP) has released a collection of documents on the history of the Berlin Wall, from its earliest conception to its collapse in November 1989, including:
- 1 November 1989, Memorandum of Conversation Between Egon Krenz and Mikhail S. Gorbachev
- 9 November 1989, Draft of Temporary Transition Rules for Travel and Permanent Exit from East Germany and Berlin
- 9 November 1989, The Socialist Unity Party Central Committee approves the new travel regulations
- 9 November 1989, Press Conference in which Günter Schabowski mistakenly announces the new regulations are effective “immediately”
- 10 November 1989, Romanian Embassy in Berlin reports on the mass celebrations and crossings following the announcement
- 10 November 1989, Message from Mikhail Gorbachev to Helmut Kohl
For more, see the Berlin Wall collection in the CWIHP Digital Archive.