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December 15, 1989	Germanys: Party Links Multiplying An analysis of the rapidly expanding political and economic ties between East and West Germany.
December 8, 1989	East Germany: Free Election Set Roundtable Shares Power An analysis of Communist and opposition leaders' decision to host free elections.
December 5, 1989	East Germany: Fresh Opposition Support for Reunification An analysis of growing support for reunification and its role in the upcoming free elections.
November 28, 1989	Special Analysis: Germanys: Betrothed, No Date Set An analysis of the future of relationship between East and West Germany and their potential unification.
October 27, 1989	Special Analysis: The Germanys: Reunification -- What Would Have to Happen An analysis of what German unification would look like.
September 22, 1989	East Germany: Prospects After Honecker An analysis of what a new East German government may look like.
June 27, 1969	Embassy of the GDR in the PR China, 'Note about a Conversation of the Ambassador of the GDR in the PR China, Comrade Hertzfeldt, with the Head of Main Department in the Foreign Ministry of the PR China, Yu Zhan, on 2 June 1969' A report on the GDR's foreign relations with countries such as Cambodia, Iraq, and Sudan, as well as with West Germany.
August 27, 1970	Embassy of the GDR in the PR China, 'Note about a Conversation of the Ambassador of the GDR in the PR China, Comrade Hertzfeldt, with the Deputy Foreign Minister of the PR China, Qiao Guanhua, on 24 August 1970 between 17:00 and 18:00 hours' A discussion about the East Germany, West Germany, and the Sino-Soviet border conflict.
July 18, 1990	Johann Plattner, Austrian Foreign Ministry, 'German Unity; State of Affairs in mid-July 1990' The report assesses German unity in three parts. The first regards internal factors of integration such as integrating monetary systems and elections. The next portion regards external factors, focusing mainly on the USSR's parameters for reunification regarding NATO and Poland's western border. Finally, the report assesses German reunification and predicts the process will be complete by the end of the year (1990). In addition, it discusses the positive prospects for European Unity and emphasizes Austria's role in binding a newly united Germany to Western Europe.
November 24, 1989	Memorandum of Conversation Austrian Chancellor Franz Vranitzky and East German Prime Minister Hans Modrow, East-Berlin The conversation details various changes needed in the GDR, including within the economy, electoral law, and foreign relations. They further discuss Austria's role in the two German states.