Berlin Crisis, 1962-1963

Berlin Crisis 1962-1963 documents U.S. involvement in the continuing Four-Power negotiations over divided Germany and the status of the Western-occupied sectors of Berlin. Contents: March 1962: Discussion of Berlin at the Eighteen-Nation Disarmament Committee Meetings at Geneva April-May 1962: Differences between the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany May-July 1962: Further Discussions at Washington, Geneva, and Moscow August-September 1962: Contingency Planning, the death of Peter Fechter, and the Abolition of the Office of the Soviet Commandant September-November 1962: U.S. Policy on Berlin during the Cuban Missile Crisis November 1962-January 1963: Allied Consideration of Resuming Talks with the Soviet Union January-June 1963: Resumption of Talks with the Soviet Union and President Kennedy's Trip to Germany June-October 1963: Discussions at Moscow, New York, and Washington October-December 1963: Convoy Incidents and Chancellor Erhard's Visit to the United States