Transit Agreement between the FRG and the GDR (1971)

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Cold War agreement German–German agreement bilateral treaty international treaty

The Transit Agreement between the FRG and the GDR (1971) was a key Cold War treaty that regulated civilian traffic to and from West Berlin, easing tensions and improving practical relations between West Germany and East Germany as part of Ostpolitik.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Transit Agreement	1
Transit Agreement (1972)	1

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Cold War agreement ⓘ German–German agreement ⓘ bilateral treaty ⓘ international treaty ⓘ
aimedTo	ease tensions between the FRG and the GDR ⓘ facilitate access to West Berlin for West Germans ⓘ improve practical relations between West Germany and East Germany ⓘ reduce friction over Berlin transit issues ⓘ regulate civilian traffic to and from West Berlin ⓘ
appliesTo	air corridors to West Berlin ⓘ civilian traffic to and from West Berlin ⓘ rail transit ⓘ road transit ⓘ transit routes between the FRG and West Berlin ⓘ waterway transit ⓘ
beneficiary	citizens of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ other civilian travelers to West Berlin ⓘ residents of West Berlin ⓘ
countrySignatory	West Germany ⓘ surface form: Federal Republic of Germany East Germany ⓘ surface form: German Democratic Republic
geographicalScope	routes between the Federal Republic of Germany and West Berlin ⓘ territory of the German Democratic Republic ⓘ
hasLanguage	German ⓘ
historicalSignificance	contributed to stabilization of the status of West Berlin ⓘ important step in the broader détente process in Europe ⓘ milestone in normalization of relations between the FRG and the GDR ⓘ
implementedBy	FRG authorities ⓘ GDR authorities ⓘ
negotiatedBy	representatives of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ representatives of the German Democratic Republic ⓘ
partOf	Ostpolitik ⓘ
politicalContext	Cold War ⓘ division of Germany ⓘ
relatedTo	Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR (1972) ⓘ surface form: Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR Berlin question ⓘ Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971) ⓘ surface form: Four Power Agreement on Berlin
resultedIn	improved everyday contacts between West Germans and West Berliners ⓘ more predictable transit procedures between the FRG and West Berlin ⓘ reduced arbitrary interference with civilian travel to West Berlin ⓘ
shortName	Transit Agreement between the FRG and the GDR (1971) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Transit Agreement

Referenced by (3)

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Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971) → precedes → Transit Agreement between the FRG and the GDR (1971) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Transit Agreement (1972)

Transit Agreement between the FRG and the GDR (1971) → shortName → Transit Agreement between the FRG and the GDR (1971) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Transit Agreement

Ostpolitik → significantEvent → Transit Agreement between the FRG and the GDR (1971) ⓘ