The Transit Agreement (
German
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* Germany (of or related to)
** Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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**Ge ...
: ''Transitabkommen''), signed 17 December 1971, arranged access to and from
West Berlin
West Berlin (german: Berlin (West) or , ) was a political enclave which comprised the western part of Berlin during the years of the Cold War. Although West Berlin was de jure not part of West Germany, lacked any sovereignty, and was under mi ...
from
West Germany
West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...
, secured the right of West Berliners to visit
East Berlin and
East Germany
East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...
, and secured the rights of East German citizens to visit West Germany, although only in cases of family emergency.
See also
*
Four Power Agreement on Berlin
The Four Power Agreement on Berlin, also known as the Berlin Agreement or the Quadripartite Agreement on Berlin, was agreed on 3 September 1971 by the four wartime Allied powers, represented by their ambassadors. The four foreign ministers, Ale ...
*
Basic Treaty
References
History of East Germany
Treaties of East Germany
1972 in East Germany
1972 in West Germany
Treaties of West Germany
Cold War history of Germany
East Germany–West Germany relations
1970s in West Berlin
Treaties concluded in 1971
Treaties extended to West Berlin
Treaties entered into force in 1972
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