No. 197
Editorial Note
On June 16 strikes and demonstrations broke out in East Berlin over increased working norms which had been decreed by the German Democratic Republic. The demonstrations continued in East Berlin and in several other cities in the German Democratic Republic for two days before being suppressed. This series of events led to an exchange of letters between Chancellor Adenauer and President Eisenhower, initiated by the former on June 21, concerning rights and conditions in the Soviet Zone.
For documentation on the demonstrations in Berlin and the texts of the letters exchanged between the Chancellor and the President, see Documents 731 ff.