The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Documents at the National Archives
Documents at the National Archives
2011 marks the 50th anniversary of the political crisis that resulted in the erection of the Berlin Wall, which divided that German city for 28 years. The National Declassification Center of the National Archives and Records Administration and the Historical Collections Division of the Central Intelligence Agency have partnered to publish newly declassified documents that reveal intimate details of the five month Berlin Crisis of 1961. The documents listed below are in the holdings of the National Archives at College Park, MD. Documents owned by other agencies, such as the JFK Presidential Library, Department of State and Central Intelligence Agency can be accessed from the CIA's website.
All files in the "Title" column are in PDF format. Due to some of the large file sizes, we recommend that you save them rather than try to open them directly.