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East Germans push to leave GDR spurs West German unease
A flood of leave applications from East Germany alarms officials in Bonn and West Germany. Dr Karl Heinz Nitschke leader of the movement was arrested after demanding permission to emigrate with his family and 64 others from Riesa. Authorities warn of potential unrest while denying exact figures, noting tens of thousands may seek escape.
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Bonn
West Germany
UPI
State Security Service
Schweriner Strasse
Saxony
Riesa
Karl Heinz Nitschke
German Democratic Republic
West
East
Welt Am Sonntag
Nitschke
Society For Human Rights
Frankfurt
United Nations
Frankfurt Society
Rudolfstadt
Thueringia
East Germany
ADN
Foreign Ministry
East Berlin
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Erich Honecker