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Typescript transcript of interview with Mohammad Hanif, Afghan civilian, relating to the Soviet Army attack on his village during the war in Afghanistan, 1979-1989.4pp

Typescript transcript of interview with Ingrid Schroeder, Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) citizen, relating to living on the border with the German Democratic Republic (GDR), and travelling from the FRG to the GDR to visit family members [1961-1989]. 7pp

Typescript transcript of interview with Horst Haker, brother of Dieter Haker (see item 11/ 34), relating to life in German Democratic Republic (GDR) after the closing of the border with Federal Republic of Germany, 1961, and restrictions on GDR citizens travelling abroad. 5pp

Typescript transcript of interview with Hildegard Herrberger, citizen of West Berlin, 1945-1961, relating to the German civilian casualties in Berlin caused by hunger and cold, 1945-1946; the behaviour of Red Army troops towards German civilians in Berlin, 1945; the partition of Berlin into four zones of Allied occupation, 1945; the arrival of the Western Allies in Berlin, Jul 1945; the Berlin Airlift, 1948-1949; currency reform in Germany, 1948; the use, in Berlin, of the western Deutschmark and the eastern Ostmark, 1948; the Soviet blockade of West Berlin, 1948; conditions in West Berlin during the blockade, including food shortages, the development of a system of barter in order to acquire adequate food, clothing and fuel, and the disruption to the domestic supply of electricity; the importance of the Radio in Amerikanischer Sektor (RIAS) for the population of Berlin during the airlift; the black market in West Berlin; the construction of the Berlin Wall, Aug 1961; the speech made by Ernst Reuter, Social Democrat Mayor of Berlin, 1948-1953, to the large public demonstration in Berlin against communist inspired anti-democratic activity and the attempt to prevent the introduction of the Deutschmark in Berlin, 9 Sep 1948. 24pp

Typescript transcript of interview with Helmut Eikermann, a German youth in East Berlin, 1950-1952, relating to the forbidden broadcasts by the Radio in Amerikanischer Sektor (RIAS) and their impact in the German Democratic Republic, 1950-1952; the unpopularity of Radio Berlin amongst young East Berliners, 1950-1952; the popularity of US inspired music in East Berlin, 1950-1952; the attempts by the government of the German Democratic Republic to jam RIAS broadcasts, [1950-1952]; and speculation on the reunification of Germany, [1952].

Typescript transcript of interview with Gulab Shah, Afghan civilian, relating to the Soviet treatment of Afghan villagers during the war in Afghanistan 1979-1989. 7pp

Typescript transcript of interview with Gisela Kallenbach, German Democratic Republic (GDR) citizen, relating to the her opposition to he GDR government policies; her involvement with the Monday prayers and protest meetings at Nikolai Kirche, Leipzig, 1989-1989; the role of the church in GDR as a forum for free speech, and the resignation of Erich Honecker, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity (Communist) Party, GDR, 1974-1989. 16pp

Typescript transcript of interview with Galina Mishina, relating to Soviet nuclear civil defence measures and education on the survivability of a nuclear war with the USA, [1950-1960]; Soviet popular perceptions of the USA, [1950-1960]; Soviet fears of a nuclear war with the USA, [1950-1960]; the Cuban Missile Crisis, Oct 1962; the launch of the Soviet Sputnik I and Sputnik II Earth orbiting satellites via SS-6 'Sapwood' Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM), Oct and Nov 1957; the launch of the first man to travel in space, Soviet Cosmonaut Yuriy Alekseevich Gagarin, 12 Apr 1961. 11pp

Typescript transcript of interview with Elfriede von Assel, German civilian in the Soviet occupation zone of Germany, 1945-[1949], relating to the occupation of Landsberg an der Warthe, Germany (now Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland), by the Red Army, 30 Jan 1945; the German civilian population's fear of the Red Army, 1944-1945; the looting of German property and rapes committed by Red Army soldiers on German civilians, 1945; von Assel's account of being raped by Red Army soldiers, 1945; her journey to Berlin, Germany, 1945; the conditions in Berlin, 1945; the arrival of British forces in Berlin, Jul 1945; the German civilian casualties caused by hunger and cold, Berlin, 1945-1946; the reaction amongst the German civilian population to the news of the existence of the Nazi concentration camps, 1945; the Soviet blockade of West Berlin and the Berlin Airlift, 1948-1949. 17pp

Typescript transcript of interview with Elfriede G Poppeck, German child at the end of World War Two, 1945, who appeared in the film entitled While Germany waits, made by the Society of Friends, [1946], relating to conditions in Dortmund, Ruhr industrial area, Germany, 1945-1946; the living conditions in cellars for the surviving population of Dortmund, 1945-1946; the effects of the Allied bombing of Dortmund, 1945; the necessity for the population to scavenge for food, 1945-1946; the existence of the black market in Germany, 1945-1946. 10pp

Typescript transcript of interview with Dieter Haker, Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) citizen, relating to relations between FRG and the German Democratic Republic (GDR) and travelling from the FRG to the GDR to visit family members (see item 11/ 38) [1961-1989]. 10pp

Typescript transcript of interview with Biba Sardara, relating to the attack on her village by Soviet Army, the killing of her family members and other civilians during the war in Afghanistan, 1979-1989. 5pp

Typescript transcript of interview with Asadullah, Afghan child, 1979, relating to the Soviet Army invasion of Afghanistan, Dec 1979; the execution of his parents and family members by the Soviet Army; growing up in refugee camp in Pakistan. 3pp

Typescript transcript of interview with Alfred Berlin, German civilian, relating to the economic hardships of life in East Berlin and the German Democratic Republic, 1953-1954; industrial unrest and mass protests in the German Democratic Republic against working practices, pay and conditions, Jun 1953; the East Berlin uprising, 17 Jun 1953; the escape of Alfred Berlin to West Berlin, [1953]; the death of Soviet President Josef Vissarionovich Stalin, 5 Mar 1953. 20pp

Typescript transcript of interview with Mary King, (supporter of US President James Earl Carter), 1976-1981, relating to King's reasons for voting for Carter in the US Presidential election, Nov 1976; the US Presidential election campaign, 1976; Carter's personal qualities; the Watergate scandal, Washington DC, USA, 1972-1974; the loss of confidence felt in the USA following the American withdrawal from Vietnam, 1975; the assassination of US President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Dallas, Texas, USA, 22 Nov 1963; the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King, Memphis, Tennessee, USA, 4 Apr 1968; the US Black Power Movement, [1966-1972]; Carter's human rights policy, 1977-1981; the influence of Carter's human rights policy on the democratic movements within Eastern Bloc countries, 1977-1981; Carter's formative years in the racially segregated state of Georgia, 1924-1971; the US civil rights movement, 1948-[1965]; a speech made by Carter urging the USA to have confidence in itself, 15 Jul 1979; Carter's arms control policies, 1977-1981; the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Dec 1979; King's opinion that US President Ronald (Wilson) Reagan was credited for implementing many policies instigated by Carter, 1981-[1984]; the signing of the Camp David Accord by Carter, Sadat and Begin, agreeing the basis for a Middle East peace settlement, Sep 1978. 26pp

Typescript transcript of interview with Martin Knutson, US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) pilot, 1955-[1960], and Director of Flight Operations and Site Director, Ames-Dryden Flight Research Center, NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), California, USA, May 1984-Dec 1990, relating to Knutson's service with the CIA as a pilot of Lockheed U2 high altitude photographic reconnaissance aircraft in missions over the USSR to search for Soviet Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) silos, [1956-1960]; CIA briefings prior to reconnaissance flights over the USSR, [1956-1960]; Knutson's invitation from the CIA to train as a pilot for missions over the USSR, 1955; the characteristics of and operational use by the CIA of the Lockheed U2 high altitude photographic reconnaissance aircraft, [1956-1960]; the reaction in the USSR to the detection of US aircraft within Soviet airspace, [1959-1960]; the importance of the intelligence acquired by flights over the USSR, [1956-1960]; the 'bomber gap', the US belief that the USSR had more strategic bombers in operational service than the USAF, [1955-1957]; Knutson's flight over Engels airfield, USSR, and the reconnaissance photograph taken from his aircraft of Soviet Myasishchyev M-4 Bison strategic bombers, 1957; the withholding from the CIA pilot of information on the intelligence value of the target of a US reconnaissance flight over the USSR, [1956-1960]; operational procedures for a CIA pilot to implement if shot down over the USSR, including the issue and expected use of suicide pills, [1956-1960]; Knutson's account of a typical reconnaissance mission over the USSR, [1956-1960]; the use by the CIA of airbases in the Federal Republic of Germany and Turkey, [1956-1960]; the planned flight over the USSR by Francis Gary Powers from Peshawar, Pakistan, to Bodø, Norway, 1 May 1960; the shooting down, near Sverdlovsk, USSR, of a CIA U2 high altitude photographic reconnaissance aircraft, and the capture of the pilot, Francis Gary Powers, 1 May 1960; the collapse of the Paris summit meeting between US President Dwight David Eisenhower and Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev, First Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party, caused by the U2 incident and the capture of Powers, May 1960; the withdrawal of US CIA pilots from Norway, May 1960; the launch of the Soviet Sputnik I Earth orbiting satellite, Oct 1957; US flights over Cuba by U2 reconnaissance aircraft during the Cuban Missile Crisis, Oct 1962; the importance of the U2 during the Cold War, [1955-1990].

Typescript transcript of interview with Sidney Graybeal, US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer, 1950-1965, [1978-1981] analyst in guided missile branch and office of strategic research, US State Department, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency [1965-1977] relating to CIA information concerning the Soviet missile capabilities, and the Cuban Missile Crisis, Oct 1962. 49pp

Typescript transcript of interview with Sandy Grimes, counter intelligence officer, US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), 1967-[1994], relating to the Soviet double agent Dmitri Polyakov, and the investigation of the US double agent Aldrich Ames. 28pp

Typescript transcript of interview with John Stockwell, task force commander of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operation in Angola, 1975-1976, relating to US involvement in the civil war in Angola, 1974-1976; the provision of US aid to the Front for the National Liberation of Angola (FNLA) headed by Holden Roberto; US relations with South Africa; and the role of the Cuban forces in Angola; employment by the US of mercenary forces in Angola; US attitudes to Soviet involvement in the Angolan conflict; and the role of the CIA in US foreign policy. 63pp

Typescript transcript of interview with John Mapother, US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), [1958-1963], relating to the ultimatum, by Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev, First Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party, to the western powers to withdraw from West Berlin, Nov 1958; the response to the ultimatum from US President Dwight David Eisenhower's administration, 1958-1959; the summit meeting between Khrushchev and Eisenhower, Paris, France, May 1960; the Foreign Ministers' Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, 1959; relations between the USA and the Federal Republic of Germany, 1958-1961; the attempt by Khrushchev to achieve détente with the USA by removing the problem of Berlin, 1958; negotiations between Eisenhower and Khrushchev, Camp David, Maryland, USA, Sep 1959; the summit meeting between Khrushchev and US President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Vienna, Austria, Jun 1961; the importance of Berlin as the source of US intelligence information, 1958-1961; US covert attempts to undermine the government of the German Democratic Republic, 1948-1955; the Austrian State Treaty, creating an independent Austria, 1955; the influx of refugees from East Berlin to West Berlin, 1961; the construction of the Berlin Wall, Aug 1961; the face off between Soviet and US tanks, Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin, Oct 1961; the slowness of the US response to the Soviet construction of the Berlin Wall, Aug 1961. 40pp