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The missions persisted through-out the Cold War period and ended in 1990 just prior to German Reunification . The missions were;
and their reciprocal Soviet missions (SMLM). The British-Soviet missions were the first to be established ( 16 September 1946 ) under the terms of the Robertson-Malinin Agreement (the respective commanders-in-chief). It also had the largest contingent of personnel with 31 officers. Later agreements with the US (Huebner-Malinin, March , 1947 ) and France ( April , 1947 ) had significantly fewer permitted personnel, presumably because those Allied powers did not want large Soviet missions operating in their zones and vice versa. The Allied liaison missions, having quasi Diplomatic Status , were relatively free to roam around East Germany save for specifically designated restricted areas and were largely 'untouchable' either by the law or military personnel. However some of their officers were killed in accidents or 'incidents' which gave rise to significant military and political tensions. Little is documented about the Soviet missions. SEE ALSO REFERENCES |
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