Transit Agreement | |
Type: | Bilateral treaty |
Date Signed: | 17 December 1971 |
Date Effective: | 3 June 1972 |
Location Signed: | Palais Schaumburg, Bonn |
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The Transit Agreement (German: Transitabkommen), signed 17 December 1971, arranged access to and from West Berlin from West Germany, secured the right of West Berliners to visit East Berlin and East Germany, and secured the rights of East German citizens to visit West Germany, although only in cases of family emergency.[1] [2] [3]