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3. BERLIN (U/C): EMPLOYEES OF EAST BERLIN'S MUNICIPAL TRANSPORT (BVB) STAGED AN HOUR LONG STRIKE ON 20 AUGUST IN SUPPORT OF A PAY CLAIM.

4. GDR/ARMED FORCES (U/C): ADN NEWS AGENCY REPORTED ON 20 AUGUST THAT A FURTHER 32 GENERALS HAD BEEN RELEASED FROM SERVICE ( A TOTAL OF 155 SINCE NOVEMBER 1989) AND THAT ONLY 35 CONTINUED IN SERVICE.

5. GDR/VISAS (U/C): ON 20 AUGUST THE GDR UNILATERALLY LIFTED VISA RESTRICTIONS FOR NATIONALS OF AUSTRALIA, ICELAND, ISRAEL, JAPAN, CANADA, MEXICO, NEW ZEALAND, SAN MARINO, VATICAN, AND THE US.

6. GDR SOVIET UNION (U/C): WITHDRAWAL OF A SOVIET TANK DIVISION BASED AT NEURUPPIN BEGAN ON 22 AUGUST.

7. GDR/HONG KONG (U/C): IT WAS ANNOUNCED ON 21 AUGUST THE GDR COUNCIL OF MINISTERS HAD AGREED ON 15 AUGUST TO PERMIT 52 HONG KONG BUSINESSMEN AND INDUSTRIALISTS TO HAVE GDR CITIZENSHIP.

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