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TODAY IN BERLIN: THE CONNECTION IS MADE

TODAY IN BERLIN: THE CONNECTION IS MADE

First direct phone calls between East and West Berlin since 1952

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West Berlin’s Fernmeldeamt in Winterfeldtstraße 25 (image by Jörg Zagel via Wikipedia).

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