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August 7, 1972	Ambassador Pauls, Washington, to Foreign Office, 'German China Policy' A message from West German Ambassador Pauls about German-Chinese relations and the possible problems it could pose for the German-American relationship.
November 20, 1970	Memorandum from Department Head Oncken, 'Establishment of Relations with the People's Republic of China and Albania' West German diplomats explore whether or not Bonn could or should normalize relations with China and Albania.
June 23, 1969	Note from Department Head Ruete, 'Meeting with the Bonn Xinhua Representative on June 13, 1969' A West German diplomat meets with a Xinhua correspondent to discuss China's relations with Bonn
December 18, 1968	Memorandum from Department Head Egon Bahr, 'Establishment of Relations with the Communist States in Asia' Bahr discusses the possibility of West Germany establishing relations with China, Mongolia, North Korea, or North Vietnam.
August 26, 1976	Conversation between Foreign Minister Genscher and Chinese Ambassador Wang Shu A conversation between West German Foreign Minister Genscher and Chinese Ambassador Wang Shu about European security and developments in Africa. The Foreign Minister expresses interest in a visit to Germany by the Chinese Foreign Minister.
October 30, 1975	Conversation between Federal Chancellor Schmidt and the Chairman of the Central Committee and the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party, Mao Zedong, in Beijing Federal Chancellor Schmidt and Mao Zedong discuss the potential for attack by the Soviet Union and European security.
June 14, 1974	Cable from Ambassador Pauls to the Foreign Office, 'China – Federal Republic' West German Ambasador to China, Rolf Pauls, summarizes the current status of relations between China and West Germany and recommends increasing political contacts and political relations.
October 13, 1972	Telex from Department Head van Well, 'China Visit by the Foreign Minister' In a meeting with Foreign Minister Walter Scheel, Zhou Enlai expressed support for West Germany’s proposal to join the United Nations, discussed European security, and the China's mistrust of the Soviet Union.
August 2, 1972	Note from State Secretary Freiherr von Braun, 'Meeting of MP Dr. Schröder with Mr. Foreign Minister in Hinterthal on July 30, 1972' Trip report on Dr. Gerhard Schröder's visit to China and an agreement signed by the Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister expressing interest in normalizing relations with West Germany.
October 12, 1972	Department Head van Well to Foreign Office, 'China Visit by the Foreign Minister' Report on a West German Foreign Ministry delegation to China lead by Walter Scheel exploring the possibility of opening diplomatic relations. In meetings with Chinese Foreign Minister Ji Pengfei they discuss detente, Chinese mistrust of the Soviet Union, and the CSCE.