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Historians researching the files of the [[Stasi]] found that in 1961 the secret police devoted virtually all of their resources and their 50,000 staff solely to stopping people leaving the country. Anyone thought likely to flee was forcibly moved away from border areas. Other people were encouraged to spy on their friends, neighbours and colleagues and inform on them if they were considering an escape.<ref> ''Scale of East German exodus revealed'' op cit</ref>
Historians researching the files of the [[Stasi]] found that in 1961 the secret police devoted virtually all of their resources and their 50,000 staff solely to stopping people leaving the country. Anyone thought likely to flee was forcibly moved away from border areas. Other people were encouraged to spy on their friends, neighbours and colleagues and inform on them if they were considering an escape.<ref> ''Scale of East German exodus revealed'' op cit</ref>
==Further reading==
* Buckley, William F. Jr. ''The Fall of the Berlin Wall'' (2009) [http://www.amazon.com/Fall-Berlin-Turning-Points-History/dp/0470496681/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259584855&sr=8-2 excerpt and text search] by famous conservative writer
* Ratnesar, Romesh. ''Tear Down This Wall: A City, a President, and the Speech that Ended the Cold War'' (2009) [http://www.amazon.com/Tear-Down-This-Wall-President/dp/1416556907/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259584663&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search], emphasizes Reagan's role
* Taylor, Frederick. ''The Berlin Wall: A World Divided, 1961-1989'' (2008) [http://www.amazon.com/Berlin-Wall-World-Divided-1961-1989/dp/0060786140/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259584855&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]
==References==
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