ABSTRACT
3. The Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary said that the situation in East Germany continued to change rapidly. Herr Egon Krenz had resigned from his last remaining post as Head of State. Only Prime Minister Modrow continued to command support, though his previous history as First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party in Dresden counted against him. There had been an outbreak of general protest against corruption within the Party. Demonstrations had taken place in the streets, and some offices—and according to one report a military barracks—had been broken into. The Embassy in East Berlin had reported that the mood in the country had become much uglier. Although law and order had not broken down, and the situation was not expected to turn into a full-scale popular uprising, the situation was likely to remain unsettled for some time to come. This was not good for European stability.
