The government of the GDR and Iraq seemed to have been fast friends after Iraq became the first country to recognise East Germany as a country in its own right in 1969. What better way to cement a friendship than an embassy. They moved in in 1974 and used the embassy regularly to nip over to the west to do naughty things. This isn’t an assumption, in 1980 the secretary of the embassy and the head of Iraqi intelligence were caught red handed collecting a suitcase full of explosives! After the reunification of Germany the new government ordered the Iraqi's out in January 1991 due to the (1st) gulf war and you get the feeling that they didn’t even bother packing or cleaning their desks out before shutting the door!
The place was trashed, (this was more of a "look at the things and stuff") visit and yet some poor soul had made this place their 'home'. There was no sign of them but we left snacks to say thanks for not robbing/killing us.
Thanks for looking.
The place was trashed, (this was more of a "look at the things and stuff") visit and yet some poor soul had made this place their 'home'. There was no sign of them but we left snacks to say thanks for not robbing/killing us.
Thanks for looking.
