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Program forupt this an nbc news special report. Here is guerra godley. Good afternoon. We have a late and truly sensational report coming in from east germany in a News Conference which ended just a few minutes ago in east berlin. Government officials announced east germanys border open with west germany. The official statement says east german citizens have the right across from east germany into west germany. Up to now, of the thousands, tens of thousands of east germans going west have had to pass through other communist nations, most of them passing through czechoslovakia. Now they have the right to go directly to west germany. Dennis murphy is in berlin right now and has been following the events. What more do you know about this startling decision . Truly astonishing in a series of events that have happened the last few days and hours. In the last five minutes on television here in west berlin and the east, the germans east ....
The official statement has eased german citizens have the right across from east germany into west germany. Thousands,of the tens of thousands of east germans going west have had to pastor other communist nations, most of them passing through chaska czechoslovakia. Now they have the right to go directly to west germany. Dennis murphy is in berlin right now and has been following the events. What more do you know about this startling decision . Seriesy astonishing in a of events that have happened the last few days and hours. In the last five minutes on television here in west berlin and the eased, the germans east and west, speaking for the government, the Media Spokesman said are no more borders, that east germans may cross to the west over whatever existing border frontiers there are. That eliminates the route to czechoslovakia. We have been following to the last few days, the hundreds of thousands of east germans leaving via t ....