Issueing permits to West Berlin citizens

View over the border crossing Brunnen Street/Bernauer Street where GDR's police set up a permit office in Berlin, in 1953. The issueing of permits to West Berlin citizens wanting to visit the Soviet sector was picked up with strong limits. Police officers told that one-day permits will be issued for urgent reasons only such as deaths, visits to ill relatives and elder people, verifiable communications with East Berlin authorities and the collection of pensions. A great run on the border crossings caused police to demand queues. | usage worldwide