So 99 % of the West Berliners preferred to live with shorter supplies than before the Blockade but support the Western Allies'position.
32.
In 1964, 1965, and 1966 East Berlin was opened again to West Berliners, but each time only for a limited period.
33.
This course was altered when it was learned that West Berliners had lost confidence in the defense of their position by the United States.
34.
The merger was rejected in a plebiscite in 1996 while West Berliners voted for a merger, East Berliners and Brandenburgers voted against it.
35.
By July 1948 a mere 19, 000 West Berliners out of a total of almost 2 million covered their food requirements in East Berlin.
36.
Robinson traveled to West Germany to inspect potential speech venues, and gained an overall sense that the majority of West Berliners opposed the wall.
37.
During his period of office West Berliners were permitted, for the first time, to cross the Wall for Christmas visits in December 1963.
38.
"On our side, " he explained, " we had things the West Berliners wanted, like gasoline and fresh potatoes.
39.
For the traditional East German nursery is very much alive, as West Berliners forced to move out of the city by soaring rents are discovering.
40.
These crossings were restricted according to which nationality was allowed to use it ( East Germans, West Germans, West Berliners, other countries ).
