19th July 1977

Post date: 03-Dec-2016 10:18:14

Handwritten diary entry

Transcription

Eva's had news from a friend in Halle that Helmut has died in custody. She's absolutely distraught about it - for a moment I was afraid she might decide to go back to see to his funeral, but I managed to persuade her that he would want her to stay here safe, and to make a future for Martin in the West. We weren't planning to tell Martin - at least not until we'd had confirmation - but he overheard us talking, so we had to explain it all. He's taking it very quietly. I don't know whether that's a good sign or not.

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