German Jamahiriya Foundation Collection

Period 1967-1993
Total size   3.6 m.
ConsultationNot restricted

History

Formed in Hamburg, Germany, at the initiative of Silke Ecks and Matthias Keuchel; although a German organization the German Jamahiriya Foundation (GJF) assumed an English name; aimed at strengthening solidarity with Libya and its people, at supporting the country against threats from the outside and at providing information on Libya; defended the policy of the Libyan leader, colonel Muammar al-Qadhafi; published press releases in its Presse Dokumentation.

Content

Collection of mostly German press clippings, for a part published in the Presse Dokumentation of the GJF, and of press releases by the Libyan 'Volksbüro' (embassy) in Bonn concerning Libya and the Middle East, including the 'First International Symposium on the Thought of Muammar Al Qathafi. The Green Book' in Benghazi 1983; the Conference 'Global Changes and their Impact on the Revolutionary Movements and Progressive Forces in the World' in Tripoli 1990; the oil production; the Palestinian liberation struggle; the role of the supposed terrorist Carlos; the economic relations between Libya and Germany 1967-1993; the American air raids on Libya 1986; the bomb attack on a PanAm air plane over Lockerbie in Scotland 1989; the UNO sanctions against Libya; Iraq and the Gulf War 1990-1991; German protest actions against the Gulf War; the German Grünen, the Grün-Alternative Jugend and the broadcasting stations Radio St. Pauli and Offener Kanal Hamburg 1988-1992.