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A new book being published to mark the
anniversary says the West - and Winston Churchill in particular - stood back
and did nothing for fear of encouraging German unification.
German historian Hubertus Knabe advances the claim in his book 17 June 1953 - A German Uprising. He says Churchill intervened personally to keep the UK from offering support to the protesting East Germans. Churchill feared that East and West Germany might re-unite and pose a new threat only eight years after the end of the Second World War. He also worried - Mr Knabe says - about the stability of the Soviet Union, which was in turmoil following the death of Stalin, who had led the country for 30 years.
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