On 22 June 1987, U.S. intelligence concerning Rabta was shared with the Federal Ministry for Inter-German Relations, the interface between Bonn and the GermanDemocraticRepublic.
Overcoming the Cold War required courage from the people of Central and Eastern Europe and what was then the GermanDemocraticRepublic, but it also required the steadfastness of Western partner over many decades when many had long lost hope of integration of the two Germanys and Europe.