4 August 1961
In the period from 4.8.1961, 8.00 a.m., to 5.8.1961, 8 a.m., 1,155 refugees are registered in the Marienfeld refugee centre in Berlin.
The East Berlin City Council orders the registration of all East Berlin residents who work in West Berlin. These so-called "cross-border commuters" [German: Grenzgänger] are to pay, retrospectively to August 1, rent, rates for electricity, water and gas, and public fees in West German marks. People who refuse to comply are punished by imprisonment and fines according to the economic crime statutes.
