User talk:Ffjj310

Hi All, I just find that the numbers under section "Ransoms and "humanitarian releases" don't seem to add up. According to this section: a. Between 1964 and 1989, 33,755 political prisoners were ransomed b. The (individual)prices ranged from around 1,875 DM for a worker to around 11,250 DM for a doctor. c. In exchange, West Germany paid over 3.4 billion DM – nearly $2.3 billion at 1990 prices – in goods and hard currency.

Even if you multiply the most expensive price 11,250 per person with 33,755 persons, the number doesn't even come close to the total cost of 3.4 billion. I doubt if the price should actually be multiplied by 10, i.e. 18,750 for a worker and 112,500 for a doctor. Resources in other language give similar price as the revised one.