Contemporary history is full of remarkable Cold War resources which were not given considerable attention at their times due to the perception of them as ridiculous words of enemy. Although they were not classified documents in the depths of national archives, they were not considered important or serious to be studied alongside more popular materials. This study supports the re-discovery of such propaganda materials with a general belief that international propaganda studies can realize their historical significance, when the ideas that once labelled them as products of enemy have disappeared. With this aim, this study presents a qualitative case study on the What You Should Know About the Wall brochure, which was an early example of the official East German brochures on the Berlin Wall in English. It was written to inform the citizens of other countries about the situation in Berlin after the construction of the wall from the East German perspective. Nevertheless, it was not possible for this brochure to create a popular understanding among the English-speaking target groups who live in the Western countries. Even though the brochure had potential of persuading its target groups in favor of the East German causes through its well-prepared turn of expression or responses to critiques, there were certain disadvantages for achieving its purpose. In this context, this article questions why this brochure was not able to justify the construction of the Berlin Wall among the English-speaking target groups in the West. In this way, it focuses on this remarkable but understudied propaganda material and contributes to the Berlin Wall literature and international propaganda studies.