II. The establishment of the Federal Republic of Germany: 1
1. For previous documentation, see
Foreign Relations, 1948, vol. ii, pp. 375 ff.
Contents
- A. Negotiations culminating in the promulgation of the Basic Law for
the Federal Republic of Germany, May 23, 1949 (Documents 67-112)
- B. Relations of the United States with other governments and with the
Federal Republic of Germany with regard to German problems:
establishment of the Allied High Commission for Germany; promulgation of
the Electoral Law for the Western zones of Germany; objections by the
Soviet Union and others to the formation of a separate government for
Western Germany; the question of German rearmament; discussions on the
political and economic status of the Federal Republic of Germany (Documents 113-147)
- C. The status of Berlin: tripartite and quadripartite negotiations
looking toward “normalization” of the status of Berlin; the questions of
including Berlin as the 12th Land in the Federal
Republic of Germany (Documents 148-192)
- D. Rectification of the western frontier of Germany1
(Documents 193-196)
- E. The devaluation of the German mark (Documents 197-212)
- F. West German participation in international organizations (Documents 213-234)