C. Documents signed by the Foreign Ministers of the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and the Federal Republic of Germany, May 26, 1952


[51] No. 51
Convention on Relations Between the Three Powers and the Federal Republic of Germany

Source: Reprinted from Senate Q and R, pp. 9–22.


[52] No. 52
Convention on the Settlement of Matters Arising Out of the War and the Occupation

[The text of this convention, including the Charter of the Arbitral Commission on Property, Rights and Interests in Germany which is attached to the convention as an annex, is not printed here. For full text and the annex, see Senate Q and R, pages 25–88, or Cmd. 8571, pages 75–135.]


[53] No. 53
Convention on the Rights and Obligations of Foreign Forces and Their Members in the Federal Republic of Germany

Source: Reprinted from Senate Q and R, pp. 89–100. Only Parts I and II of the convention are printed here. For full text, including Annexes A, B, and C, see ibid., pp. 89–130, or Cmd. 8571, pp. 17–58.


[54] No. 54
Agreement on the Tax Treatment of the Forces and Their Members

[The text of this agreement is not printed here. For full text, see Senate Q and R, pages 131–133.]


[55] No. 55
Finance Convention

Source: Reprinted from Senate Q and R, pp. 135–150.


[62] No. 62
The Chairman of the Allied High Commission for Germany to the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany

Source: Reprinted from Senate Q and R, p. 158. In his letter of confirmation, dated May 26, Adenauer quoted the text of the letter from McCloy and acknowledged its receipt. For the Chancellor’s letter, see ibid., pp. 158–159.


[63] No. 63
The Chairman of the Allied High Commission for Germany to the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany

Source: Reprinted from Senate Q and R, p. 159. On May 26 Adenauer transmitted to McCloy a letter acknowledging receipt of the High Commissioners’ letter and agreeing with its contents. For the Chancellor’s letter, see ibid., p. 160.


[64] No. 64
The Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Secretary of State

Source: Reprinted from Senate Q and R, pp. 161–162. Secretary Acheson replied to this letter on the same day, quoting the body of the letter verbatim and stating that the U.S. Government had noted the Chancellor’s assurances with satisfaction. For the full text of Acheson’s letter, see ibid., pp. 162–163.