Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-09
Germany
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! an increasing degree OF contfol
over their affairs. This policy has
been most successful. AS a legal
matter, however, we are still in
a state of war with Germany. 1t
therefore becomes desirable, in
pursuance of our policy, to bring
this state of war to an end.
! Six years ago, when the war
time allies achieved complete
victory over Germany, the coun-
try was destitute and there was
no effective German government.
Allied control was the only way
to manage the PROSTATE country.
We went forward with a clearly
stated policy which anticipated
that after a period of Allied &C.
cupation and reconstruction We
would be able. together with our
allies, to conclude a treaty of
peace with a newly-established
German governmental govern
ment truly representative of the
German people, willing to assume
it's responsibilities as a member
of the world community and anx-
ious to work with it's free neigh
borS in maintaining the peace
and fostering the prosperity of
Europe.
We have never deviated from
this policy. Neither have our
British and French allies. Un-'
fortunately for all of us, how
ever, and especially for the peo-
pie of Germany. Soviet Russia
has actively prevented the growth
of representative democratic
government in a unified Ger
many, and has thus made impos-
sible for the time being the ar
arrangement of a final peace set
Element. The Soviet effort has
been, instead, to cut the eastern
third of Germany away from the
rest of the country and to de-
ivelop it as a province of the new
Soviet empire.
| Forced to Change Approach.
AS it became plain that we
could not expect Soviet co-opera-
ton in rebuilding all of Germany
as a self-respecting. democratic
and peaceful nation. we were
forced to change our approach.
The ultimate fulf1llment of our
German policy had been delayed.
but we were determined to do
all we could to advance that pol
icy in the part of Germany under
our control. We were joined in
our efforts by the British and
French governments. Together
with them. we gave the German
people under our jurisdiction the
chance to create their own gov
eminent. Now, approximately
two thirds of the area of prewar
Germany and three-fourthS of the
German people are free of Soviet
control. within the present bor-
ders of the German Federal Re-
public. The government of the
Federal Republic rests on dem
ocratic constitution worked out
by representatives of the people
themselves and approved by the
Western occupying powers. Since
its birth in September. 1919, this
German government has shown
. steadily increasing responsibility
and readiness to take its place
in the community of free nations
and to do its share toward build
i, ing peaceful and cooperative re-
lationships with it's neighbors OF
the West.
On their side, the occupying
powers have shown faith in the
German people and in the govern
Iment of the Federal Republic by
"a continuing process of relaxing
= occupation controls on the one
1 hand and increasing the scope Of
t the Federal Republic government;
responsibility on the other. Thi!
= process has been accompanied by
= a changing attitude on both sides
The relationship Of conqueror ane
r conquered is being replaced by thu
n relationship of equality which W.
S expect to find among free mer
1 everywhere.
S Last September, the govern.
S ments of Great Britain, Francs
s and the United States took an.
d other step in harmony with theil
developing policy when they joinet
lin the following statement regard
e ing continuation of state of wal
= with Germany:
= I'm the spirit of the new rela.
= tionship which they wish to es
tablish with the Federal Republic
the three governments have de
cided. as soon as action can b.
taken in all three countries in &C
cordance with their respective
constitutional requirements, II
= take the necessary steps in thei
y domestic legislation to terminate
= the state of war with Germany.
d This action will not affect tn
n rights and status of the thre,
e powers in Germany, which res
S upon other bases. It will, how
ever, create a firner foundation
= for the developing structure o
: peaceful and friendly relationship
n and will remove disabilities t,
S which German nationals are sub
= ject. It is hoped that other ma
: lions will find it possible to tax
d similar action in accordance witt
: their own constitutional prac
e Itices."
: Others Willing to Act.
e In this statement, our Govern
n ment and the governments of tn
s other Western occupying power
l. clearly recognized the desirabilit.
dlof bringing the existing technics
h state of war to a close, and pledge
j. themselves to take action in cola
'boration with one another to tina