Evening star., 1952-05-26
BY the AssoeiGfsd Press

BONN, Germany. May 26.-The
peace contract signed in Bonn to-
day by the foreign ministers of
1.-THE United States, Britain and
France, and West Germany's
Chancellor is an unprecedented
attempt to turn part of a defeated
enemy, state into an ally without
a final peace treaty, the latter
blocked by quarrels Of victor ma
tions.
The Allied aim is declared to
be the inclusion of West Germany
"in the community of free nations
as an equal partner" by ending
seven years of occupation.
i The German government "free-
ly undertakes to participate in the
European defense community"
agrees to allow occupation forces
i to remain on federal territory as
defense troops and promises a
financial contribution toward the
cost of defense against Russian
aggression.
The four nations say that the
eventual aim is reunification of
the whole of Germany on con-
ditions at least as good as those
being offered in this pact to the
western portion Of the divided
country.
] In Six Bulky Documents.
The complicated business OF
Iliquidating the war and setting
up q new relationship is set out
in six bulky documents. They
must be ratified by the United
States Congress and the British
French and West German parlia-
ments before they take effect.
The peace contract also provides
that it does not become effective
until the companion European
Defense Community pact to be
signed in Paris tomorrow has been
ratified by its six members
France, West Germany, Italy
Belgium. the Netherlands ano
Luxembourg.
To meet recent German objec-
tions, however, the three Allies
said if after all four signers rati-
fled the contract, ratification OF
the defense treaty was unduly de-
layed, they would consider
whether part of the peace con-
tract would take effect without
further waiting.
An official Allied survey of the
peace pact said:x
/ GAS long as there is no agree
ment between the three powers
and the Soviet Union, the unity of
Germany cannot be realized nor
can alderman problems be set
tied. Hence the problem has
posed itself of according to the
federal republic full authority over
its external and internal affairs
while preserving the means of ne
gotiating on German unity and of
maintaining rights of the three
powers in Berlin.
Subject to the realization of
these aims, the three powers have
no desire to infringe on. German
sovereignty and of German equal
ity of rights"
1. Defense Needs Vital.
The survey said a second prob
lem was to reconcile the preserva-
ton of rights of the federal re-
public and it's citizens with the
operational needs of foreign de-
fense forces whose presence was
vital to the defense of Germany. ~
Thirdly" said the Allies. "in
view of the fact that a general
peace treaty cannot now be con-
cluded, the agreements take the
unprecedented step of liquidating
the war and the controls of the
occupation regime before conclu-
sion Of a final peace settlement -
| Liquidation of the long and Bit
terly contested war was not a
simple matter. the survey con-
ltinued, but the Allies have done
it so as to meet their minimum
war aims with the least possible
burden on the federal republic
| Asserting that concessions were
made by both sides during the
long negotiations, the Allied
statement threw this broad hint
to the legislators whose ratifica-
ton is needed:
IF, SO shortly after the end