Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-01
Bonn Rules Out
Any Soviet Deal
On Unificatiorl
Won Brentono Vows
Loyalty Of People
To Western Allies

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Chancellor Konrad Adenauer's
government stood solidly today
with the Western allies Of Ger
man reunification policy, ruling
out any bilateral German-Rus-
sian negotiations on the subject.
Foreign Minister Heinrich Won
Brentano made the governments
first declaration in Parliament on
foreign policy since the Big Four
foreign ministers meeting in
Geneva failed to resolve the
problem of German unity.
He told cheering members Of
the Bundestag, lower house Of
Parliament. that the German
people are not prepared to strike
any deal with the Russians)
jeopardizing their freedom"
The Foreign Minister acknowl-
edged the Moscow agreement
for West Germany and Russia
to exchange diplomatic rsla-
tons. But he added 1t was up 20
the Kremlin to make relations
between the two peoples any
thing more than a technicality.
Won't Veer From Course
"As long as the Soviet Union
proceeds on the assumption Of
the partition Of Germany and
the existence Of two German
states" he declared. there can
be no normal relations between
our two countries"
Mr.. Won Brentano declared
that "the fate of the German
people would be sealed If It
tried to exchange the confidence
and friendship Of its allies for
the sympathy Of the Soviet
Union. Nor win the German
people be induced by any threat
or temptation to veer. from this
straight course"
He insisted that Germany can
fulfill its tasks only II it is free
to make its own decisions. He
added that any Compulsory
naturalization or isolation from
any alliances" such as the Rus
slams demand would be the
worst road for us to choose or
into which to force u.s."
He stressed that inclusion of
a reunited Germany within the
European and Atlantic commu-
mites "offers the safest guar
antee that she will never misuse
her political and economic
forces"
Won't Recognize East
'The West Germany federal
republic and a reunited Germany
both belong to the free world in
dissolubly," he asserted, land
they will neither permit them
selves to be pulled out of this
community nor will they sepa-
rate themselves voluntarily from
It,"
Mr.. Won Brentano reiterated
that the Bonn government win
decline even covertly or indi-
rectly" to recognize the Comnnu-
mist East German regime. He
said this regime comes close to
a system of slavery"
There exists one and only one
genuine and convincing form of
alderman talks, namely free
elections" he said. Their re-
suit would prove to the entire
world that the German nation
in all its parts pledges itself to
the cause Of democracy, freedom
and cooperation"
Referring directly to Soviet
Foreign Minister v. M. Molotoy,
Mr.. Won Brentano said:
He once managed. to sign a
treaty with Hitler and Won Rib
bentrop and thus seal an alli-
ance between two totalitarian
systems. He will not be able to
bring about such treaty again.
neither with the (West Germany
Federal Republic of today nor
with the reunited Germany of
tomorrow"
Will Try Persuasion
Referring to the demands of
the Socialists and some other
West German politicians for d.
rect German-Russian negotia-
tons on Germany unity, Mr.. Won
Brentano declared:
AT no time and by no action
OF ours shall we jeopardize the
confidence and friendship link
ing us with those who have given
unqualified support to the Ger
man interest"
He said. however, that the
Bonn government will do EVERY
thing to convince the Soviet
Union that the policy pursued
by us is the only one we can
legitimately follow and. Incl
dentally, the only one contrib
uting to world peace.