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authorities OF the so-called
German Democratic Republic.
respectively.
9. The mixed committee
would take lis decisions by q
three-uuarter majority.
Q. The mixed committee
would be entrusted with the
task OF formulating proposals;
(A) To Coordinate and ex-
lpand technical contact between
the two parts Of Germany.
CBl To insure the free move
ment Of persons. ideas and
publications between the two
parts Of Germany.
lc) To insure and guaran-
tee human rights In both parts
Of Germany.
I'D For a draft law provid-
ing for general. free and secret
elections under independent SUI
pervision.
Mixed Committee
10. The mixed committee
would transmit any proposals
made by 1t under sub-para-
graphs CAD to &C. inclusive Of
Paragraph Q above TO the APP
propriate authorities in both
parts Of Germany.
/. (A) ANY agreed proposal
for an electoral law in accord
lance with sub-paragraph cd
of Paragraph Q above would be
submitted to a plebiscite in
both parts Of Germany.
(B) II within one year no
such draft law had been formu-
lated by the committee, the
group of members from the
Federal Republic on the one
hand and the group of mem
bers from the so-called Ger
man Democratic Republic on
the other would each formulate
a draft law approved by a
mai ority Of its members. These
two draft laws would then be
submitted to a plebisclte as al
ternates. The electoral area
for each draft law would con-
sist of both parts of Germany.
&C. If any proposal for an
electoral law obtained a ma
jority of valid votes in each
of the two parts of Germany, 1t
would acquire the force Of law
and be directly applicable for
the entire electoral area.
Cd The four powers would,
at the time of signature of the
agreement, expressly authorize
the competent German author
tiles to promulgate any cleo
toral law so approved.
(E) The four powers would
adopt a statute providing for
the supervision of the plebis-
cite.
IL. If alderman elections
had not been held on or before
the termination of a thirty
months period beginning on
the date of the signing of the
agreement, the four powers
would determine the DISPOSE
ton to be made of the COM
mittee.
Security
Is. An exchange of informa-
ton on military forces in the
areas referred to in Paragraph
5 above would be undertaken.
IA. The four powers would
restrict or reduce their armed
forces to agreed maximum linn
its, for example, United States
$500, 900, Soviet Union $780,
900. During this same period,
these states would place in stor-
age depotS, within their own
territories and under the super
vision of an international con-
troll organization, specific guam
titles of designated types of
ornaments to be agreed upon
and set forth in lists annexed to
the agreement.
Is. The four powers would
be prepared to negotiate on a
further limitation Of their
armed forces and ornaments
to become effective in Stage III
subject to:
(a) Notification Of compli-
ance with the provisions of
Paragraph IA above;
(b) Agreement by other es-
sential states to accept limits
on their armed forces and ar
maments. fixed in relation to
the limits of the armed forces
and ornaments of the four
powers;
Co Installation with all
agreed security measures.
Is. Measures of inspection
and observation against sur
prise attack, helped by such
technical devices as overlapping
radar systems, could be under
taken by the four powers and
other states concerned.
II. Since in 1854 the Federal
Republic of Germany re-
nounced the production Of
chemical, biological and nu-