Evening star., 1961-06-11


members of the anti-Nazi Goa
lition, would sign a peace treat,
with both or with one German
state at their discretion. Thes
treaties must not have identis
texts, but they must contain
the same provisions on the ma
jor questions of a peace settle
iment.
5. The conclusion Of aa Ger,
man peace treaty would ais
solve the problem of normaliz
ing the situation in West Ber'
lin. West Berlin, deprived of ;
firm international status, il
now a place where Bonn's re-
venge-seeking elements con
stantly maintain extreme ten
sion and stage all kinds of prov
ocations very dangerous to tht
cause of peace. We must pre-
vent such a development undel
which the strengthening o.
West German militariSm NIGH
lead to irreparable consequence!
due to the unsettled situation
in West Berlin.
At present the Soviet govern.
ment sees no better solution o.
the problem Of West Berlir
tina nits conversion into a de.
militarized free city. Implemen.
tation of the proposal for a free
city would normalize the situa.
ton in West Berlin with due
account for the interests of al
sides. The occupation regime
preserved there has long since
outlived itself, it has lost any
connection with the aims fol
the sake of which it was cre-
ated. and with the Allied agree
mentS on Germany on the basis
of which it existed.
Would End Occupation
The occupation rights, ot
course, would discontinue with
the conclusion of a German
peace treaty, no matter
whether it would be signed
with both German states OF
only with the German Demo.
cratic Republic inside whose
territory West Berlin lies.
The Soviet Government ad-
vocates that the free city o1
West Berlin should freely effect
its communications with the
outside world and that its do.
mestic order should be deter.
mined by the free expression
of the will of its population
OF course, the United States
like all other countries, would
have every opportunity tc
maintain and develop their re-
lations with the free city. Ir
general West Berlin, as the
Soviet government sees it, must
be strictly neutral. 1t must not
be tolerated, Of course, that
West Berlin should be further
used as a base for provocative
hostile activity against the
USSR, the German Democratic
Republic or any other state
and continue to remain a dan
gerous seat Of tension and
international conflicts.
The USSR proposes that the
most reliable guarantees should
be established against inter-
vention in the affairs of the
free city by any State. AS q
guarantor of the free city
token contingents Of troops OF
the United States, the United
Kingdom, France and the Sow
let Union could be stationed in
West Berlin. Nor would the
USSR object to the stationing
in West Berlin of troops of neu-
trail countries under United Ma
tions auspices for the same
purpose. The status of the free
city could be appropriately
registered at the United Ma
tionS and sealed with the au-
thority of this international or
ganization. The Soviet side
agrees to discuss any other
measures which could guaran-
tee the freedom and independ-
ence Of West Berlin as a free
demilitarized city.
The West Berlin settlement
must Of course in every way
take into consideration the
necessity of respect for and
strict observance of the SOW
ereign rights of the German
Democratic Republic which is
known to have expressed its
readiness to adhere to a rele-
want agreement and to respect
it.
6. The Soviet Government