Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-08-28

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AS l understand it, what Won
call the Berlin crisis" are diff
Ifer9nceS between Socialist coun-
tries and countries of the West
regarding the fate of West Ber-
lin after the conclusion of the
German peace treaty. I should
like first of all to stress that
this question is but a part OF
the general problem of peace
full settlement with Germany.
The clamor raised by certain
quarters in the West which
promotes whipping up of in
ternational tensions and mill
tary psychosis cleary has the
aim of making it difficult tc
sign a German peace treaty. A
start should therefore be made
by taking up the major issue
that of a German peace treaty
This is all the more import
ant since the proposal of the
Soviet Union and a number Of
the countries which fought
against Hitherto Germany to
conclude a peace treaty with
two presently existing German
states which are legal heirs OF
former Germany has provoked
completely erroneous reaction
on the part of Western powers
Sees Hostile Position
An especially hostile position
in this matter is taken up by
the government Of West Ger
many. In this it is supported
by the governments Of United
States, France, and Britain
According to the Adenauer
government, they are rejecting
reasonable proposals to sign a
peace treaty with the Federal
Republic of Germany. and the
German Democratic Republic
though such treaty in no way
affects the interests Of the
Western powers.
Certainly If a united Ger
many existed, such a peace
treaty would be signed with it
But at present no such united
Germany exists. On the soil
of the former Hitherto reich
two German states with dia-
metrically opposed economic
and political systems have come
into being and have taken Their
own roads of development.
Signing of a peace treaty
which would write fms to a
second world war and Legitimate
orders of two German states
will tie hands of revenge-SeekerS
and discourage them from in
dulging in CANDLES. And only
contrary, further delay would
be interpreted by revancharo
quarters of West Germany as
encouragement to aggression, tC
unleaShing war.
1t is proceeding from this
that we decided to put an END
to presentations in the Ques-
ton of a German peace treaty
And if the government of the
Federal Republic Of (West)
Germany continues to refuse tC
sign such a treaty, it will be
signed with the EAST German
Democratic Republic which has
already voiced its agreement
The treaty will Legitimate
borders defined by the Potsdam
agreement, and the EAST
German Democratic Republic
will exercise full sovereignty on
its territory, free from burden
of vestiges of World War II.
Fate of West Berlin
Now with regard to the fate
of West Berlin, as I already
said. the question of West Ber-
lin is part of the general ques-
ton Of signing a Germany
peace treaty. Following the
signing of a peace treaty with
the CEast) German Democratic
Republic, West Berlin will re-
ceive the status of a free city
and will be complete master OF
it's destiny. It's people will live
under such social and political
system as they themselves want
a to have. We propose to include
a clause in the treaty to the
effect that no one shall have
the right to interfere in the
affairs of West Berlin or i'm
pose their order upon its peo-
pie.
1t would seem that this
would completely suit the
Western powers, which have re-
peatedly declared that the
population Of West Berlin must
have complete freedom and
independence in choice of theil
way of life. Nevertheless, the
leaders of the Western powers
are vigorously opposing oul
proposals and in so doing are
hipping up unparalleled
clamor around the Berlin issue
akin to military hysteria.
What then are they dis
pleased over? They are dis.
pleased over the fact that the
signing of a German peace
treaty and granting of free city
status to West Berlin auto
matically puts an end to occu.
; patton status on whose basis
their troops are stationed If
that city.
Contrary to plain and firm
statements of the government!
of the Soviet Union and the
German Democratic Republic
= regarding their readiness t.
provide West Berlin with any
kind of guarantee, the states
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