NOTES ON EAST-WEST NEGOTIATIONS, AUGUST, 1961

European Policy

General Problems

Problem of Novelty.

Advantages: Shows flexibility
Consiliatoriness

Disadvantages: Remove Soviet incentive to accept *any* proposal--
particularly if they are simply variations
on previous plans undermine confidence
in us.

or?

Mixed Committee on East-West German Contacts

Let us be clear what we are doing.

(1) Soviet motive may be:

(a) To disengage itself from E. German regime.

(b) to encourage a Rapallo kind of policy.

(2) German objections;

(a) that they are thought unreliable

(b) that we are unreliable

Both involve a psychological problem of U.S.-German relations.

Extreme importance of having mutual confidence and particularly of
showing compassion for German psychological problem.

(a) Answer Soviet charges sharply.

(b) Speak to Adenauer on basis in which Mixed Committee reflects over-all conception and not simply concession to buy time.

(c) Positive proposals to achieve Atlantic Unity so that FR has place in scheme bigger than itself.

1. No minimum visas.

2. Domestic postage.

Still raises these problems:

(a) Rapallo-type policy.

(b) Increased tension in Central Europe if W. Germans are

(p) Increased tension in Central Europe in W. Germany are

(a) Raballo-tube policy.

Still raise these problems:

2. Domestic postage.

I. No extra mail issue.

in scheme bigger than itself.

(c) Positive proposals to achieve Atlantic Unity so that we pass place over-all conception and not simply concession to pay time.

(p) Seek to advance on points in which Mixed Committee reflects
(a) Answer Soviet charges sharply.

(p) that we are unreliable

(v) that they are thought unreliable

(3) German objections;

(p) to encourage a Raballo kind of policy.

(a) To discourage itself from H. German regime.

(1) Soviet motive may be:

Mixed Committee on East-West German Contacts
or?

in na.

on brevions blam undermine confidence
particularly if they are simply variations

Disadvantages: Remove Soviet incentive to accept *my* proposal--

Advantages: Show flexibility

Problem of Novelty.

General Problems

Notes on East-West Negs.-2
aggressive vis-a-vis GDR.

(c) If they agree-will lose control over events. All of this
makes above course even more crucial.

General Group of Problems.

Berlin

German unity

European security

Who is audience of our proposals

Allies

Uncommitted

Germans
responsible elements.

Soviets/-leaders

Satellites.

Acheson Proposal

Excellent advocacy of a plan with which I essentially agree.

Still give President no real options.

Nor does it tell him what we are trying to accomplish.

Major Strategic Options

Modified status quo

Acceptance of some Major Feature of Soviet Scheme--Recognition
of GDR, etc. as best tactic while ultimately

Offensive Policy--prepared to settle for modified status ¨XENONIY ¨XENONIY quo.

Problem of German Unification

(a) Must not be in position of having Western ties seem as an obstacle to unification.

Juridical Status

## Political Status

to notification.

(a) Must not be in position of having Western ties seem as an opetate to
problem of German Notification

Ottensive policy--prepared to settle for modified status UNINTERNATIONAL due
to GDR, etc. as best tactic while ultimately

Modified status due

## Major Strategic Options

Still five President no real options.

Excellent advice of a man with which I essentially agree.

## Opencanada Agreement

Bilateral.

Soviet-Lionberg
reasonable elements.
Germany

Uncommitted

Villages

Who is audience of our broadeads

European security

German minority

Berlin

## General Group of Problems

makes a point course even more crucial.

(c) It they agree--will lose control over events. All of this
aggressive air-to-air GDR.

Notes on East-West Mideast.

East-West Negotiations 0-3

Query: 1. What could not German government refuse if Soviet offered it?
2. What is the dividing line for real stability in Europe?

Objections to Recognition

OLYMPIC OATH

1. Will create Bizerte-type situation in Berlin.

2. Will place future direction of German unification into Soviet hands.

33. Might produce extreme nationalism.

**Other problem:** Even assuming status quo is goal--how do we best get there?

Can we accept some Soviet schemes and turn them to our advantage?

Confederation plus self-determination?

Unity plus security scheme?

Unity

<u>gun</u> security scheme?

Confederation <u>gun</u> self-determination?

<u>Other problems</u>: Even assuming status quo is best--how do we best get there?

1. Will crew Bizon-type situation in Berlin.

<u>OTHER PROBLEMS</u>
<u>Objections to Recognition</u>

3. What is the dividing line for real stability in Europe?

Query: 1. What could not German Government refuse it Soviet offered it?

East-West Negotiations-3