Bonn–Paris conventions
1952 treaty giving limited sovereignty to West Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Bonn–Paris conventions were signed in May 1952 and came into force after the 1955 ratification. The conventions put an end to the Allied occupation of West Germany.[1]
Convention on relations between the Three Powers and the Federal Republic of Germany | |
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Signed | 26 May 1952 (1952-05-26) |
Location | Bonn, Germany |
Effective | 5 May 1955 (1955-05-05) |
Signatories | |
Citations | 6 UST 4251, TIAS 3425, 331 UNTS 327 |
Convention on the Settlement of Matters Arising Out of the War and the Occupation | |
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Signed | 26 May 1952 (1952-05-26) |
Location | Bonn, Germany |
Effective | 5 May 1955 (1955-05-05) |
Signatories | |
Citations | 6 UST 4411, TIAS 3425, 332 UNTS 219 |
Convention on the Rights and Obligations of Foreign Forces and Their Members in the Federal Republic of Germany | |
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Signed | 26 May 1952 (1952-05-26) |
Location | Bonn, Germany |
Effective | 5 May 1955 (1955-05-05) |
Signatories | |
Citations | 6 UST 4278, TIAS 3425, 332 UNTS 3 |
Protocol on the Termination of the Occupation Regime in the Federal Republic of Germany | |
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Signed | 21 October 1954 (1954-10-21) |
Location | Paris, France |
Effective | 5 May 1955 (1955-05-05) |
Signatories | |
Citations | 6 UST 4117, TIAS 3425, 331 UNTS 253 |
The delay between the signing and the ratification was due to the French failure to ratify the related treaty on the European Defense Community.[2] This was eventually overcome by the British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden proposing that West Germany become a member of NATO and the removal of the references to the European Defense Community in the Bonn–Paris conventions. The revised treaty was signed at a ceremony in Paris on 23 October 1954.[1][3] The conventions came into force during the last meeting of the Allied High Commission, that took place in the United States Embassy in Bonn, on 5 May 1955.[1]