SOVIET POLICY TOWARD GERMANY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006900280008-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 10, 2008
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: May 31, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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DATE DISTR. 51 Kay 1955
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COUNTRY Germany/U.S.S.R. REPORT
SUBJECT Soviet Policy toward Germany
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SIDS are said to have been present at a meeting at the headquarters of the
Soviet High Commission at which they were given a now briefing on foreign
policy.
2, They were told that the declarations published by TABS on the possibility of
conversations with the Test even after the ratification of the Paris Treaties
are to be understood to .an that the U.S.S.R. would be prepared to negotiate
concerning a Ruropean security pact., without insisting on German reunification.
It should be taken for granted that both German governments would take part in
such. negotiations, which would imply the recognition of both goverraeflts by
the Big Four.
3. The Soviet goverment would be inclined to recognize the Bonn govezs at,, in
spite of the ratification of the Paris Treaties. It would expect to.make some
favorable propaganda out of this act., especially if the Western powers refused
to grant simultaneous recognition to the last German government. Moscow would
consider it useful to have an embassy in Bom.
The Bast Germans were requested to use the following phrsseologyt if the Paris
Agreements should become a fait accom li9 the possibility of conversations would
be long delayed. The words a aecem l were to be left vague (as meaning
either the ratification or the implementation of the Agreements)., in order to
preserve the greatest possible freedom of action for the future.
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