NSC BRIEFING NOTES PROSPECTS FOR SAAR AGREEMENT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79R00890A000400020032-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 20, 2004
• Sequence Number: 32
• Publication Date: October 12, 1954
• Content Type: BRIEF

PROSPECTS FOR
ATE & NSC reviews completed AGREEMENT "' "'?"...
of London accord aA -
remains conditional on French-German settlement of Saar
issue, left up in air by collapse of E?C.
A
eades-France to seek
agreement in personal meeting 19 October.
A. A1enauer,sI
eems
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settlement thorny issue
prerequisite to approval German rearmament.
Before, during and after London, 8endes-France i-tesated~
long-tine French position A8aar settleme'absolute
DBritish and Dutch fear
atal sang for London accord.
TT-- MUMMY,
called Adenauer-Teitgen agreement of May 1954 which rovided:
A. Acceptance of most of Council of Europe pl for
"Europeanization" of Saar, i.e. remov g Saar from
plane of French and German nation[ rivalries by agree-
ment to trAnsform it into "Ep opean" territory under
control of supra-tational/suthority;
Formulas to get around disputed parts of Council's plan:
1. "Europeanization" to take place gradually in irrevoc-
able sages beginning under existing Council of
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ough not of great public interest - Fr*uce.,
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question ^aj?r parliamentary issue, especially
weapon for rightist groups.
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ace has told 'tb*t he
agreement subject to minor modifica
~,,"rievised48russels Treaty Organization might
provide A alternative "European framework."
union, with similar German--Saar relat
3. Compromise formula o raafency to satisfy French
desire for "d aitive" Saar settlement and still
keep a e German hopes for revision if "Europeaniza-
developing eventually;,
ft1sent French . osition on-Saar --
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A. In view of the temper of the west German Bundesta
since French defeat of EDC, Chancellor Adena r will
have some difficulty in getting the Teitgrt-Adenauer
understanding accepted.
Prior to the London Conference,Ad d uer told Anetican
officials he was prepared to sdttle the Saar problem
on that basis, but he hasalince cast doubt on this
position by declaring that he agreed with most of the
Bundestag stateme
Even if Adenaustill feels he can accept a settle-
ment, he would probably want to put the Saar under
control the only supranational agency-- the Coal-Steel
nity-- rather than under the Brussels organization
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A. Area: 994 sq. mi.
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B. Population: 9,000 -- practically all German.
C. Approximate 1951 Coal and Steel production (in millions
of tons)
Coal
Steel
FRANCE WEST GERMANY
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The importance of the Saar to France, in maintaining
the 5-nation
approximate economic equality with West Germay in/Coal
Steel Community is shown below
(Figures indicate percentage of total CSC resources)
Saar alone: 8%
France alone: 24%
West Germany alone: 45%
FRANCE plus SAAR: 32% (vs 45% WEST GERMANY alone)
FRANCE without SAAR: 24% (vs 53% WEST GERMANY plus SAAR
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