Basic Treaty
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The Basic Treaty was a 1972 agreement between West Germany (FRG) and East Germany (GDR) that normalized their relations and laid the groundwork for mutual recognition and cooperation during the Cold War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basic Treaty canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War treaty
ⓘ
bilateral treaty ⓘ international agreement ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
normalize relations between FRG and GDR
ⓘ
regulate practical cooperation between FRG and GDR ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Germany
East Germany ⓘ
surface form:
German Democratic Republic
|
| architect | Willy Brandt ⓘ |
| basedOnPrinciple |
inviolability of frontiers
ⓘ
non-interference in internal affairs ⓘ respect for human rights ⓘ sovereign equality ⓘ territorial integrity ⓘ |
| countrySignatory |
West Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Germany
East Germany ⓘ
surface form:
German Democratic Republic
|
| dateSigned | 1972-12-21 ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForce | 1973-06-21 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany ⓘ |
| hasSection |
final provisions
ⓘ
preamble ⓘ substantive articles ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding international treaty ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy | Egon Bahr ⓘ |
| officialName |
Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR (1972)
ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty concerning the basis of relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic
|
| placeSigned | East Berlin ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Ostpolitik
ⓘ
surface form:
West German Ostpolitik policy
|
| precededBy |
Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971)
ⓘ
surface form:
Four Power Agreement on Berlin
|
| providedFor |
development of good-neighbourly relations
ⓘ
establishment of permanent missions ⓘ expansion of cultural cooperation ⓘ expansion of economic cooperation ⓘ expansion of scientific-technical cooperation ⓘ respect for each other’s independence and autonomy ⓘ settlement of disputes by peaceful means ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Ostpolitik ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
admission of FRG and GDR to the United Nations
ⓘ
international recognition of both German states ⓘ mutual establishment of permanent representations in Bonn and East Berlin ⓘ |
| shortName | Basic Treaty self-link ⓘ |
| signatory |
East Germany
ⓘ
West Germany ⓘ |
| subject |
cooperation
ⓘ
diplomatic relations ⓘ mutual recognition ⓘ normalization of relations ⓘ |
| UNMembershipConsequenceYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| yearSigned | 1972 ⓘ |
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