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.

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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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Basic Treaty shortName Basic Treaty self-link