Hallstein Doctrine
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The Hallstein Doctrine was a Cold War-era West German foreign policy that refused diplomatic relations with any country (except the USSR) that recognized East Germany as a sovereign state.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War policy
ⓘ
foreign policy doctrine ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
West Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Germany
East Germany ⓘ
surface form:
German Democratic Republic
German unification question ⓘ diplomatic recognition ⓘ |
| consequence |
diplomatic tensions with non-aligned states
ⓘ
limited diplomatic relations for West Germany with some developing countries ⓘ reinforcement of German division in international system ⓘ |
| corePrinciple | West Germany would not maintain diplomatic relations with states recognizing East Germany as a sovereign state ⓘ |
| country | West Germany ⓘ |
| endTime | early 1970s ⓘ |
| exception | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| foreignPolicyOrientation |
anti-communist
ⓘ
pro-Western ⓘ |
| goal |
assert exclusive representation of the German nation by West Germany
ⓘ
prevent international recognition of East Germany ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
illustration of Cold War bloc politics in Europe
ⓘ
key element of West German strategy to isolate East Germany internationally ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
German Foreign Office
ⓘ
surface form:
West German Foreign Office
West German embassies ⓘ |
| influencedBy | West German Basic Law claim to represent all Germans ⓘ |
| legalBasis | interpretation of West German constitutional claim to represent all Germans ⓘ |
| mainPeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| method | breaking diplomatic relations with states recognizing East Germany ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Walter Hallstein ⓘ |
| notableCase |
break in relations with Cuba in 1963
ⓘ
break in relations with Yugoslavia in 1957 ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Eastern Bloc
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Bloc states
East Germany ⓘ
surface form:
German Democratic Republic
|
| politicalContext |
division of Germany after World War II
ⓘ
non-recognition of East Germany ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy |
Konrad Adenauer
ⓘ
surface form:
Konrad Adenauer government
|
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| relatedAgreement |
Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR (1972)
ⓘ
surface form:
Basic Treaty (1972)
|
| replacedBy | Ostpolitik ⓘ |
| replacedUnder |
Brandt–Scheel coalition government
ⓘ
surface form:
Willy Brandt government
|
| startTime | 1955 ⓘ |
| statedIn | West German foreign policy ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
NATO
ⓘ
surface form:
NATO allies (politically, but not always in practice)
|
| weakenedUnder |
Kurt Georg Kiesinger government
ⓘ
Ludwig Erhard government ⓘ |
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