Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971)
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The Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971) was a Cold War diplomatic accord between the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and France that improved access to and the status of Berlin, easing tensions and enabling West Germany’s Ostpolitik policy of rapprochement with the Eastern bloc.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Four Power Agreement on Berlin | 5 |
| Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971) canonical | 4 |
| Four-Power status of Berlin | 2 |
| Quadripartite Agreement on Berlin | 2 |
| Berlin Four Power Agreement | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War treaty
ⓘ
diplomatic accord ⓘ international agreement ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve practical conditions for West Berliners
ⓘ
reduce tensions over Berlin ⓘ stabilize the situation in Berlin ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971)
ⓘ
surface form:
Berlin Four Power Agreement
Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971) ⓘ
surface form:
Four Power Agreement on Berlin
Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971) ⓘ
surface form:
Quadripartite Agreement on Berlin
|
| appliesTo |
Berlin
ⓘ
West Berlin ⓘ access routes to West Berlin ⓘ |
| basedOn | post-World War II Four Power rights in Germany ⓘ |
| clarifies | rights and responsibilities of the Four Powers in Berlin ⓘ |
| confirms |
continued Four Power responsibility for Berlin as a whole
ⓘ
special legal status of Berlin ⓘ |
| context |
division of Berlin
ⓘ
division of Germany ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1971-09-03 ⓘ |
| enables |
Ostpolitik
ⓘ
surface form:
West German Ostpolitik
rapprochement between West Germany and Eastern bloc ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForce | 1972-06-03 ⓘ |
| hasParty |
France
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| keyFigure |
Andrei Gromyko
ⓘ
Egon Bahr ⓘ Walter Scheel ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ Russian ⓘ |
| limits | political presence of the Federal Republic of Germany in West Berlin ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy |
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
ⓘ
surface form:
Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom
French Ministry of Foreign Affairs ⓘ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs
United States Department of State ⓘ |
| precedes |
Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR (1972)
ⓘ
surface form:
Basic Treaty (1972)
Transit Agreement between the FRG and the GDR (1971) ⓘ
surface form:
Transit Agreement (1972)
|
| providesFor |
easier access for visitors to West Berlin
ⓘ
improved travel facilities for West Berliners to East Berlin ⓘ improved travel facilities for West Berliners to GDR ⓘ |
| recognizes | ties between West Berlin and the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ |
| regulates |
access to West Berlin
ⓘ
status of Berlin ⓘ transit traffic between West Germany and West Berlin ⓘ |
| signedIn |
Berlin
ⓘ
West Berlin ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Cold War ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Four-Power status of Berlin
Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR (1972)
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relatedTo
→
Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971)
ⓘ
Transit Agreement between the FRG and the GDR (1971)
→
relatedTo
→
Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971)
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this entity surface form:
Four Power Agreement on Berlin
this entity surface form:
Four Power Agreement on Berlin
this entity surface form:
Four Power Agreement on Berlin
this entity surface form:
Quadripartite Agreement on Berlin
this entity surface form:
Berlin Four Power Agreement
this entity surface form:
Four-Power status of Berlin
this entity surface form:
Quadripartite Agreement on Berlin
this entity surface form:
Four Power Agreement on Berlin
this entity surface form:
Four Power Agreement on Berlin