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.

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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

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Ostpolitik significantEvent Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971)
American sector of Berlin legalBasis Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971)
this entity surface form: Four-Power status of Berlin
Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR (1972) relatedTo Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971)
Transit Agreement between the FRG and the GDR (1971) relatedTo Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971)
this entity surface form: Four Power Agreement on Berlin
Treaty of Moscow (1970) followedBy Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971)
this entity surface form: Four Power Agreement on Berlin
Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971) alsoKnownAs Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971)
this entity surface form: Four Power Agreement on Berlin
Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971) alsoKnownAs Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971)
this entity surface form: Quadripartite Agreement on Berlin
Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971) alsoKnownAs Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971)
this entity surface form: Berlin Four Power Agreement
West Berlin Allied forces legalBasis Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971)
this entity surface form: Four-Power status of Berlin
West Berlin Allied forces relatedTo Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971)
this entity surface form: Quadripartite Agreement on Berlin
Treaties of the Federal Republic of Germany includes Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971)
Basic Treaty precededBy Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971)
this entity surface form: Four Power Agreement on Berlin
West German–Soviet Moscow Treaty relatedAgreement Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971)
this entity surface form: Four Power Agreement on Berlin
Brandt–Scheel coalition government significantEvent Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971)