Saar Statute
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The Saar Statute was a post–World War II international agreement that proposed turning the Saar territory into a European-administered region, a plan ultimately rejected in the 1955 Saar status referendum.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international agreement
ⓘ
post–World War II treaty arrangement ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
internationalize the Saar territory
ⓘ
remove Saar from exclusive German or French sovereignty ⓘ |
| cameToPublicVoteOn | 23 October 1955 ⓘ |
| concerns |
Saar territory
ⓘ
Saarland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geopoliticalPurpose |
stabilization of Franco-German border
ⓘ
strengthening Western European integration ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Saar Statut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Statute on the European Saar Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Cold War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
post-war occupation of Germany ⓘ |
| influenced | return of Saar to Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ |
| intendedAdministeringBody |
European institutions created by Paris Agreements
ⓘ
Western European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfNegotiation |
French
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| legalEffectAfterReferendum | did not enter into force ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Franco-German reconciliation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paris Agreements NERFINISHED ⓘ Western European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy |
Federal Republic of Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | post-war Franco-German Saar question ⓘ |
| predecessorTo | Saar Treaty of 1956 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedStatus |
European territory under Western European Union control
ⓘ
European-administered territory ⓘ |
| rejectedBy |
Saarlanders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
voters of the Saar territory ⓘ |
| rejectedOn | 23 October 1955 ⓘ |
| rejectionPercentageNoVote | approximately 67 percent ⓘ |
| rejectionPercentageYesVote | approximately 33 percent ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Saar Protectorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saar Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ Saar status referendum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedOn | 1954 ⓘ |
| status | rejected in referendum ⓘ |
| territorialScope | Saar Protectorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasResultOf |
Franco-German negotiations
ⓘ
London Conference of 1954 NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris Agreements of 1954 NERFINISHED ⓘ post–World War II settlement in Western Europe ⓘ |
| wasSubjectOf | 1955 Saar status referendum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wouldHaveEstablished | European Commissioner for the Saar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wouldHaveEstablished | special European statute for Saar ⓘ |
| wouldHaveGuaranteed | political autonomy of Saar under European control ⓘ |
| wouldHaveMaintained | economic union of Saar with France ⓘ |
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