Updated: 5 October 2000 NATO Basic Texts

Paris 23 Oct. 1954

Paris Agreements Documents Relating to the Accession to the Treaty of the Federal Republic of Germany. These documents, known as the Paris Agreements, were signed in Paris on 23 October 1954, after the London Conference (28 September - 3 October 1954), the Paris Conference (20-22 October 1954) and a Ministerial Meeting of the NATO Council (23 October 1954). In London, the so-called Nine-Power Conference, in addition to the seven countries signatories of agreements, was attended by the United States and Canada. In Paris, the so-called Four-Power Conference was attended by the United States, France, the United Kingdom and the Federal Republic of Germany.

Table of Contents Four Power Conference - Paris, 23 Octobre 1954 The United States of America, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the French Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany agree as follows: Protocol on the Termination of the Occupation Regime in the Federal Republic of Germany Annexes I to V Attached to the Protocol on the Termination of the Occupation Regime in the Federal Republic of Germany Letters Ten letters were exchanged following the signing of the agreements: letters from the Chancellor to the three Ministers for Foreign Affairs, letters from the three High Commissioners to the Chancellor and letters from the three Ministers for Foreign Affairs to the Chancellor. These letters deal with specific points in the Bonn Conventions which were deleted therefrom by mutual consent, the Parties concerned having agreed to deal with them by an exchange of letters. In the absence of the text of the Conventions their contents would be virtually unintelligible, so they have been omitted from the present work. Convention on the Presence of Foreign Forces in the Federal Republic of Germany Three-Power Declaration on Berlin Documents Signed by Five Parties Declaration Inviting Italy and the Federal Republic of Germany to Accede to the Brussels Treaty - Paris, 23 October 1954 Nine-Power Conference Protocol Modifying and Completing the Brussels Treaty - Paris, 23 October 1954 Protocol No. II on Forces of Western European Union - Paris, 23 October 1954 Protocol No. III on the Control of Armaments Protocol No. IV on the Agency of Western European Union for the Control of Armaments Letters with Reference to the Jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice from, Respectively, the Governments of the Federal Republic and of Italy to the Other Governments Signatory of the Protocol Modifying and Completing the Brussels Treaty Reply to the Letters from the Governments of the Federal Republic and of Italy to the Other Governments Signatory of the Protocol Modifying and Completing the Brussels Treaty Resolution on Production and Standardization of Armaments (Adopted by the Nine-Power Conference on 21 October, 1954) North Atlantic Council Text of the Protocol on the Accession to the North Atlantic Treaty of the Federal Republic of Germany Resolution to Implement Section IV of the Final Act of the London Conference Resolution on Results of the Four and Nine Power Meetings Resolution of Association Declaration by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany Declaration by the Governments of the United States of America, the United Kingdom and France Analysis of the Terms of the Paris Agreements The Paris Agreements comprise: Documents signed by two Parties (France and the Federal Republic of Germany). Subject: Franco-German disputes (the resolution of cultural, economic and other difficulties) and the Saar. Documents signed by four Parties (Four-Power Conference) France, the United States, the United Kingdom and the Federal Republic of Germany, relating to German sovereignty: Protocol on the termination of the Occupation Regime in the Federal Republic; Amendments to the Convention on Relations between the Occupying Powers and the Federal Republic (Revocation of the Occupation Statute, Retention of Rights, stationing of allied forces, state of emergency, hypothesis of reunification); Amendments to the Convention on the Rights and Obligations of Foreign Forces in Germany; Amendments to the Finance Convention; Amendments to the Convention on the Settlement of Matters arising out of the War and the Occupation, Exchange of letters; Convention on the Presence of Foreign Forces in the Federal Republic of Germany. (The Conventions cited at a., b., c., d. and e. above are those signed in Bonn on 26 May 1952, designed to end the Occupation Rgime). To these documents should be added: A Tripartite Declaration on Berlin. Documents signed by five Parties: Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France and the United Kingdom. Subject: Declaration inviting the Federal Republic of Germany and Italy to accede to the Brussels Treaty. Documents signed by seven Parties: Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, the United Kingdom, the Federal Republic of Germany and Italy. Subject: Protocol revising and completing the Brussels Treaty; Protocol on the forces of Western European Union; Protocol on the control of armaments: Protocol on the Agency of Western European Union for the Control of Armaments; Exchange of letters referring to the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice; Resolution on the Production and Standardization of Armaments. Documents signed by the 14 North Atlantic Treaty countries: Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Federal Republic of Germany; Resolution by the North Atlantic Council to implement Section IV of the Final Act of the London Conference (authority of SACEUR); Resolution on the results of the Four and Nine-Power Conferences. Resolution of Association taking note of the obligations accepted by the Federal Republic on the signature of the London Agreements and of the declaration relating to such obligations. Hereunder is the text of all the official documents, with the exception of: The documents signed by two parties (France and the Federal Republic of Germany) which only concern the two signatory countries. The amendments of the Bonn Conventions (a., b., c., d. and e.), which are replaced by a summary of the Conventions and of the amendments made to them entitled: "Summary of the Five Annexes attached to the Protocol on the Termination of the Occupation Rgime", as well as 2 f. the exchange of letters.