Ministerial
Communiqué
North
Atlantic
Council
Paris
15th-16th Dec
1966
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Declaration
on Germany
The Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, the United Kingdom and
the United States met on 14th December, 1966, on the eve of the
Ministerial Meetings of the North Atlantic Alliance in Paris, in
order to discuss the situation in Germany.
The meeting took place exactly eight years after the four
Foreign Ministers had met in Paris on 14th December, 1958, when
Foreign Minister Brandt, then Governing Mayor of Berlin,
reported on the situation of Berlin. The Foreign Ministers
confirmed that their governments would continue to be
responsible for the security and viability of a free Berlin.
The Foreign Ministers of France, the United Kingdom and the
United States took note of the intention of the Federal Republic
of Germany to develop human, economic and cultural contacts
between the two parts of Germany. These contacts aim in
particular at alleviating the human misery which is a result of
the partition of the German people. The three Ministers share
the views of the Federal Government and will support these
efforts within the framework of the responsibilities incumbent
on their governments.
The Ministers re-emphasized that the solution of the German
question is one of the essential problems in the relations
between East and West. This solution can only be achieved by
peaceful methods, on the basis of the right of
self-determination, and through the creation of an atmosphere of
détente on the continent, under conditions guaranteeing the
security of all countries.
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