Council of Foreign Ministers Report 8, Draft, Procedure for the Preparation of the German Peace Treaty

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DECLASSIFIED CFM E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) no.8 Dept. of State letter, Aug. 9, 1973 By NLT- HC. NARS Date 4-22-75 DRAFT GERMANY- USTRIA Secretaria PROCEDURE FOR THE PREPARATION OF TRE GERMAN PRACE TREATY s. TROMAN is SERVICE'" RECORDS AND Ao The Problow The problem is the detersination of proesdure for the proparation of a peace treaty for Germany. This involves agreement on the follow- ing principal issues: 1. Preparation of initial draft treatys 20 Character of consultation with or participation by non-ocoupying Allied states in proparation of treatys 30 Role of the Germang: consultation, participation, signature, ratification, relation of treaty to German constitution; 40 Tims, sponsorship, membershipe organisation of conference for drafting treaty; 5. Preparation of final draft: and 8. Signature, ratification, coming into force of treaty. B. Discussion Procadure for the preparation of a peace troaty for Germany was first