Reunification and West German-Soviet Relations: The Role of the Reunification Issue in the Foreign Policy of the Federal Republic of Germany, 1949-195

ISBN-13: 9789401186292 / Angielski / Miękka / 1963 / 204 str.

Werner Feld

Opis

The intellectual debts which I have incurred in the preparation of this study are many. Foremost, I wish to express my warm appreciation and gratitude to Professor Henry L. Mason for his sound advice, gentle encouragement, and continuous guidance. In addition, I would like to extend my sincere thanks to Professors David R. Deener, Warren RobertsJr. and John L. Snell for their critical comments and helpful suggestions which led to frequent and fruitful reconsideration of the substance and form of the inquiry. I am also very grateful to Professor J. W. Smurr who made many constructive suggestions with regard to the content and style of the manuscript. A special debt is owed to Mr. Jon Reinhardt who read the manu script in its entirety and suggested a number of stylistic improvements. Richard Paulig, former Consul-General of the Federal Republic of Ger in New Orleans, La., was most helpful by assisting in the col many, lection of certain source materials, and the staff members of the Bundestag library in Bonn, Germany, under the direction of Bibliotheksoberrat Dr. Heinz Matthes aided the research for this study with outstanding efficiency. Finally, my most heartfelt expressions of gratitude are re served for my wife, Betty, whose encouragement and sympathetic understanding have helped me through this work."

Spis treści

I. Brief Historical Background Sketch of German-Soviet Relations.- Early Period to World War I.- Immediate Post-World War I Developments.- The Era of the Rapallo Treaty.- The Years of the Hitler Regime.- Occupation of Germany.- II. Methodology.- Rationale and Scope.- A Hypothesis.- The Test of the Hypothesis: Methods and Concepts.- 1 The Formulation of West German Foreign Policy.- I. The Constitutional Framework.- Temporary Limitations.- The Provisions of the Basic Law.- II. The Influences of a Pluralistic Society.- A. Political Parties.- The CDU/CSU.- The SPD.- The Issue of German Unity.- B. Economic Interest Groups.- Employers Associations.- Employee Groups.- Summary.- C. The Foreign Service Bureaucracy.- Traditions of the Foreign Service Bureaucracy.- Political Background.- D. Public News Media and Public Opinion.- III. Summary.- Chapters 2 The Interaction Pattern: Basic Motivations and Goals of West German and Soviet Foreign Policy.- I. Basic Concepts of the Foreign Policy of the Federal Republic.- The Underlying Factors.- The Framework of Policy.- II. The Basic Concepts of Soviet Foreign Policy.- The Underlying Factors.- The Major Theories of Soviet Foreign Policy.- The Framework of Policy.- III. Interaction and Values of Policy Goals.- 3 The Interaction Pattern: The Foreign Policy Issues Between the Federal Republic and the Soviet Union.- I. The Classification of Issues.- Reference Point: Reunification.- The Question of Berlin.- II. The Mechanics of Reunification.- A. Election Procedures.- The Development of the Electoral Process in the Soviet Zone.- The Consistent Position of the Federal Government.- Interlude at the United Nations.- Conferences and Notes.- Changes in the Soviet Position.- A Missed Opportunity?.- The Federal Government’s Policy: “Free Elections First”.- B. The Structure of an All-German Government.- The Legitimacy of the Government of the D.D.R..- The All-German Council.- All-German Talks.- The East German and Soviet Proposals for a German Confederation.- Merits and Disadvantages of the Confederation Plan.- C. The Four Power Obligation for Reunification.- The Legal Foundation of the Obligation.- Increased Emphasis of the Four Power Responsibility.- III. Rearmament and Neutralization.- The “Police” Forces.- The Struggle over West German Participation in EDC.- WEU, NATO, and European Collective Security.- The Eden Plans on European Security.- Linking the Issues of Security and Reunification.- Disengagement.- Alternate Solutions.- The Policy of Alignment with West and East.- The Policy of Military Non-Alignment.- The Cautious Attitude of the Federal Government..- IV. The Peace Treaty and the Oder-Neisse Line.- The Legal Basis for Peace Treaty Negotiations.- Soviet Peace Treaty Efforts, 1952–1954.- The Oder-Neisse Line: Unswerving Positions.- The Triangle: Germany, Soviet Union, Poland.- The Consequences of the West German Position.- V. Diplomatic, Economic, and Cultural Relations.- The Assumption of Diplomatic Relations.- The Implications.- Economic and Cultural Relations.- Improvement of Relations?.- 4 Conclusions.- I. Success or Failure of West German Foreign Policy.- The Real Political Value of Reunification.- The Nature of West German Foreign Policy.- An Alternate Policy: Flexibility and Imagination.- The Potentials of Success of a “Double-Track” Policy.- II. TheFuture.- A Permanently Divided Germany?.- The Balance of Power and West German Policy.- Selected Bibliography.