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The Petersberg Agreement is an international treaty that extended the rights of the Federal Government of Germany vis-a-vis the occupying forces of Britain, France, and the United States, and is viewed as the first major step of Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) towards sovereignty. It was signed by Chancellor Konrad Adenauer of the CDU/CSU and the Allied High Commissioners Brian Hubert Robertson (Britain), André François-Poncet (France), and John J. McCloy (United States of America) on November 22, 1949. The Hotel Petersberg, near Bonn, was at that time the seat of the High Commissioners and the place of signature. It was the first modification of the Occupation statute. == Main topics of the agreement == * West Germany was permitted to join the Council of Europe as an associate member. * West Germany agreed to sign a bilateral agreement with the U.S. regarding Marshall plan aid. (see next section) * West Germany agreed to send delegates to the International Authority for the Ruhr, effectively accepting some international control of the Ruhr district. (see next section) * West Germany agreed to remain demilitarised, without armed forces of any kind, and to support the work of the occupation authorities in this respect. * West Germany was permitted to engage in international trade, as well as to establish consular relations. (The creation of a Foreign office was still prohibited) * West Germany agreed to follow the principles of liberty, tolerance and humanity and to prevent any reviving of totalitarian efforts. * West Germany agreed to implement legislation for the sake of decartelisation in accordance with the occupation statute. * West Germany was permitted to construct ocean-going ships with restricted capabilities. * The industrial dismantling programme was modified by the removal of a select number of industrial plants from the dismantling list. * The West German request for an end to the state of war was noted, but not granted. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Petersberg Agreement」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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