Petersberg Agreement

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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 FRG 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 Petersberg near Bonn was at that time the seat of the High Commissioners and the place of signature.

Important points of the agreement were:

  • Cessation of war reparations.
  • Integration of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) into the European community, e.g. by entry into the Council of Europe.
  • Resumption of consular and trade relations to other countries.
  • Promotion of relations with all Western states.
  • Admission of the FRG into international organizations.
  • Resolution by the FRG to follow the principles of liberty, tolerance and humanity and to prevent any reviving of totalitarian efforts.
  • The FRG's intention to enter the International Ruhr Authority, effectively accepting some international control of the Ruhr district.
  • Acceptance of the Marshall Plan.
  • Legislation to break up cartels.

  • Occupation Statute of Germany of April 1949 that specified the roles and responsibilities of the newly created German government and the Allied High Commission in West Germany.
  • Bonn-Paris conventions were signed in 1952 and came into force after the 1955 ratification. The conventions put an end to the Allied occupation of West Germany.

Largely translated from the corresponding German website from 12/16/05

Petersberg Agreement (in German)

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