Word: germanized
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...East German control over the present eastern sector of Berlin does not necessarily doom the western sector. While the NATO allies must not be deluded by free-city offers, they could deal with East German border guards as agents of the Soviet troops who keep the lid on in the Democratic Republic. If these East German authorities were to attempt to cut off West Berlin then it seems the United States has rightly committed itself to preserve the sector's free status, no matter what the cost. Berlin is no rock off the China coast; it is an actual incubator...
...such unanimity exists concerning the policy we shoud adopt on German reunification as does on the problem of West Berlin. The present divided Germany, though, holds dangers for both sides. East Germany might embarrasingly erupt into rebellion against its masters, and the West might eventually face an independent West German attempt to negotiate with Moscow over East Germany. Thus preserving the status quo offers no ultimate solution...
...present demands that a Germany unified under free elections could be allowed to make any alliances it wants, (i.e. with NATO) are patently unacceptable to Russia. On the other hand, the West must insist on eventual free determination of an all-German government...
...unification that might be worked out in the framework of these fundamental requirements must follow a sequence of disarmament in Central Europe. Only when the Soviet Union is willing to agree to a relaxation of the Cold War in Europe can the German question be solved. To achieve any realistic result, therefore, the United States must work toward a disengagement gradual enough so that each side can take the immediate steps without feeling its security endangered. Limiting arms in Germany, setting a quota on ground forces and a prohibition on missile bases would prove fruitful as a first step...
WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 1--Secretary of State Dulles plans to confer with Sen. J. William Fulbright (D-Ark) before leaving for German policy talks with Allied leaders in Europe this week...