Bonn–Paris conventions
The Bonn–Paris conventions were signed in May 1952 and came into force after the 1955 ratification. The conventions put an end to the Allied occupation of West Germany.
| Convention on relations between the Three Powers and the Federal Republic of Germany | |
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| Signed | 26 May 1952 |
| Location | Bonn, Germany |
| Effective | 5 May 1955 |
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| Citations | 6 UST 4251, TIAS 3425, 331 UNTS 327 |
| Convention on the Settlement of Matters Arising Out of the War and the Occupation | |
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| Signed | 26 May 1952 |
| Location | Bonn, Germany |
| Effective | 5 May 1955 |
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| Citations | 6 UST 4411, TIAS 3425, 332 UNTS 219 |
| Convention on the Rights and Obligations of Foreign Forces and Their Members in the Federal Republic of Germany | |
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| Signed | 26 May 1952 |
| Location | Bonn, Germany |
| Effective | 5 May 1955 |
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| Citations | 6 UST 4278, TIAS 3425, 332 UNTS 3 |
| Protocol on the Termination of the Occupation Regime in the Federal Republic of Germany | |
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| Signed | 21 October 1954 |
| Location | Paris, France |
| Effective | 5 May 1955 |
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| Citations | 6 UST 4117, TIAS 3425, 331 UNTS 253 |
The delay between the signing and the ratification was due to the French failure to ratify the related treaty on the European Defense Community. This was eventually overcome by the British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden proposing that West Germany become a member of NATO and the removal of the references to the European Defense Community in the Bonn–Paris conventions. The revised treaty was signed at a ceremony in Paris on 23 October 1954. The conventions came into force during the last meeting of the Allied High Commission, that took place in the United States Embassy in Bonn, on 5 May 1955.