Soviet Statement to the Federal German Republic Concerning Rearming (December 14, 1959)

Abstract

The Soviet government has more than once appealed to the Federal government not to complicate international relations by all kinds of military and other activities and not to hinder the solution of important international problems. It is common knowledge that the adoption of the decision on arming the Bundeswehr with atomic weapons and missiles has led to a dangerous heightening of tension in Europe and continues to impair international relations by obstructing the settlement of many unresolved problems, including the problem of the unification of Germany, which is so important to the German people.

The Soviet government also made “appropriate representations” to Britain, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, and Luxembourg to call their attention to “the negative consequences which intensified arming of the Federal Republic of Germany within the framework of the Western European Union would have for the further easing of international tension and the ending of the cold war.”