Berlin: Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions (MBFR) and Berlin

A file containing documents concerning negotiations on Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions (M.B.F.R.) and the status of Berlin. Subjects covered in the file include the inclusion of Berlin in the territorial applicability clause; French views on the draft M.B.F.R. treaty; the fact that France was not a party to the M.B.F.R. negotiations; and the necessity of protecting Allied and quadripartite rights and responsibilities in Berlin. Other subjects discussed in the file include the failure to resolve the "Berlin question" over nine years of M.B.F.R. negotiations; an exchange of letters between the British Foreign Secretary, Francis Pym, and his French counterpart, Claude Cheysson; efforts to arrive at politically acceptable language to describe the status of Berlin; a declaration to be made to Soviet officials by the Western Allies; and a planned speech by the American president, Ronald Reagan.