Western (W): Germany (WG). French Proposals for an Approach to Soviet Union about Four-Power Talks on Germany: German Reunification

A file containing documents relating to the French Parliament's ratification of the 1954 Paris Accords. Subjects discussed in the file include correspondence between Pierre Mendès-France, the French prime minister, Sir Winston Churchill, the British prime minister, and Dwight D. Eisenhower, the American president. The private correspondence had been mentioned in the French Parliament, and the file includes correspondence between British diplomats, ministers, and the Foreign Office about the implications of publishing the text for the outcome of the ratification debate. Other documents in the file include an article published by the West German government entitled "Negotiations with the Soviets?"; an article in Le Figaro about potential talks discussed in the correspondence to be held after ratification; discussion between British and French diplomats about the subjects that future talks with the Soviets might discuss; and French press coverage of the correspondence.