Globke plan
The Globke Plan drafted in 1958 but not officially published (named after the then State Secretary in the Federal Chancellery Hans Globke ) dealt with the possible implementation of reunification . The status quo should be maintained for five years, after which all Germans (in the Federal Republic of Germany and the GDR ) should vote in a free and binding election on reunification. During this period, Berlin should receive the status of a free city and decide whether it wants to belong to a unified Germany . In the event that a part of Germany were to decide against unification by a majority in the referendum, Germany would remain divided for an indefinite period as a result. Accordingly, Berlin would either belong to the Federal Republic or the GDR, or it would remain a free city ( secured by the United Nations ). In the event that the majority in both German states had decided in favor of reunification, the all-German government should decide which defense alliance ( NATO or Warsaw Pact ) it will belong to in future. The part of Germany which terminates or leaves its alliance treaty would then be demilitarized. Furthermore, the Oder-Neisse Line would be recognized as the final eastern border and the unified Germany would take part in international security precautions and arms controls . The Soviet leadership would have presumably rejected the plan, since if the plan had been implemented the decision of the population would probably have been in favor of the West.
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- ↑ Original text on konrad-adenauer.de
- ^ Heinrich August Winkler: The long way to the west, Volume 2, 2000, ISBN 9783406460029 , p. 196, online