Central (C): General (C). Discussion on Attitudes to the Re-Unification of Germany: Soviet Aim of a Neutralized Germany; Western Powers Aims at Inclusion of Germany in European Defence Community and at Organization of Free Elections. Code C File 1016 (Papers 1 to 19)

A file containing documents relating to the potential reunification of Germany. Documents relate to allegations of a Franco-British agreement with the Soviet Union to prevent the unification of Germany; German press reports referring to these allegations; requests that the British government negotiate with the Soviet government for reunification; a report on a joint sitting of the East German parliament on March 20, 1953; a report of the U.N. Disarmament Commission; an article by Walter Lippmann entitled "If it's peace we must have constructive ideas about Germany now"; discussion of a request from the East German Parliament to forward a letter to the Speaker of the House of Commons; consideration of a press report that the Soviet Union would welcome a four-power conference on Germany; Parliamentary Questions on the potential conference; Anglo-French thinking on how to handle a Soviet proposal to resume talks on Austria; and press reports of an Anglo-German conference.