Central (C): General (C). Political Exchanges Leading Towards Four-Power Talks on the Future of Germany

A file containing documents concerning a Soviet note on Germany. The file includes a series of draft replies to the note; East and West German press reactions; a brief for Lord Salisbury; an Anglo-American translation of the French draft reply; the United States State Department's draft reply; a summary of the German reaction; the views of the French foreign minister; an account of a conversation with the United Kingdom delegation in Paris; and a submission and German-language copy of the White Book "Newest Documents Concerning the Problem of Reunification." Other documents include an account from a private meeting of the Social Democratic Party of Germany; a copy of a minute to the prime minister; a discussion of the timing of the reply; a translation of the Soviet note; a discussion of the meeting place for the four-power conference; a discussion of East German threats to the Western Powers; and a tripartite statement to NATO.