- Hallstein Doctrine
The Hallstein Doctrine, named after
Walter Hallstein , was a key doctrine in the foreign policy of theFederal Republic of Germany (West Germany) between1955 and1969 . It was supported by the Christian Democratic Party.According to the doctrine, the Federal Republic of Germany had the exclusive right to represent the entire German nation, and with the exception of the
Soviet Union , West Germany would not establish or maintain diplomatic relations with any state that recognisedEast Germany .cite web | url = http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/diplo/de/AAmt/PolitischesArchiv/DokumenteUndVertraege/551211-Hallstein,navCtx=90256.html | title = Erläuterung der sog. "Hallstein-Doktrin" durch den Leiter der Politischen Abteilung des Auswärtigen Amts, Ministerialdirektor W. Grewe, in einem Interview mit dem Chefredakteur des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks, H. Wendt, am 11. Dezember 1955 (Explanation of what is known as the Hallstein Doctrine by the head of the Political Department of the Federal German Foreign Office, W. Grewe, in an interview with Herr Wendt, the editor in chief of the radio station Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk)| accessdate = 2008-03-17 | last = Grewe | first = Wilhelm | authorlink = Wilhelm Grewe | date = 1955-12-11 | work = | publisher = German Foreign Office| language = German] The doctrine was first applied to Yugoslavia in1957 .East Germany attempted to undermine this doctrine by forming diplomatic relationships with the newly decolonized nations of theThird World .It weakened with the re-establishment of diplomatic relations with
Romania (1967) and Yugoslavia (1968) and was finally abandoned with the adoption of "Ostpolitik " (Eastern Politics) by ChancellorWilly Brandt , which resulted in mutual recognition between East and West Germany as two states (though not as two nations).USSR exception
The doctrine did not apply to the Soviet Union, as a former occupying power that was partially responsible for the division of Germany and necessary for achieving its re-unification.
imilar situations
Similar
exclusive mandate policies (One-China policy ) were pursued by thePeople's Republic of China and theRepublic of China , and the situation in Vietnam during theVietnam war was somewhat similar.ee also
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Exclusive Mandate References
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