Full text : Das Saarland zwischen Frankreich, Deutschland und Europa

and  new  associate  members  to  the  Council.  The  question  at  issue  is  whether  we
should  have  Germany  in.
2.  Cabinet  yesterday  agreed  that  I  should  take  the  following  line  at  the  Committee
of  Ministers  on  the  3rd  November:
(a)  That  the  Committee  should  make  a  declaration  that,  if  the  German  Federal
Republic  desires  to  accede  as  an  associate  member  and  is  prepared  to  subscribe  to
the  provisions  of  Article  3  of  the  Statute,  the  Governments  concerned  will  at  once
issue  an  invitation  to  it  under  Article  5.s
(b)  That  the  Committee  should  make  a  similar  declaration  in  respect  of  the  Saar,  on
the  assumption  that  such  action  will  be  necessary  in  order  to  induce  the  French
Government  to  agree  to  (a)  above.
(c)  That  the  Committee  should  postpone  a  decision  regarding  the  admission  of
Austria  until  the  fate  of  the  peace  treaty  negotiations  is  clearer.
3.  It  seems  to  us  that  since  the  Council  of  Europe  is  a  focus  for  European  cooperation
  and  we  have  promised  to  incorporate  Germany  into  the  Western  system,
the  Council  is  the  most  suitable  body  with  which  to  begin  the  process.  We  think
she  should  be  invited  as  an  associate  member  and  not  as  a  full  member  since  she
does  not  as  yet  control  her  foreign  policy  and  we  have  information  to  the  effect  that
the  German  Chancellor  would  be  perfectly  happy  with  associate  membership.
Moreover,  it  is  most  unlikely  that  the  French  would  agree  to  full  membership  now.
4.  We  do  not  think  there  is  a  chance  of  the  French  agreeing  even  to  associate
membership  for  Germany  unless  a  similar  move  is  made  for  the  Saar.  We  feel  we
must  do  something  to  break  the  deadlock.  Consequently  provided  that  we  manage
to  induce  the  French  to  say  that,  just  as  in  the  case  of  Germany,  they  would  have  no
objection  to  the  Saar  eventually  joining  as  a  full  member,  we  feel  that  we  should
agree  with  the  French  view  that  it  should  have  associate  membership  now.  For  if
the  Saar  ever  should  join  as  a  full  member  it  will  be  clear  that  as  an  independent
State  it  would  possess  the  inherent  right  of  eventually  choosing  between  remaining

x  Die  Quellen  beziehen  sich  auf  folgende  Artikel  der  Satzung  des  Europarates  vom  5.5.1949:
„Kapitel  I.  Aufgabe  des  Europarates.  Art.  1:  a)  der  Europarat  hat  zur  Aufgabe,  eine  engere
Verbindung  zwischen  seinen  Mitgliedern  zum  Schutze  und  zur  Förderung  der  Ideale  und
Grundsätze,  die  ihr  gemeinsames  Erbe  bilden,  herzustellen  und  ihren  wirtschaftlichen  und
sozialen  Fortschritt  zu  fördern,  b)  Diese  Aufgabe  wird  von  den  Organen  des  Rates  erfüllt  durch
die  Beratung  von  Fragen  von  gemeinsamem  Interesse,  durch  den  Abschluß  von  Abkommen  und
durch  gemeinschaftliches  Vorgehen  auf  wirtschaftlichem,  sozialem,  kulturellem  und
wissenschaftlichem  Gebiet  und  auf  den  Gebieten  des  Rechts  und  der  Verwaltung  sowie  durch
den  Schutz  und  die  Fortentwicklung  der  Menschenrechte  und  Grundfreiheiten.  [...]  Kapitel  II.
Zusammensetzung.  [...]  Art.  3:  Jedes  Mitglied  des  Europarates  erkennt  den  Grundsatz  der
Vorherrschaft  des  Rechts  und  den  Grundsatz  an,  daß  jeder,  der  seiner  Hoheitsgewalt  unterliegt,
der  Menschenrechte  und  Grundfreiheiten  teilhaftig  werden  soll.  Es  verpflichtet  sich,  bei  der
Erfüllung  der  in  Kapitel  I  bestimmten  Aufgaben  aufrichtig  und  tatkräftig  mitzuarbeiten.“  Art.  5
regelt  die  Prozeduren  für  die  Aufnahme  assoziierter  Mitglieder.  Die  Satzung  ist  u.a.  abgedruckt
bei  SCHÖNDUBE,  Europa.  S.  380-395,  hier  S.  381  f.

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