§ 85. Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what controls are still retained by the United Kingdom and her allies, over the external and internal actions of the Government of the Federal German Republic, pending the conclusion of a peace treaty; and what application he has had to modify or set aside those controls in the light of the emergency legislation now under consideration in the Bundestag.
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§ Mr. Mulley:I would refer my hon. Friend to the rights and responsibilities retained by the United States, France and the United Kingdom under the Bonn Conventions of 1955 and in particular to Articles 2 and 5(2) of the Convention on Relations.
The draft emergency legislation now before the Bundestag has been prepared by the Federal Government in the knowledge of the views and requirements of the United States, French and British Governments. If the legislation as finally enacted meets the requirements of Article 5(2) of the Bonn Convention to which I have referred, the rights temporarily retained by the Three Powers under that Article will lapse in accordance with its provisions. The rights and responsibilities retained by the Three Powers under Article 2 will not be affected.