The Basic Treaty in common usage stands for the "Treaty concerning the basis of relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic". East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR), German Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR), was a socialist country that existed from 1949 to 1990. ...
The Basic Treaty of 1972 was part of the Ostpolitik under Federal Chancellor Willy Brandt. It was ratified the next year in West Germany, despite opposition from conservatives who supported a hard line. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... Ostpolitik or Eastern Politics describes the realisation of the Change through Rapprochement principle, verbalised by Egon Bahr in 1963, by the effort of Willy Brandt, Chancellor of West Germany, to normalize relations with Eastern European nations including East Germany. ... Willy Brandt, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm (December 18, 1913 – October 8, 1992) was a German politician and Chancellor of Germany from 1969 to 1974. ...
After the entry into force of the Four-Power Agreement from 1971 both German states began with negotiations over a Basic Treaty. Like the Transit Agreement of 1972 the discussions were led by the Under-Secretaries of state Egon Bahr - for the Federal Republic - and Michael Kohl - for the GDR. 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... German politician. ...
The contract was signed on 21 December1972 in East Berlin. December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... East Berlin was the name given to the eastern part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. ...
References
Basic Treaty between the Federal Republic of Germany and the GDR (December 21, 1972) on the German Historical Institute] web site
Further reading
Address by the Chancellor of the FRG, Helmut Schmidt (PDF) to the third stage of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe, Helsinki, 20 July to 1 August 1975
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