The International Legal Status of Austria 1938–1955

1. Front Matter

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2. The Legality of the Anschluss

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   Pages 1-22

3. Austrian Independence

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   Pages 23-42

4. Recognition

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   Pages 43-63

5. Nationality

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   Pages 64-81

6. The Public Foreign Debt

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   Pages 82-95

7. Treaties

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8. Austria’s Status in International Organizations

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   Pages 112-129

9. Conclusions

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   Pages 130-137

10. Back Matter

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Austria was the first victim of Hitler's policy of aggression. The Ger­ man domination of that country (the so-called Anschluss) heralded the beginning of a diplomatie demarche. The event also had deep implications for the legal system of the international community. The Allied occupation of Austria after W orId War II and the long delay in attaining aState Treaty to arrange for the Allied withdrawal from Austrian territory eventually gave rise to some doubts as to the international legal status of the latter. This study is confined to an examination of the international legal problems involved in Austria's changed status from the Anschluss of March 13, I938, until the signing of the State Treaty on May 15, 1955. It is not intended to be a history of the period covered and no attempt is made to treat fully such fascinating topics as the diplo­ matie negotiations leading up to the Anschluss or the story of the long struggle between the occupying powers to attain aState Treaty for Austria. The time span of this work was deliberately chosen in a desire to confine it to an appraisal ofthe legal continuity ofthe Austrian State and an evaluation of the impact of the Austrian question on the traditional law of state succession and recognition. The problem of Austria's new neutralized status resulting from the negotiations in connection with and subsequent to the signing of the Austrian State Treaty is worthy of separate treatment and is not dealt with in the present study.

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• Department of Political Science, University of Georgia, USA

  Robert E. Clute

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