Austrian State Treaty

Austrian State Treaty
TypeMultilateral treaty
Signed15 May 1955 (1955-05-15)
LocationVienna, Austria
Effective27 July 1955 (1955-07-27)
Parties
Occupation zones in Austria, 1945–1955
Occupation zones in Vienna, 1945–1955
Austrian State Treaty with signatures of Dulles, Thompson, Pinay, Lalouette, and Leopold Figl, foreign minister of Austria

The Austrian State Treaty (German: Österreichischer Staatsvertrag [ˈøːstɐraɪçɪʃɐ ˈʃtaːtsfɛrˌtraːk] ⓘ) or Austrian Independence Treaty established Austria as a sovereign state.[2] It was signed on 15 May 1955 in Vienna, at the Schloss Belvedere among the Allied occupying powers (France, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Soviet Union) and the Austrian government.[1] The neighbouring Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia acceded to the treaty subsequently.[1] It officially came into force on 27 July 1955.[1]

Its full title is "Treaty for the re-establishment of an independent and democratic Austria, signed in Vienna on 15 May 1955" (German: Staatsvertrag betreffend die Wiederherstellung eines unabhängigen und demokratischen Österreich, unterzeichnet in Wien am 15. Mai).

  1. ^ a b c d Slusser, Robert M.; Triska, Jan F. (1959). A Calendar of Soviet Treaties 1917–1957. Stanford: Stanford University Press. p. 328.
  2. ^ Maier, Charles S.; Bischof, Günter; Ruggenthaler, Peter; Stourzh, Gerald; Mueller, Wolfgang (2021-11-01). "The Austrian State Treaty and the Cold War: Contending Perspectives". Journal of Cold War Studies. 23 (4): 211–245. doi:10.1162/jcws_c_01045. ISSN 1520-3972. S2CID 241566469.