Decree of the Minister for Foreign Affairs No. 58 / 1967 Coll.
Decree of the Minister for Foreign Affairs on the Treaty between the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the People's Republic of Poland on Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance
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Effective from 12.05.1967
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DECLARATION
Minister for Foreign Affairs
of 20 May 1967
on the Treaty between the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the People's Republic of Poland on friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance
On 1 March 1967, the Treaty between the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the People's Republic of Poland on friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance was signed in Warsaw.
The National Assembly has agreed with the Treaty and has ratified it by the President of the Republic. The instruments of ratification were exchanged in Prague on 12 May 1967.
Pursuant to Article 11 thereof, the Treaty entered into force on 12 May 1967.
The Czech version of the Treaty is hereby published at the same time.
David v. r.
TREATY
between the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the Polish People's Republic on friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and Polish People's Republic,
led by a sustained effort to develop and strengthen traditional friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance between the two States,
convinced that the further development of these relations corresponds to the vital interests of both nations and contributes to the consolidation of the entire socialist community,
stressing the will to consistently implement the policy of peaceful coexistence between states with different social establishment and continue efforts to consolidate peace,
reminders that both states were victims of aggression by Nazi Germany,
Notes that while the German Democratic Republic has implemented the principles of the Potsdam Agreement, it is pursuing a consistent peace policy and is effectively helping to ensure security in Europe, the forces of West German militarism and revansism threaten peace,
striving to ensure peace and security in Europe on the basis of the commitments under the Warsaw Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance of 14 May 1955,
led by the objectives and principles of the United Nations Charter,
confirming the loyalty to the objectives and principles expressed in the Treaty on Friendship and Mutual Assistance, concluded between the Czechoslovak Republic and the Republic of Poland on 10 March 1947, and stating that this Treaty played an important role in the development of friendly relations between the two States,
Taking into account the successful results of Czechoslovak-Polish cooperation over the past 20 years, as well as the changes that have taken place in the world,
decide to conclude this contract and agree to this end as follows:
The High Contracting Parties shall, in accordance with the principles of socialist internationalism, consolidate lasting and inseparable friendship, develop universal cooperation and assist each other on the basis of the principles of equality, respect for sovereignty and non-interference in the internal affairs of the other Party.
The High Contracting Parties shall develop and consolidate economic and scientific and technical contacts on the basis of friendly cooperation and mutual advantages and, in accordance with the principles of international socialist division of labour, undertake the coordination of national economic plans and cooperation in production, thereby ensuring the further development and mutual convergence of the national economies of both States.
The High Contracting Parties will develop and consolidate their relations in the fields of culture, art, science, education and health, as well as the press, radio, television, film, physical education and tourism.
The High Contracting Parties will promote all-round cooperation between social organisations in order to develop deeper mutual knowledge and further convergence between the peoples of both states.
In addition, the High Contracting Parties will consistently pursue a policy of peaceful coexistence between states with different social structures and continue efforts, in line with the objectives and principles of the United Nations Charter, to ensure peace and security, to alleviate international tensions, to stop arms racing and to achieve disarmament, as well as to continue to seek to eliminate colonialism and neo-colonialism in all its speeches.
The High Contracting Parties state that the Munich Agreement of 29 September 1938 was reached by a threat of offensive war, as well as by the use of force against Czechoslovakia, that it was part of the criminal conspiracy of the government of Nazi Germany against peace and gross violation of the fundamental rules of contemporary international law, and that the agreement was therefore null and void from the outset, with all the resulting consequences.
The High Contracting Parties will constantly seek to ensure European security, an important factor of which is the integrity of existing national borders in Europe.
The High Contracting Parties shall take all necessary measures, in accordance with the Warsaw Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance of 14 May 1955, to prevent the aggression of the forces of West German militarism and revanshism or any other State or group of States that would join them.
In the event of an armed attack on one of the High Contracting Parties by any State or group of States referred to in Article 8, the other High Contracting Party, in exercising its right to individual or collective self-defence, pursuant to Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, shall immediately provide it with all assistance, including military assistance and support, by any means at its disposal.
The High Contracting Parties shall immediately inform the Security Council of the measures taken under this Article and shall follow the relevant provisions of the Charter of the United Nations.
The High Contracting Parties shall consult on all relevant international issues affecting their interests.
This Agreement shall be concluded for a period of 20 years and shall be extended for a further five-year period each time, unless one of the High Contracting Parties denies it 12 months before the end of the relevant period.
This Treaty is subject to ratification and will enter into force on the date of exchange of instruments of ratification, which will be implemented in Prague at the shortest possible time.
Done at Warsaw, 1 March 1967, in duplicate, each in the Czech and Polish languages, the two texts being equally authentic.
For the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic:
A. Novotný v. r.
J. Lenárt v. r.
For the People's Republic of Poland:
W. Gomulka v. r.
E. Ohab v. r.
J. Cyrankiewicz v. r.
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| Citation | Decree of the Minister for Foreign Affairs No. 58 / 1967 Coll., on the Treaty between the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the People's Republic of Poland on Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance |
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| Regulation Type | - |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 14.06.1967 |
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| Effective from | 12.05.1967 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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