| Type | Bilateral treaty |
|---|---|
| Signed | 27 October 1956 (1956-10-27) |
| Location | Luxembourg City,Luxembourg |
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TheSaar Treaty, orTreaty of Luxembourg (German:Vertrag von Luxemburg,French:accords de Luxembourg) is an agreement betweenWest Germany andFrance concerning the return of theSaar Protectorate to West Germany. The treaty was signed inLuxembourg on 27 October 1956, by foreign ministersHeinrich von Brentano of West Germany andChristian Pineau of France, following theSaar Statute referendum on 23 October 1955, which resulted in a majority vote against theSaar Statute.[1]
After theLandtag declared its accession to the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany),[2] the incorporation of theSaarland was finalised on 1 January 1957. Both involved parties agreed on an economic transition period through 1959, during which the Saarland remained under French control.
