The Petersberg Agreement (November 22, 1949)

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VIII. On the question of dismantling, the High Commission has reviewed the present position in the light of the assurances given by the Federal Government and has agreed to the following modification of the program. The following plants will be removed from the reparations list and dismantling of their equipment will cease forthwith.

A. Synthetic Oil and Rubber Plants
Farbenfabriken Bayer, Leverkusen.
Chemische Werke, Hüls.
Except for certain research equipment at these plants involving an important security element.
Gelsenberg Benzin A.G., Gelsenkirchen–Horst.
Hydrierwerke Scholven A.G., Gelsenkirchen–Buer.
Ruhroel G.m.b.H., Bottrop.
Ruhrchemie A.G., Oberhausen–Holten.
Gewerkschaft Victor, Castrop–Rauxel.
Krupp Treibstoff G.m.b.H., Wanne–Eickel.
Steinkohlenbergwerke, Rheinpreussen, Moers.
Dortmund Paraffinwerke G.m.b.H., Dortmund.
Chemische Werke Essener Steinkohle A.G., Bergkamen.

B. Steel plants
August Thyssen Hütte, Duisburg–Hamborn.
Hüttenwerke Siegerland A.G., Charlottenhütte, Niederschelden.
Deutsche Edelstahlwerke, Krefeld.
Hüttenwerk Niederrhein A.G., Duisburg–Hochfeld.
Klöckner-Werke A.G., Düsseldorf.
Ruhrstahl A.G., Heinrichshütte, Hattingen;
Bochumer Verein Gussstahlwerke, Bochum.
Except that electric furnaces not essential to the functioning of the works will continue to be dismantled or destroyed.

C. Further dismantling at the I.G. Farben plant at Ludwigshafen will not take place except for the removal of the equipment for the production of synthetic ammonia and methanol to the extent provided for in the reparations program.

D. All dismantling in Berlin will cease and work in the affected plants will be again rendered possible.

It is understood that equipment already dismantled will be made available to the Inter-Allied Reparations Agency except in the case of Berlin. The present modification of the reparations list will not affect the existing prohibitions and restrictions upon the production of certain materials. Dismantled plants may be reconstructed or re-equipped only as permitted by the Military Security Board and those plants at which dismantling has been stopped will be subject to suitable control to ensure that the limitation on the production of steel (11.1 million tons per annum) is not exceeded.