Today, I came across a photo of an envelope mailed from the French
"Haute Commission Alliee en Allemagne" (Allied High commission for
Germany) mailed in 1952, and under the title of the commission in the
return address is written further, "Sous-comite d'Administration de
L'Enclave du Bonn - le Delegation Francaise" (Sub-committee for the
Administration of the Enclave of Bonn).

The three Zones established by the Allies after WWII in what was later
to become West Germany were each governed by one of the western allies.

I have learned that there exists what in German was called the
"Enklave-Bonn-Statut", put into place by the Allied High Commission
established on Aug 1, 1950. From that date onward, the enclave was no
longer part of the British Zone, but "neutrales Gebiet" (neutral
territory). It occupied 16 square kilometers and encompassed Bonn,
Bad Godesberg (now a suburb of Bonn), Honef, Koenigswinter and the
territory of 26 smaller villages in the area, plus the part of the
Rhein river that was within the area.

The Federal Republic of Germany was founded on 7 September 1949, the
Allied High Commission assumed power from the end of the period of
military governments on September 21, 1949.

The cover, as I wrote is postmarked in 1952. Germany was given full
sovereignty on May 5, 1955 when the occupation regime over the Federal
Republic ended.

Has anyone heard of this enclave? I'm trying to learn when it's
existence ended.

I knew of the existence of the "forbidden zone" in Frankfurt (in the
American Zone), within which no German was permitted (those who lived
there had to leave), but the Bonn enclave is new to me.

Regards

Len Nadybal