The Western States took the view that the new electoral procedure was an endeavour to make East Berlin an integral part of the Democratic Republic of Germany, contrary to the Quadripartite Agreement of 3 September 1971.
这些西方国家认为，新的选举程序是使东柏林成为德意志民主共和国的组成部分的努力，这违反了1971年9月3日的四方协定。