A less known German politician - part 1 Hallstein was born in 1901 in German. He studied Law and political science in Berlin and Munich. After he had been graduated he started to work at the University covering many roles (assistant, examiner and lecturer). In 1930 he was appointed as Chair of Private and Company law. In 1942 Nazis made him join the army, in spite of his hostility towards them. He was imprisoned by Americans in 1944 and he set up in the camp a little university of sorts to educate his fellow on the law and rights. He was one of the first scholar visiting America, and this experience led him convince that joining international institutions were necessary to strength democracy after WWII, e.g. NATO and UN. He was an excellent diplomatic, indeed Adenauer appointed him as the head of the German delegation during the Schuman Conference. He worked closely to Jean Monnet, his French counterpart. In 1951 he was appointed as State Secretary in the Federal Foreign Office and he dealt with many issues: European Defence Community, compensation for Jewish people and foreign policy in general. It is well-known his 'Hallstein Doctrine', it was a strict policy agreement that bind West Germany not to have any diplomatic networks with countries recognizing East Germany.