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Meanwhile, during a five-day visit to the U.S., West German Chancellor Willy Brandt said in New York City that he was quite encouraged by Brezhnev's remarks. Once the Big Four have reached an understanding on improving the status of West Berlin and technical details have been worked out by East and West Germany, Brandt will submit the treaties of Moscow and Warsaw to the Bundestag for ratification. If the Big Four agreement actually helps the economic fate and morale of the 2,100,000 West Berliners, Brandt would be virtually assured of getting the treaties through the Bundestag. That, in turn, would greatly improve the atmosphere in Europe for new moves toward détente, including talks on mutual troop reductions.