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  4. Disposition of the German Navy And Merchant Marine

Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1945, European Advisory Commission, Austria, Germany, Volume III

Disposition of the German Navy And Merchant Marine 37

37. For prior documentation on this subject, see Foreign Relations, The Conference of Berlin (The Potsdam Conference), 1945, pages cited in indexes under Germany: German Navy and Merchant Marine, vol. i, p. 1067, and vol. ii, p. 1616.


[1148] Report of the Tripartite Naval Commission to the Governments of the United States, United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union, Recommending the Allocation of the German Surface Navy and the German Submarine Fleet

Berlin, 6 December, 1945.

862.30/12–645


[1149] Report of the Tripartite Merchant Marine Commission to the Governments of Soviet Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, Recommending the Allocation of Merchant Vessels of the German Merchant Marine

Berlin, 7 December, 1945.

862.30/12–2045


[1150] Memorandum by the Chairman of the State-War-Navy Coordinating Committee (Dunn) to the Secretary of the Navy (Forrestal)

[Washington,] 2 January 1946.

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Contents

  • Preface
  • Participation by the United States in the work of the European Advisory Commission
    • I. Negotiation of agreements regarding the zones of occupation and control machinery for Austria (Documents 1–126)
    • II. Negotiations relative to the Instrument of Surrender; control machinery, zones of occupation, and possible dismemberment of Germany; consultation with other Allied Powers (Documents 127–307)
    • III. Principles to govern the treatment of Germany during the period of Allied control (Documents 308–375)
    • IV. The dissolution and final report of the European Advisory Commission (Documents 376–380)
  • Austria
    • Participation of the United States in the operation of the Allied Commission for Austria; interest of the United States in the establishment of a government for Austria (Documents 381–485)
  • Germany
    • Tripartite warning to Germany regarding responsibility for the safety and welfare of Allied prisoners of war, internees, and deported citizens (Documents 486–496)
    • Acceptance of German proposal that prisoners of war be left in camps as Allies advanced, provided Allies agreed not to return prisoners to active duty (Documents 497–509)
    • Negotiations leading to the surrender of Germany; termination of hostilities in Europe (Documents 510–573)
    • Concern of the United States regarding the repatriation of German officials, agents, and other nationals following the end of the war (Documents 574–614)
    • Participation of the United States in the Control Council for Germany; implementation of the Potsdam decisions on Germany (Documents 615–633)
    • Steps taken by the United States to implement the Potsdam decisions on the establishment of central administrative machinery in Germany; discussions with the French regarding the separation of the Ruhr, the Rhineland, and the Saar from Germany (Documents 634–683)
    • Developments of administrative and political significance relating to the United States zone in Germany (Documents 684–762)
    • Concern of the United States with developments within the Soviet occupation zone of Germany; quadripartite control of Berlin (Documents 763–801)
    • Negotiations in the European Advisory Commission and the Allied Control Commission for Germany regarding the representation in Germany of foreign governments after surrender and the establishment of Four-Power control in Germany (Documents 802–815)
    • Interest of the United States in the disposition of German Foreign Office archives (Documents 816–853)
    • Disposition of property and archives of the German embassies and consulates in neutral countries (Documents 854–872)
    • Discussions regarding procedures and scope of the United Nations Commission for the Investigation of War Crimes and the setting up of the International Military Tribunal (Documents 873–882)
    • Discussions concerning German reparations and restitution; work of the Allied Commission on Reparations; establishment of the Inter-Allied Reparation Agency; efforts to establish a level of industry for Germany (Documents 883–1147)
    • Disposition of the German Navy And Merchant Marine (Documents 1148–1150)
    • Interest of the United States in establishment of Export-Import machinery for Germany and in German coal production and distribution (Documents 1151–1181)
    • Discussions relating to decartelization, deconcentration, and handling of the German public debt (Documents 1182–1198)
    • Arrangements regarding a system of air corridors for flights between Berlin and the western zones of occupation in Germany (Documents 1199–1206)
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