125.0062/11–945: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the United States Political Adviser for Germany (Murphy)
845. Urtel 948, Nov. 6. Dept strongly desires establishment of US consular offices throughout all Germany. Dept suggests that your proposal to political directorate concern only establishment of consular [Page 1000] offices throughout Germany by four occupying powers. It might also include provision for consular establishments of sixteen countries eligible to accredit military missions to Control Council, if such provision would not impede negotiation of agreement. In view of Russian position taken regarding representation of neutral countries and United Nations other than the sixteen (urtel 818, Oct. 2048), it is not deemed desirable to reopen the matter at this time by including neutrals and these other United Nations in your proposal regarding establishment of consular offices in Germany.
Timing of submission of proposal to political directorate is left to your discretion.49
- This telegram reported the tenth meeting of the Political Directorate of the Control Commission held in Berlin, October 18. In discussions of the representation of neutrals in Germany, the Soviet member refused to accept any positive statement in favor of the acceptance of neutral countries. “He maintained a very obstructive attitude even against the suggestion that the Directorate agree to reopen the question after the first sixteen countries had been installed in Berlin.” (740.00119 Control (Germany)/10–2045) For portions of this telegram dealing with the discussion of other subjects in the Political Directorate, see p. 884.↩
- Mr. Murphy reported in telegram 1071, November 22, from Berlin, that no further steps had been taken toward the establishment of American consular offices in Germany. Everything possible had been done, and nothing further could be accomplished until additional personnel and supplies were received from the Department. (125.0062/11–2245)↩