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

840.414/12–1145: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the United States Political Adviser for Germany (Murphy)¹⁰

Washington, December 17, 1945—8 p.m.

1094. Urtel 1236, Dec 11. Dept agrees to removal of German Fon-Off archives to Berlin under conditions which will assure continued Anglo-American control and exploitation. War Dept informed and Brit Embassy notified of this decision.

Acheson

10. Repeated to Moscow as 2552 for Secretary Byrnes. Mr. Byrnes was attending the Conference of Foreign Ministers meeting in Moscow December 16–26, 1945.