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

740.00119 EW/9–1345

The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)

Washington, September 19, 1945—7 p.m.

8184. For Mosley. Brit Embassy in Aide-Mémoire of September 13⁴⁵ has stated that BritGovt is anxious to discuss: 1) relative roles of Allied Control Council and Allied Commission on Reparation; 2) advance deliveries for which USSR has asked; 3) restitution, and in particular restitution of gold; 4) treatment of German property in Austria in light of Potsdam protocol; 5) preliminarily, share of France and other countries in reparation from Western zones. Aide-Mémoire suggests that meeting of September 20 be broadened to include discussions of these topics.

In reply,⁴⁶ Dept is stating that US representatives at September 20 meeting will be instructed only on subject of Inter-Allied Reparation Agency, and that discussions desired by Brit Govt will have to be postponed to meeting of US, UK and French Reparation Commission representatives in Paris in October, when preparation for Allied Conference on shares to reparation from Germany will be undertaken.

Repeated to Paris as 4404, Moscow as 2034, and USPolAd, Berlin for Murphy as 504.

Acheson

45. Not printed.
46. Memorandum to the British Embassy, September 25, not printed.