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

740.00119 Council/9–2645

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

London, September 26, 1945—midnight.
[Received September 27—9:32 a.m.]

10023. Delsec 61. From Reinstein.

1. British suggest with reference to allocation of shares in reparations from Western Zones other than to USSR and Poland, there should be a preliminary meeting of representatives of 15 claimant countries at technical (official) level prior to formal conference, They suggest such a meeting take place at London around November 7. I agree strongly on desirability such a meeting.

2. Also suggested that British, French and American experts meet in London about October 22 to coordinate data from claimant countries and to work out proposal on basis this data to be submitted to conference of officials.

3. Formal conference would take place in Paris early December unless agreement were reached at London conference. Suggestion is that decision on calling conference be withheld for the present.

4. Foregoing seems to me to fit in with plans for October 10 conference in Paris and probable time schedule for IARA (see separate telegram⁸⁷ on this subject).

5. I have indicated I would recommend these proposals. Please instruct.⁸⁸ [Reinstein.]

Winant

87. See telegram 10079, September 27, 11 p.m., p. 1316.
88. Department’s telegram 8609, September 28, 7 p.m., to London, stated that the schedule proposed by the British was acceptable, subject to the Department’s success in finding a deputy for Mr. Pauley and staffing the United States Delegation to the Allied Commission on Reparations (740.00119 Council/9–2645).