CFM Files: Lot M–88: Box 60

Record of Decisions of the Council of Foreign Ministers, Thirty-Seventh Meeting, Moscow, Aviation Industry House, April 20, 1947, 11:30 a.m.

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CFM (47) (M) 37th Meeting
Present
U.S.A.
Mr. Marshall (Chairman)
Mr. Smith
Mr. Cohen
Mr. Dulles
General Clark
Mr. Bohlen
U.S.S.R.
M. Molotov M. Bidault
M. Vyshinski M. Couve de Murville
M. Smirnov M. Alphand
General Kurasov M. Paris
M. Kiselev General Perruche
U.K.
Mr. Bevin
Sir M. Peterson
Lord Hood
Mr. Mack
General Winterton
Sir E. Hall-Patch

I. Treaty for the Re-Establishment of an Independent and Democratic Austria (Second Report of the Deputies) CFM/47/M/82, CFM/47/M/13096

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Article 50

Agreed, the list of Annexes having been supplemented by Annexes VIII and IX.

Article 51

Deferred

Article 52

Agreed

Article 52–bis

Agreed, the Soviet Delegation having withdrawn its objections.

Article 53

Agreed

Article 54

Agreed. The wording of the title was transmitted to the Drafting Committee.

Articles 55, 56, 57 and 58

Agreed

Article 59

Agreed. The words in brackets “and German” having been withdrawn, and the Soviet Delegation having withdrawn its proposal (No. 2) and its objection (No. 3).

Annexes I and II

Agreed

Annexes III, IV, V.

Deferred until the adoption of a decision on Article 27.

Annex VI

Deferred until the adoption of a decision on Article 16.

Annex VII

Deferred until the adoption of a decision on Article 35.

Annex VIII

Referred back for consideration by the Deputies.

Annexes IX and X

Agreed

Preamble, paragraph 3

Agreed. The proposal of the Soviet Delegation was accepted.

Article 2.

Deferred.

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Article 6.

The text presented by the Drafting Committee was adopted.

Article 10.

Referred to the Drafting Committee.

Article 16.

Referred back for consideration by the Deputies.

Article 17, paragraph 3

Deferred.

Article 17.

It was agreed to include in this Article, Article 24 as adopted at the 32nd Meeting of the Council.97

Article 18, paragraph 4

The text presented by the Drafting Committee was adopted.

Article 24.

Included in Article 17.

Article 39, paragraph 4

The new proposal of the Soviet Delegation was referred to the Drafting Committee.

Article 48, paragraphs 1 and 2

Referred back to the Deputies along with the new proposal of the French Delegation.

It was agreed to refer back for consideration by the Deputies all other unagreed articles and proposals except Articles 35 and 42.

II. Agenda for the Next Meeting

It was agreed to discuss at the next meeting the Report of the Trieste Commission of Inquiry.98

  1. Post, p. 516.
  2. See the Record of Decisions of this Council meeting, April 17, p. 349.
  3. The Report, document CFM(47) (M)2, March 10, 1947, is not printed.