CFM Files: Lot M–88: Box 60

Record of Decisions of the Council of Foreign Ministers, Thirty-Ninth Meeting, Moscow, Aviation Industry House, April 21, 1947, 4 p. m.

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CFM (47) (M) 39th Meeting
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Present
U.K.
Mr. Bevin (Chairman)
Sir M. Peterson
Lord Hood
Mr. Mack
General Winterton
Mr. E. Hall-Patch
France U.S.S.R.
M. Bidault M. Molotov
M. Couve de Murville M. Vyshinski
M. Alphand General Kurasov
M. Paris M. Kiselev
General Perruche
U.S.A.
Mr. Marshall
Mr. Smith
Mr. Cohen
General Clark
Mr. Dulles
Mr. Bohlen

I. Treaty for the Re-Establishment of an Independent and Democratic Austria. (Second Report of the DeputiesCFM/47/M/82 and CFM/47/M/130)7

The Council heard the report of the Acting Chairman of the Deputies (CFM/D/47/M/A/55th Meeting and CFM/D/47/M/A/56th Meeting8) and adopted the following decisions:

Article 11

Agreed.

Article 16

Referred back for consideration by the Deputies.

Article 16–bis

Agreed.

It was agreed that the Council should instruct the Allied Control Council for Germany to determine the conditions necessary for the resettlement in Germany of the persons to be transferred from Austria in accordance with this Article.

Article 33

Agreed, the Soviet Delegation having withdrawn its reservation.

Article 36, paragraph 6

Agreed.

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Article 36, paragraph 8

Agreed with the inclusion of a supplement proposed by the U.S. Delegation.

Article 36–bis

Deleted.

Article 36, paragraph 9

Referred back for further discussion by the Deputies.

Article 39, paragraph 4

Agreed.

Article 45, paragraph 1

Agreed.

Article 45, paragraph 2

Deferred.

Annex VIII

Agreed.

II. Informal Meeting of the Council

It was agreed to continue the discussion of the Treaty with Austria at an informal meeting.

  1. Post, p. 516.
  2. The records of the meetings under reference here are not printed.