REPORT BY THE UNITED STATES, UNITED KINGDOM AND FRENCH COMMANDERS-IN-CHIEF TO THE LONDON CONFERENCE

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• Document Release Date: April 2, 2003
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• Publication Date: April 14, 1948
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The attached Report by the United
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Kingdan and French Cctmfinders-i n-Chief to the lonO.on Conference
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1., ' In accordance with instructions received from their respective
Governments,, the French, TTnited States and British Commanders-in-Chief
in Germany have caused a study to be mde of certain matters remitted,
to them as a result of the recent conversations held in TAndon in February
and March 191.8.
2. They agreed to set up ''`dorking Parties to .examine each of these
subjects and. to report to them. The list of the subjects and the
cor,position of the ',1 forking Parties is given in Appendix (TiGC (LF8)l)
attached.
3. The Commanders-in-Chief further invited the representatives of the
Benelux countries in Germany to present their views on, and to discuss,
the rye. ters affectin7 them This invitation was accepted. and the Benelux
representatives have participated on this basis in the discussion of
Items 1, 5 and 6 of .. pendix
4, On the proposal of the British Comander-in-Chief, the Ccmrianders-
n-Chief also agreed to invite the representatives in Germany of -,ustralia,
Canada and the Union of South .":Erica to suth it to them any yiewvs which they
might have on the matters under discussion. The representatives of
"ustralia and Canada have subr?itted. in writing expressions of their views
which were considered by the Commmanders-in-Chief and are available to the
Conference.
5. The Commanders-'-a.n-G'h_icf now wish to report as follows on the
items on their .gonda as given in ',ppendix
(a) 'Torkin Party No. 1. Prcposal' for close association
between the I'ilitary Governors and the representa-
tives of the Benelux countries in Germany.
.^.n agreed paper is submitted at .appendix 'B'.
In-so far as this paper envisages an association
between the Benelux countries and tripartite
institutions of any kind, it is pointed out that
no t r-ipartite machinery at present exists in
Germany other than that set up to deal with the
eeti ,s just concluded in Berlin. The
proposod measures for close co-operation between
the Benelux countries and the Bizonal _',rea and
the Benelux countries and the French Zone are
already operable.
(b) Worki_n ' Parties 2~- and 4
.( Tisill be seen from ...,poendix these '.'corking
Parties dealt with the various aspects of co-
operation and co-ordination of economic affairs
as between the Bizonal ',rea and the French Zone,
including. the implications of their ultimate
fusion.
Discussions tool,- place as a result of which the points of vies of
the three delegations were clarified and recorded on many matters of detail.
Me Commanders-in-Chief )wave not agreed to approve the results of
these discussions nor have ''hey agreed to the desirability of forwarding
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them to the London Conference, Each Comr .der-in-Chief is? therefore,
fmn-iarding to his Governments representative such records of these
discussions as he considers desirable together with his crm:nents therein.
The Ccanrxan&rs-in-Chief are agreed that there is considerable
divergence in the extent to which matters are handled by Ger nin
officials in the Bizonal .-,rea and by the .'allied officials in the French
Zane. The United States and United ,K-ingdcm Con ?anders-in-{Chief
consider that in all fields ;,,hc-re this divergence obtains it. is not
practicable to carry out an effective harmonization. The French
Com tinder-in-Chief considers thsa.t in these cases harmonization is more
difficult but not impossible.
number of details, howiever_?, have been agreed which will be
most helpful when agreement in principle is reached.
(c) ?forking Par, To, - Future Political Organisation of
~Testurn Germs .
(d)
(0)
The report of this 7 Torking Party reveals, numerous
Important divergencies of opinion.
Views presented on this subject by ,^,ustralia and
Canada, have been considered by the CorrJanders-in-Chief,
The Ccim1anders-in-Chief have not agreed to approve
this report nor to fo ..Ord it to the london Conference,
but it will be available for reference.
'.7orking Party o, 6 Safe -uardinp, the Rights of
Forei? n Powers in 'erirany`
The Report of this "Torking Party is attached at
Dpendix ',C;P.
:7or?i r{r Pr : ty T;o. 7 - Tczine "ool Holdinr~s.
`there has been care doubt as to the field which
the Ccm-ianders-in-Chief 'z;ere required to investigate.
The Ccu.tianders-in--Chief agreed that they had been asked
to carplctc the survey of 'the stocks of Machine Tools
in Western Ge-rn.ny. The iiench delegation was under
instructions to discuss also certain matters regarding
the Prohibited and Restricted Industries and Reparations.
The U. S.
and U.K. Cor .nders-in--Chief expressed a willing-
ness to discuss these matters at any time but not within
the frame,,:jork of the discussions covered by this report,
The '?lorking Party, therefore, concentrated its
attention on the survey of 1;"aehine Tools.
The Report of the ''Jorkirg Party is attached at
appendix ~'D,o_
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6, h : Coy nders--in-r?~ief express their regret that they were
unable to n re further proZress.
(Signed) Lucius I). Clay (Sin:ned) B.H. Robertson (Signed) Koenig
General, U. S. `:rmy, i ocneral, Gen"ral,
CooTnanfter-in-CII-ief and Comuander-in-Chief and COmrander-in-Ct-bief and.
~t'~1?.tary Governor P;?ilit .ry Governor Uilitery Governor
TT.~. Zone of Occupation }r tish Zone of French Zone of Occu-Pation
in Gortrany Occupation in Gerrra.ny, in Germany.
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