Pending Problems Before the Conference at Close of Business

PENDING PROBLEMS BEFORE THE CONFERENCE Close of business July 30, 1945 I. PROBLEMS BEFORE THE BIG THREE 1. German Reparations 2. Western Frontier of Poland 3. Admission to the United Nations The U. S. has presented proposals on all three of these questions and has insisted that they be considered as junits. The British also presented yesterday a new proposal on German Reparations. There seemed to be general agreement on the U. S. proposal concerning reparations, made applicable to the entire British and American Zones rather than to the Ruhr alone, with a corresponding reduction in the percentages. The specific question referred to the Big Three was whether or not a definite figure, in dollars or tons, for the Soviet share of reparations from western Germany should be specified. 4. Economic Principles for Germany It was agreed that decision on this question will depend on the decision on German reparations. S. TRUMAN "NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND 5. Italian Reparations RECORDS - SERVICE' Mr. Molotov's motion on this question was is referred back once more to the Big Three. II. PROBLEMS BEFORE THE FOREIGN MINISTERS 1. Additional Points for Inclusion in the German Political Principles The British proposed two additional points the first of which was accepted and the second referred to the Control Commission for Germany. The Soviets also presented a new point which is still before the Foreign Ministers. and 2. Southeas Europe Trieste-Istria District British and Soviet papers on these subjects are still before the foreign ministers.