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OCR Page 1 of 11Fifth Meeting of the Big Three -- July 21, 1945
The report of the foreign secretaries was read. It was
recommended that notice of the establishment of the Council of
Foreign Ministers should be sent to France and China before the
public announeement thereof. Minor verbal changes in the draft
of the document were also recommended. The economic subt
committee had not yet finished its work. The subcommittee on
the Polish question was not fully agreed nor could the foreign
secretaries reach a. complete agreement on this question and the
points of the difference were to be referred to the heads of
state.
TRUMAN: The first question then is the Polish question.
BYRNES: The first point of difference relates to the
problem of the transfer of assets without mentioning liabil-
ities.
as
TRUMAN : So far as our laws are concerned, when our
NO N U.S.
assets are transferred, liabilities must be transferred. We
do not intend to assume theliability of the old Polish govern-
ment and give the new Polish government the assets.
CHURCHILL: We are content with the proposals put forward
by the President and particularly with the proposition that
there can be no release of assets without a consideration of
liabilities.
Mr. President, how does your redraft cover liabilities?
BYRNES: It protects the property but deals neither with
transfer of assets nor liquidation of liabilities.
CHURCHILL: This is a more serious question for Britain
than the United States.
STALIN: Does the British government propose to exact
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