Memorandum, State Department Summary of Telegrams

WIT/NAVALA106)432 OFFICE OF DECLASSIFIED THE SECRETARY OF STATE E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 WASHINGTON State Dept. Guidelines, March 6, 1982 By DER NLT, Date 4-10-8 November 25, 1952 TOP SECRET SECURITY INFORMATION SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS GERMANY The German Federal Republic has protested against the French practice of recruiting Germans on German soil for service in the French Foreign Legion. In a note addressed to the Allied High Commission, Chancellor Adenauer states that the recruitment and movement of German nationals across the Franco- German frontier has been the subject of lively discussion by the German public for some time. Particular reference is made to a border incident on November 13, when German citizens who had been recruited for the Foreign Legion and dressed in French uniforms, were discovered in movement to France in a French military truck. The German note comments that recruitment by the occupying power of nationals of an occupied country for military assignment is incompatible with the principles of international law. It adds that border crossings by Germans without the production of passports conflicts with German regulations. The unlawfulness of such action is not eliminated by putting the men in French uniforms, since by so doing they have not become members of the occupation forces. For these reasons, the Federal Republic has asked that the Allied High Commission 1) prevent such recruiting and 2) transfer as soon as possible to the German authorities border control over members of the occupation authorities and the occupation forces. GREEK-YUGOSL.AV The Greek Minister at Belgrade has discussed MILITARY TALKS with Ambassador Allen the forthcoming visit of the Greek military delegation to Yugoslavia and reported that he and the Yugoslav authorities were agreed that the stage was set for "substantial developments" during this visit. The implication was that the Yugoslavs had definite military commitments in mind. Our Ambassador reminded the Greek Military delegation, as representatives of a NATO country, could not under - take serious commitments without prior NATO clearance and men- tioned the possibility that the Yugoslavs might hope to obtain an TOP SECRET SECURITY INFORMATION