Telegram from John Erhardt to Secrertary of State Edward Stettinius

PARTMENT INCOMING DIVISION OF OF CENTRAL SERVICES STATE TELEGRAM TELEGRAPH SECTION VE-1428 Florence This telegram must be closely paraphrased be- Dated June 16, 1945 fore being communi cated to anyone. (SECRET) Rec'd 3:25 p.me, 17th DECLASSIFIED Secretary of State, E.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) Dept. of State letter, Aug. 10, 1972 Washington. By NUTHC NARS Date 725.75 US URGENT 80, June 16, 1 p.m. (SECTION TWO) TOP SECRET ARCHIVES TRATIONAL SERVICE" RECORDS AXD In the inner city there are to be found chiefly govt buildings, shops, hotels and rests. This area has been badly damaged and few of the large buildings will be habitable without extensive repairs. Such buildings as are repaired are logical choices to house permanently Austrian ministries when established. The first class hotels and restaurants are in good condition and can be utilized at once. There are enough of them to permit equitable distribution among the occupying powers. They would be extremely useful because there are few others elsewhere in the city. Certain essential facilities in Vienna are so unevenly distributed or so limited in number that they cannot be divided up equally among the occupying powerse As previously