Memorandum from Acting Secretary of State Joseph Grew to President Harry S. Truman

TOP SECRET DEBLASSIFIED KO. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or 00 Dept. of State letter, Aug. 10, 1972 NITHH MARS Date 3-20-75 May 2, 1945 FOR THE PRESIDENT Subjedt: Gurrent Toraim Devolormente U. S. ON AUSTRIAN PROFISTONAL After consulting with his British collenume our Charge in Moscow is instructed to inform the Soviot Govern- mont that althouch it finiled to consult with the U. 3. and Orest Britein or inform us or permit tims for consultation prior to the establiament of the Renner Provisional Austrim Government in Soviet occupied tustria, we assume the Soviets intend that suprome a euthority in Austria will be exercined jointly by the four Allies on a besis of equality and through inter- Allied military rovernment provided in the proposals now before RAC concerning control mohinery "until the establiament of en Austrim Dovernment recognized by the Four Povers." The Embessy at Moscow ie informed that this devolopment makes it all the more necessery for Allied representatives to proceed immediately to Vienna and for BAC to conclude agresnant on sones of occupation and control machinery. Ambessador Winent is instructed to inform Mr. Churchill of these instruc- tione to our Embassy nt Moscow, FRRNCH INCTUATOR IN GERMAX SURRENDER AND CONTROL On May 1, the Europenn Advisory Commission approved for aubmission to the four rovorments conoerned a protocol including French signatory to the unconditiqual surronder form and the instrument ex