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Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Ernest Bevin, Robert Schuman, Sir Oliver Franks, Henri Bonnet, Sir Roger Makins, and Others
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DECLASSIFIED
E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E)
Dept. of State letter, AIR-3-7375
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
By NLT- He : NARS Date 4.22.76
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MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION
September 15, 1949
SUBJECT:
Tripartite Position on Austrian Treaty
PARTICIPANTS: Mr. Bevin
Sir Roger Makins
5.
Ambassador Franks
Mr. Schumann
ARCHIVES 'NATIONAL RECORDS SERVICE" AND
Ambassador Bonnet
Mr. Acheson
Ambassador Jessup
Ambassador Murphy
Mr. Williamson
Mr. Reber
Col. Byroade
Mr. Satterthwaite
COPIES TO: S/S, G, S/P S/A, BA, EUR, E ITP, OFD, TRC, S/BFA
London, Paris, Moseow, Vienna, Frankfurt
Austria
I said we might take up Austria first on the items
of the Agenda as it was the most troublesome. I asked
Williamson to explain from charts the economic position
of Austria. These charts clearly demonstrate. we think,
that if we yield any on our position with the Soviets,
Austria could not have a self-supporting economy
Reber said the principal difficulties which have
prevented the carrying out of the Paris agreements have
arisen in connection with oil rights shipping, and an ade-
quate supply of rolling stock. The Soviets claim 60% of
the area of the ofl exploration lands but this 60% in-
cludes nearly all the lands which hold any promise of
future development. We are in a dispute with the Soviets
also over refineries, over the capacity of several of the
plants, and over which ones they should get. The Soviets
are allotted 420,000 tons capacity. They claim our esti
mates of capacity are too high but we think that their
estimates are too low. So if the Soviet's claims are
met, Austria would have to be an importer of some 30,000
tons a year, with the resultant drain on her economy a
The Soviets claim the two most modern refineries and the
Lobau pipe line which runs from the producing areas to
Vienna. We claim that the pipe line is not a part of
the refinery, and should become a common carrier under
Austrian control.
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