Meeting of Heads of Government in Berlin - Annex No. 1, V. M. Molotov Report on the Meeting of Foreign Ministers on July 23rd 1945 to the Heads of the Three Governments

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MEETING OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT-BERLIN- July 23, 1945 5PM ANNEX NO. 1 Informal translation from Russian. V.M.MOLOTOV REPORT ON THE MEETING OF FOREIGN MINISTERS ON JULY 23d 1945 TO THE HEADS OF THE THREE GOVERNMENTS Agenda of the meeting of the three Ministers was as follo- wing: 1. Reparations from Germany, Austria and Italy. V.M.Molotov handed to Secretary of State Byrnes and Minister for Foreign Affairs Eden the draft proposals of the Soviet Delega- tion on reparations from Germany and on advance deliveries from Germany in account of reparations. It was decided to charge the Economic Commission with prelimi- nary examination of the both drafts and to discuss them at the next meeting of the three Ministers. 5. 2. Economic principles in regard to Germany us Paragraphs 13 and 18 were discussed same as paragraph 19 proposed by the Soviet Delegation. V.M.Molotov said he withdrew the proposed by him amendment to paragraph 13 and propos ed to exclude paragraph 18, questions related to this paragraph to be examined by the Allied organs in Germany with subsequent solution in the Control Council; in case no agreement is reached in the Control Council the questions are to be agreed upon by the Govern- ments. On this point there was no agreement reached and it was decided to submit the question of paragraph 18 to the meeting of the Heads of Three Governments to be- decided upon. V.M.Molotov submitted to Mr. Eden and Mr. Byrnes the draft /of new