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DEPARTMENT INCOMING DIVISION OF OF CENTRAL SERVICES 3TATE TELEGRAM TELEGRAPH SECTION ALH-1350 Floronce This telegram must be closely paraphrased be- Dated June 16, 1945 fore being communicated to anyone. (SECRET') Rec'd 2:25 a.n., 17th Secretary of State DECLASSIFIED E.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) Washington Dept. of State letter, Aug. 10, 1972 By WITH NARS Date 7-25-21 US URGENT 78, June 16, 9 a.m. (SECTION TWO) TOPSEC American zone proposed by JCS 1169 spash 9 em- bracing districts 3, is, 10, 11 and 23 contains some A ARCHIVES AND "NATIONAL SERVICE^ RECORDS fashionable residential buildings and a number of office buildings adequate for housing large headquarters by dividing installations among adjoining buildings. Thore aro no villas suitablo for conl officors and the only suitable residential section is in a highly con- gested district which has boen sevoroly danaged by bombing. It contains no suitable barracks or training areas and recreational facilities are non existent. Ex- cepting for two small severoly damaged districts this zone consists principally of devastated industrial plants. From point of view of training areas groator Vienna provides ample facilities during wintor months for small unit training