Council of Foreign Ministers Report 4, Draft, Germany: Disarmament and Demilitarization

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DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) Dept. of State letter, Aug. 9, 1973 By NLT- HC NARS Date 4-22-75 C F DRAFT No. 4 GERMANY: DISARMAMENT AND DEMILITARIZATION so The Froblem ARCHIVES s. "NATIONAL AND 4 The problem is twofold: RECORDS SERVICE (1) to determine what further steps should be taken to implement complstely the Potsdam Agreement with respect to the disarmament and demilitarization of Germany; and (2) to determine what further action to take with rge spect to the draft treaty for the disarnament and demilitarization of Germany, submitted by the US to the CFM on April 29, 1946. This involves a decision as to whother to (a) withdraw the draft treaty, (b) submit it again to the CFI substantially in its original form, or (e) submit a revised version of the draft for consideration by the CFM. Bo Discussion (1) Completion of Disarmament Program Since Potsdam the Control Council has taken stepa to dis- solve German armed forces and para-military organizations (CC Directives 18, 38, and Law 34) ; to destroy and dispose of was material 1 See OMGUS papers, Demilitarization non-Andustrial), and Indus= trial Demilitarisatione