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DECL ASSIFIED
E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E)
Dapc. of State letter, Aug. 9, 1973)
By NLT.
HC NARS Date 4.22.75
-2 #6219, November 27, 9 p.m., from London.
could be studied by experts and action taken if necessary
He restated his proposal to create a frontier. commission
which he said would start work immediately on the German
frontier rectification claims of the Allied states
mentioned by Bidault. He reaffirmed his support of the
French position on the Saar.
Molotov proposed that the Council consider the following
main questions relating to the procedure for the prepara-
tion of the German peace treaty: (1) formation of an
all-German democratic government; (2) peace conference
for the consideration of a dreft peace treaty and (3)
basic directives for the preparation of the peace treaty.
Marshall supported Bevin's plan to form a German frontier
commission to handle all boundary claims but added that
the US favored two commissions for this work. He supported
the economic integration of the Saar into France accom-
panied by political autonomy for the region. He said
the Polish-German frontier had not been settled (as
Molotov had contended) but 1a a question for the peace
conference and should be decided in such a way as to
contribute to the economic and politioal stability of
Europe. He agreed in principle with the UK plan for
the creation of a central German government adding that
differences of detail can be worked out by the deputies
for Germany or by the Allied Control Council in Berlin.
Marshall said the US -had been the leader in urging the
creation of a provisional German government. He added
that Molotov's proposal that the German government be
given an opportunity to state its views at the peace
conference involved a question of timing which he be-
lieved could be worked out, He said he would marke a
formal reply later but pointed out his disagreement
with the Soviet position on the list of states which
would participate in the work of preparing the peace
treaty.
Bidault stated that the Council was not following its
agenda and was discussing questions other than frontiers
and procedure for the establishment of a German peace.
treaty. He supported the creation of commissions to
work'or German boundary queutions but Molotovis objection
that such a decision was premature prevented CFM agree-
ment on this proposal.
S.
Repeated to Moscow, Paris, Berlin, Vionna, Rome.
DOUGLAS
ARCANTIONAL
DM:JSP
us AND
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