Telegram from Lewis Douglas to Secretary of State George Marshall

INCOMING TELEGRAM DEPARTMENT OF STATE-DIVISION OF COMMUNICATIONS AND RECORDS TELEGRAPH BRANCH DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and S(D) or (E) 1 N CONS IAL Dept. of State letter, Aug. 9, 1973 By NLT- H NARS Date 4-22-75 Action: EUR Info: Control 3120 SS UE Rec'd December 10, 1947 C 4:02 p.m. AA AS LE FROM: London OFD TRC TO: Secretary of State OIE DCR NO: 6421, December 10, 8 p.m. LOG US URGENT DELSEC 1538 FOR THE PRESIDENT, VANDENBERG, CONNALLY, EATON, BLOOM AND LOVETT Fourteenth CFM meeting, December 10, Molotov presiding. The exchange of views on economic principles for Germany was continued. Molotov agreed with Bevin and Marshall that sums advanced by the controlling powers to pay for required imports for the German people should be repaid by the Germans and would be a first charge on Germany's foreign ex- change resources after its essential needs have been met. Molotov agreed with Marshall and Bevin that external occupation costs should be regarded as debts due from dermany to the controlling powers but he did not favor the repayment of these debts prior to the repayment of the advances made by the controlling powers to pay for imports required by the German people during the occupation period. Bevin and Marshall insisted on maintaining prior payment of advances for imports. Bidault indicated he would accept any agreement on this question acceptable to the other Ministers. The question was passed over when no agreement was reached. Marshall and Bevin TROMAN CONT IDENT IAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS Esp INFORMATION COPY