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    "ocrText": "E.O. DECLASSIFIED 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (L) TOP SECRET\nDept. of State letter, Aug. 10, 1972\nBINITHIC NARS Date 9:14.75\n-4-\nHerriman urgently eake to be informed of any US\ndecisions on the remaining equipment for partially\ncompleted projects and whether any arrongements can\nbe made other, then cash payment, for delivery to Russia\nof any of the other equipment it has ordered. He also\nwants to moke en official reply to Molotov on the note\nof Januery 30.\nOn this last reply Harriman will be able to tell\nMolotov in writing that the Soviet request of Jenunry 30\ncannot be met without further US legislation. In general\nour attitude towards further lend-lease or its equivalent\nto Russia is that we are going to give very little without\nstrings attached, and that we will use such shipments for\nour own ends and not just for Russion ends.\nEstablishment of Control Council for Germany. Winant\nreports that following his discussions with Mr. Eden and\nStrang, who was *brought in line\" by Eden, the British\ndelegate on EAC has received authority from his Govern-\nment to approve our proposal that the control machinery\nagreement will become effective juridically on the date\nof issuance of the Decleration of Defeat of Germeny by\nthe four Allied commenders. The commanders will then be\nobliged to work out practical arrancements for putting\nthe agreement into effect. The British Government has\nnot yet made a decision which will authorize Strang to\napprove our proposal that the agreement regarding the\nzones of occupation shall come \"into force* in the same\nmanner.\nThe US proposal was not discussed in the EAC meeting\nof May 30 since the Soviet delegate is awaiting his Govern-\nment's instructions. Strang and Winant believe that the\nRussians will probably not agree to setting up the Control\nComeil without aome form of recognition that both agree-\nments juridically will come into force but believe that\nthe Soviets would combine with such recognition soknow-\nledgment of the prectical circunstances in relation to\ntiming"
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