Memorandum from Acting Secretary of State Joseph Grew to President Harry S. Truman, Current Foreign Developments

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TOP SECRET DECLASSIFIED E.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) Dept. of State letter, Aug. 10, 1372 BYNLTHH NARS Date 6.26-75 June 16, 1945 MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT Subject: Current Foreim Develouments Exclusion of Kreis Lindau from French Zone of Occupation. Since Caffery learns that instructions have been sent to Massigli to accept US suggestions regarding the French zone of occupation in Germany, Caffery feela that a revision of our offer withholding Kreis Lindau would at this time "have the most lamen- table effect on the French". American Impressions of Vienna. Members of the American Mission to Vienna returned to Italy with the impression that the wolcome shown General Flory was warmer and more cordial than that shown the British and French Chiefs of delegation. They found the Renner government without real authority and apparently governed in all its acts by Soviet commenders who ignore decrees of the govern- ment whenever they choose. 650 of the top Austrian Nezis have been removed from office and imprisoned by the Soviets who have also completely purged the police force. The Soviets have left the removal of minor Nazis from administrative offices to the discretion of the Austrians. The apparent 3. ARCHIVES 'NATIONAL RECORDS AND SERVICE**