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    "ocrText": "-2-\nprops, the fact that French miners have been dispersed\nthroughout France and Germany, the low calorie content of\nthe diet of the French people which resulted in a decreased\noutput of the mines, and the worn-out condition of much\nmining machinery and equipment. He said that, while he is\noptimistic over the possibility of further increasing\nFrench coal production to the pre-war level, this will take\na considerable time and will necessitate certain assistance.\nThe President and the Secretary expressed to\nGeneral de Gaulle the desire of the United States to aid\nFrance to increase coal production, and said that French\nrequests for mining machinery and equipment should obtain\na top priority. They emphasized that requests for such\nmachinery and equipment should be presented at the earli-\nest possible moment, if they had not already been made\nknown. The President and the Secretary also referred to\nthe directions given to our military authorities that\nall German miners within the jurisdiction of our military\nROHIVES ARD\nKECORDS\nauthorities be employed in the mining industry and men-\ntioned that those who are prisoners in the United States\nare being returned to Germany.\nGeneral de Gaulle said the French Government fully\napproved the directives which the President had sent to\nGeneral Eisenhower some time ago concerning the exploi-\ntation of the German coal mines. He expressed the hope\nthat"
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