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    "ocrText": "DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY\nSTAFF MESSAGE CENTER\nINCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE\nNr.:\nCC 8508\nPage\n(B) The complete ommission of any referenc\nto the economic problem. The withdrawal of Britis\nand American troops from their forward positions\nleaves Western Europe separated from direct contact\nwith the Red Army only by unarmed Germany, troops\nlocated in Bremen and Hamburg would be quickly by\npassed if there should occur a Soviet thrust in\nWestern Europe. Obviously this will arouse fear\nin Western Europe. Moreover, 1t will discourage the\nresistance movements in the Satellite Countries as\nthe withdrawal will imply doubt as to immediate Anglo-\nAmerican participation should a Soviet thrust take\nplace.\nI recognize that these forces present no real Military\nSecurity against Soviet attack but it is because of their\npresence that the fears of 2 yeaxs ago no longer exist. They\ndo provide security against fear.\nIn the economic field, Germany is not yet independent\nand withdrawal of our aid will result in an immediate\neconomic slump. It may indeed destroy a Democratic New Govern-\nment. The Western Germany leaders looked forward to partici -\npation in OEEC, Moreover, such participation was a logical\nstop in drawing Germany into closer relationship with the\nWestern European Nations, With ERF aid not available,\nGermany will lack funds to procure food and will have to\nturn to the East to get this food under conditions which\nwill enable the East to control prices and to export from\nGermany manufactured products, large numbers of which must\nbe of the type that we are now withholding from the East.\nI am certain that no sound agreement can be reached which\ndoes not include provision of Germany to belong to OEEC and\nto be included in the ERP program. Actually this program\nwas started because of our realization that sound political\nstability had to be based on economic stability and we must\nnot forget this ob ject lesson.\nNow as to detail, discussing the program paragraph\nby paragraph:\nCM IN 1170\n(6 May 49)\nDECLASSIFIED\nB. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) (\nO.S.D. LTR. 4-12-76\nDept. of State letter, Aug. 9, 1975\nBal NLT. HC . NARS Date 7-2076\nCOPY No.\nGPO c6-16-53108-1\nTHE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN"
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