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DECLASSIFIED - 3 - 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) Dept. of State letter, Aug. 10, 1972 BINITAL NARS Date 7.23.70 EISENHOWER'S VIEWS ON FRENCH OCCUPATION ZONE. General Eisenhower will give Ambassador Caffery his final views on the French occupation zone on May 3. Eisenhower apparently feels that the cession of Baden, Wurttemberg and Sigmaringen to the French might create complications with the supply and communications line of American forces in their zone of occupation. LAVAL TO BE HELD AS PRISONER IN SPAIN. Laval and his associates refused to follow Spanish instructions and leave Spain. Laval also refused to surrender to a French tribunal on the grounds that he would not get a fair trial but proposed that he should come to Madrid and surrender to the American Embassy. Ambassador Armour informed the Spaniards that he would refuse to have anything to do with Laval but suggested that if Laval would not leave he should be imprisoned in Spain and held at the disposition of the Allied Governments. This has been done and the Spanish Government is await- ing word from the Allied Governments as to their desires. All documents in Laval's possession will be held at our disposition. The Spanish Foreign Minister hopes for an early Allied decision. TITO'S DESIRE TO VISIT UNITED STATES. Gavrilovich, Yugoslav Assistant Secretary for Foreign Affairs, while in Washington stated to the Department that Marshal Tito had directed him to state that Tito was very glad to accept the invitation extended to him to visit the United States and hoped that an early date could be set. Our mission at Belgrade has been informed that we have no knowledge of such an invitation and do not believe that the time is appropriate for a visit by Tito. We feel that we should have a better picture of the Yugoslav situation, including the progress made toward a democratic administration there, before arranging for any visit to this country by Tito. TENSENESS

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