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J. 333305MONO-State
Galley 691
UNCORRECTED GALLEY PROOF
discussed with the Poles themselves before any decision could be
reached.
MR. STETTINIUS inquired as to Mr. Molotov's reactions with
respect to the name of the new Polish Government.
MR. MOLOTOV replied that this could be taken up at a later date.
MR. STETTINIUS stated that under present circumstances it would
probably be best to report to the plenary session that the Foreign
Ministers had discussed at length the Polish Government question
on the basis of the memorandum submitted by the American Dele-
gation and that although they had not yet reached an agreement on
the matter they had decided to continue discussions at a later date.
MR. HARRIMAN asked Mr. Molotov to consider a redraft of the
American formula which would contain the words "based on the old
and also on other democratic elements from outside and inside
Poland."
MR. MOLOTOV's reaction to this suggestion was negative. He
appeared to prefer the wording "based on the old government and
with the calling in of representatives
"
4 Points appear in the original.
3. Reparations.
MR. STETTINIUS stated that Mr. Molotov had presented to him
through Mr. Vyshinski and Mr. Maisky a document on the principles
of exacting reparations payments from Germany. He wished now
to present some counter proposals which were fundamentally based
on the Soviet principles. He then read the following statement:5
5 No text of this proposal has been found. See, however, the memorandum
post, p.-.
"1. Reparations are to be received in the first instance by those
countries which have borne the main burden of the war and have
suffered the heaviest losses and have organized victory over the enemy.
"2. Setting aside for the moment the use of German labor by way
of reparations, this question to be considered at a later date, repara-
tions in kind are to be exacted from Germany in the two following
forms:
"(a) Removal in a single payment in the end of the war from
the national wealth of Germany located on the territory of
Germany herself as well as outside her territory (equipment,
machine-tools, ships, rolling stock, German investment abroad,
shares of industrial, transport, shipping and other enterprises in
Germany, etc.) these removals to be carried out chiefly for the
purpose of military and economic disarmament of Germany.
"These removals are to be completed within two years of
the end of the war.
"(b) Annual deliveries of commodities during ten years after
the end of the war.
"3. The total of German reparations in the form of removal from
her national wealth as well as in the form of annual deliveries of
commodities after the end of the war shall be the first subject of
study by the Moscow Commission. In this study the Commission
will take into consideration the effect of whatever common steps
ought to be taken for the elimination or reduction of output of various
important German industries, from the standpoint of the total decen-
tralization of Germany. The Commission should take into considera-
tion in its initial studies the Soviet Government's suggested total of
twenty billion dollars for all forms of reparation."
333305-55-Pt.
17
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