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PARTMENT INCOMING DIVISION OF OF CENTRAL SERVICES STATE TELEGRAM TELEGRAPH SECTION DSH-1403 Florence This telegram must be closely paraphrased be- Dated June 16, 1945 fore being communicated to anyone. (SECRET) REC'd 12:15 p.m., 17th SECRETARY of State DECLISSIFIED E.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) Washington Dept. of State letter, Aug. 10, 1972 By NLT-YC NARS Date 7.25.75 US URGENT 78, June 16, 9 a.m., (SECTION FOUR) *'NATIONAL ARCHIVES RECORDS AND e TOP SECRET In public and private conversations French Mission expressed following views: One. The zone propos ed for them by the Soviets Embracing districts 3 and 11 was Entirely inacceptable. Two. The Fr Ench desired a zone with road and rail terminals leading to the WESt. To accomplish this they propos ed for themselves a zone made up of districts 6, 7, 14, 15 and 16; the British to have districts 3, 5, 12 and 13; the Soviets to have two (*) o ZERO, 21, 22, 4 and 10; and the US districts 8, 9, 17, 18 and 19. ThreE. Great importance is attached by the French to the rEEstablishment of inland waterways connecting French canal system with Danub E. For this purpos E they wish use of dock facilities in Vienna and rights of access to them. Four. On