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    "ocrText": "S.\nRECORDAND\ness SERVICE*\n- 4 -\nthe Lines adopted by the Soviet Umion. This policy it may ba assumed\nwill be consistently advocated by the Russians for all of Germany.\nDeconpentration and Decartelisation\nA Deconoentration-deoartelisation law was promulgated for the Bizonal\narea early in 1947. This program, which is being implemented by the German\nbisonal authorities under Military Government supervision, has established\ncertain criteria by which excessive concentrations of economic power may\nbe determined. All concerns employing more than 10,000 persons are con-\nsidered prima facie as excessive concentrations. In addition certain\nanti-trust standards have been ast up to which German enterprises will\nhave to conform. However, once an enterprise has been cited as being an\nexcessive concentration opportunity will be given to the subject enterprise\nto show why it should not be deconcentrated, or failing that, it will be\ngiven an opportunity to prosent a program which will bring the concern\nwithin the law.\nFor two years quadripartite nogotiations were pursued for the purpose\nof securing a deconcentration program applicable to all of Germany. Failure\nto agree was occasioned by the position here-to-fare taken by the British.\nAn initial list of firms to be deconcentrated was drawn up with support\nof the French, Russians, and U.S. and opposed by Great Britain. Another\npoint of disagreement centered around the question of who should have the\npower of implementation, the British holding that this was a question for\nthe zonal commanders to decide, and the other three powers consistently\nmaintaining"
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