Telegram from Walter Bedell Smith to the Department of State

DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) INCOMING TELEGRAM Dept. of State letter, Aug. 9, 1973 By NLT- HC , NARS Date 7.19.75 DEPARTMENT OF STATE-DIVISION OF COMMUNICATIONS AND RECORDS TELEGRAPH BRANCH D A Action: EUR Info: Control 7213 S/S UE Rec'd April 23, 1947 A-H 9:57 p.m. ITP DC/R FROM: Moscow 100 TO: Secretary of State NO: 1533, April 23, Midnight eg. US URGENT RECORDS SERVICE" and DELSEC 1466 FOR THE PRESIDENT, VANDENBERG, CONNALLY AND ACHESON FROM MARSHALL . CFM meeting, April 23, Bidault presiding, reviewed the agreements and disagreements arising out of the Council's discussion of the ACC's report and of the future political organization of Germany. The Council decided to refer to the Control Council for Germany as directives for action the agreements reached by CFM on the questions of demilitarization, denazification, democratization, population transfors and territorial reorganization. Disagreements on these questions were referred to the Control Council for information and study. All delegations agroed in principle: (1) that there should be a sharing of indigenous resources in Gormany and that commodities in short supply should be allocated on a basis of uniform rations, and (2) that agricultural production shall be maximized and industry reactivated on peaceful lines as soon as possible and imports into Germany shall also be used on a common basis. The unagreed points include: (1) export-import plan; (2) sharing of import deficits; 3) financial reform; (4) subjection of resources in Germany to Germon law; (5) occupation CONT INFORMATION COPY