Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, The Conference of Berlin (The Potsdam Conference), 1945, Volume II

Pauley Files

[ Babelsberg ,] July 24, 1945.

U. S. Position on Removals From Austria

Removals of property from Austria, whether as war booty, reparations, restitution, exports, or otherwise shall be limited to the following:

(1): Finished war material, not including equipment used to produce war material.
(2): Such equipment especially adapted to the production of arms, ammunition, and implements of war, as may be approved by the Control Council.
(3): Restitution of identifiable art, religious, historical, educational or cultural objects, and such other identifiable property as may be approved by the Control Council.
(4): Exports which are paid for in currencies acceptable to the Control Council[.]