Defense Files: Telegram

The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Secretary of State

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To Secretary of State from Ambassador Winant London serial number 2072.

Soviet acting representative on the European Advisory Commission has informed me that his government has approved the Protocol on zones of occupation and the control machinery agreement for Germany. All 3 governments have now approved without reservation the 3 basic documents for the control of Germany—the instrument of unconditional surrender, the Protocol on zones of occupation and the agreement on control machinery.