Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1945, European Advisory Commission, Austria, Germany, Volume III

740.00119 EW/11–2145: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in France (Caffery)

Washington, November 21, 1945—4 p.m.

5428. For Angell No. 43. War Dept instructing OMGUS to restore looted property in plants declared available for reparation in accordance with revised definition of restitution agreed upon in R, D and R Directorate of Control Council (reference our 5, Nov 2⁴³), and requesting urgently recommendation on machinery to implement this principle.

Byrnes

43. See telegram 5142, November 2, 8 p.m., to Paris, p. 1367.