740.00119 Control (Austria)/6–1545: Telegram
The British Prime Minister (Churchill) to President Truman
90. I have received your message No. 7163 giving the text of your message to Marshal Stalin about withdrawal into our respective zones in Germany and Austria. I am grateful to you for meeting our views about Austria. As I have already told you we are conforming to your wishes and I have sent the following message to Marshal Stalin:
“I have seen a copy of President Truman’s message to you of June 14th, regarding withdrawal of all American troops into their own occupation zone, beginning on June 21st in accordance with arrangements to be made between the respective Commanders.
I also am ready to issue instructions to Field Marshal Montgomery to make the necessary arrangements, in conjunction with his colleagues for similar withdrawal of British troops into their zone in Germany, for simultaneous movement of allied garrisons into Greater Berlin, and for British forces by air, rail and road to and from British Zone to Berlin.
[Page 137]I entirely endorse what President Truman says about Austria. In particular, I trust you will issue instructions that Russian troops should begin to withdraw from that part of Austria which European Advisory Commission has agreed in principle should form part of British Zone, on the same date as movement begins in Germany.”