740.00119 E.A.C./7–545: Telegram
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 5—11:35 a.m.]
6761. Urtel 5416, July 4.79a Full text EAC agreement zones in Austria was sent Dept mytel 6713 Cornea 313, July 380 with single exception Article 5 regarding Vienna airfields. I hope EAC can agree Article 5 tomorrow. Meeting set for today (mytel 6739 Cornea 317, July 4) postponed till tomorrow at Soviet request. Only formula under discussion for Article 5 is original US proposal made at [Page 155] EAC meeting June 23 for assignment three airdromes to US, UK and French forces, each to be under administrative and operational control of the respective forces. Proposal also provides that forces “will enjoy free and unimpeded access to airdromes assigned to their respective occupancy and use”. In view British proposal July 4 (mytel 6739) I believe French will be satisfied with lodger rights at Schwechat.
Draft covering report to zones agreement begins: “In submitting text of agreement on zones of occupation in Austria for consideration and approval by the four govts, EAC recommends that the four govts issue directions to their respective commanders-in-chief in Austria as follows”. Four articles of report agreed thus far were transmitted mytels 6372 Comea 298, June 23, and 6584 Comea 307, June 29. (Comea 307 erroneously mentioned two of these articles were for inclusion in report transmitting control machinery agreement; please read zones agreement) EAC still considering additional article freedom of transit throughout Austria for supplies and common use Vienna municipal facilities.
Mytel 6546 Comea 305, June 2881 reported all amendments to original text control machinery agreement transmitted my despatch 20639, Jan 26.82 No covering report is attached to this agreement. Only question considered for inclusion in such report was statement regarding reparation for Austria (see my Comea 298). That matter has now been handled as reported mytel 6742 Comea 319, July 4.83
- Not printed.↩
- Not printed; it reported that the European Advisory Commission had agreed on July 3 to the text of the agreement on zones of occupation, except for article 5 (740.00119 EAC/7–345). For the final text of the agreement, see Department of State, Treaties and Other International Acts Series No. 1600, or 61 Stat. (3) 2679↩
- Not printed; it also reported that the European Advisory Commission at its meeting on the evening of June 28 had approved the final text of the agreement on Austrian control machinery preparatory to signature (740.00119 EAC/6–2845)↩
- Not printed, but for text of the memorandum by the United Kingdom Representative, E.A.C.(45) 7, January 25, “Allied Control Machinery in Austria,” transmitted in that despatch, see p. 8 ↩
- For text of this telegram, see Conference of Berlin (Potsdam), vol. i, p. 346 ↩