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740.019 EAC/2–2845: Telegram

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

London, February 28, 1945—10 p.m.
[Received February 28—8:30 p.m.]

2093. Cornea 190. In connection with the U. K. proposal on zones of occupation in Austria (my 1064, January 31, 3 p.m.), U. K. representative of the E. A. C. has circulated the following proposal for subdivision of “Greater Vienna”. Soviet forces to occupy districts of Leopoldstadt, Brigittenau, Floridsdorf, Grossenzersdorf. U. S. forces to occupy districts of Josefstadt, Alsergrund, Penzing, Fünfhaus, Ottakring, Hernals, Wahring, Dobling, Klosterneuburg. U. K. forces to occupy districts of Wieden, Margareten, Mariahilf, Neubau, Favoriten, Meidling, Hietzing, Modling, Liesing. French forces to occupy districts of Landstrasse Simmering, Schwechat. District of Innere Stadt to be “occupied by the forces of the four powers under arrangements to be made by the inter-Allied governing authority for Greater Vienna”.68

Please furnish paraphrase to Generals Hilldring and Strong.

Winant
  1. The proposal summarized here was formally submitted to the European Advisory Commission by the United Kingdom Representative on February 27 and was designated as document E.A.C. (45) 20, February 28; it was transmitted by the Ambassador in the United Kingdom in his despatch 21394, March 1; neither printed.↩