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

740.00119 EAC/10–1944

The Department of State to the British Embassy

Memorandum

The Department of State has carefully considered the memorandum of the British Embassy of April 5, 1945, and is pleased to note that, subject to certain provisos, the British Government is in a position to accept the suggestions put forward in the memorandum of the Department of November 15, 1944.^72a The Government of the United States accepts the provisos suggested by the British Government.

In accordance with the suggestion in the memorandum of the British Embassy, the Ambassadors of the United States at Moscow and at Paris are being instructed to concert with their respective British colleagues to inform the governments to which they are accredited of the intentions of the United States and British Governments regarding the Italian Government and the surrender arrangements for Germany.⁷³

When the Italian views have been received by the representatives of the United States, United Kingdom, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and Provisional Government of France, the Government of the United States intends to forward them to its representative on the European Advisory Commission who will introduce them into the Commission for consideration.

Washington , April 25, 1945.

1. Foreign Relations, 1944, vol. i, p. 83.
73. See telegram 921, April 20, 7 p.m. to Moscow, p. 232.