740.00119 Control (Germany)/3–1945
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)
The Secretary of State transmits for the confidential information and guidance of the Ambassador a copy of a memorandum of March 8, 1945 to the President and a copy of a directive of March 10, 1945 from the President95 relative to the treatment of Germany. This directive results from the decisions of the Crimean Conference and defines the policy of this Government in respect of Germany. Although the document is entitled a directive, it is not intended for negotiation in the European Advisory Commission but can be utilized by the Ambassador as background and guidance in his negotiations on this subject.
The directive will be utilized by the Department in its consultation with other agencies of the Government on matters related to the treatment of Germany.