740.00119 Control (Germany)/5–1745: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)
3883. The directive to the Commander-in-Chief of the US forces of occupation regarding the military government of Germany and the corrigendum enclosed in Department’s air mail instruction No. 5448 of May 1137 have received the approval of all competent agencies and of the JCS and the President. The directive, as amended, therefore represents the official policy of this Government in the treatment of Germany. A copy of the directive incorporating the amendments has been sent to you by air mail with instruction 5473 of May 16.38
Please circulate the directive in the EAC for information.39
Subsequent instructions will be sent to you whether it is desired to present this directive for negotiation in the Commission. In the meantime, it will provide you with more detailed information and guidance in discussing the policy memorandum of March 23, 1945.
- Not printed; it transmitted a copy of the draft “Directive to the Commander-in-Chief of the United States Forces of Occupation Regarding the Military Government of Germany” but noted that the final text had not been agreed upon or approved by the President (740.00119 Control (Germany)/5–1145).↩
- Not printed; after reporting that the JCS and the President had approved the directive, the instruction concluded as follows: “The Embassy will be subsequently instructed whether it is desired to introduce the directive into the European Advisory Commission for negotiation. In the meantime, it can be utilized for background and guidance in discussions in the Commission respecting the treatment of Germany.” (740.00119 Control (Germany)/5–1645)↩
- Telegram 5338, May 27, 9 p.m., from London reported that the directive had been circulated in the European Advisory Commission, for its information (740.00119 EAC/5–2745). Subsequently, the Directive was circulated in the Commission as E.A.C. (45) 56 of May 29, 1945 (740.00119 EAC/6–545).↩