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

840.4016/9–2645: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Minister m Ireland (Gray)

Washington, September 26, 1945—8 p.m.

140. Taking up with Brit Embassy Washington and AmEmbassy Paris lack instructions your Brit and French colleagues corresponding Depcirtel Sept 17.⁴⁵ Brit Embassy also requested point out to FonOff issuance Control Council resolution may alter situation wherein Brit took predominant position in approach Irish Govt for return obnoxious Germans. You will be informed any response received.

Instructions Depcirtel Sept 17 provide juridical basis for requested recall German officials and agents and not intended supplant other instructions. If you have not already acted in accordance Depcirtel Sept 17 you should deliver text to Irish Govt promptly stating that the Allied Govts will revert to this question further in immediate future. Additional steps could then be determined by you and your Allied colleagues in light of your instructions and instructions which they may be expected receive.

Japs must of course be dealt with separately.⁴⁶

Acheson

45. Mr. Gray in his telegram 203, dated September 27 (not printed) informed the Department that on that day his British colleague had received instructions to transmit the text of Allied Control Council’s resolution of September 10 to the Irish Government. Mr. Gray further stated that he and his British colleague were submitting the same text and had notified their French colleague (740.00119 Control (Germany)/9–2745).
46. For documentation on discussions relating to repatriation of Japanese, see vol. vi , section under Japan entitled “Efforts by the United States to arrange a third exchange of American and Japanese Nationals.”