740.00119 Control (Germany)/12–1045
The Secretary of War (Patterson) to the Secretary of State
Dear Mr. Secretary: On November 21, 1945 I pointed out to you the importance of bringing to bear all requisite pressures upon the French Government in order to effectuate the mandate of the Berlin Protocol with respect to the establishment of central German administrative machinery. Since the dispatch of my letter, the Report of Mr. Byron Price has been circulated by the President to the Secretaries of State, War, and Navy. You will note that Mr. Price recommends that the “full force and prestige of American diplomatic power” be used to break the present deadlock in the Allied Control Council for Germany.
I should like, therefore, to emphasize again the urgency with which the War Department views this matter and I renew my recommendation that all channels open to the State Department in the political and economic fields be used to exert pressure upon the French Government to cooperate in the development of central German agencies, particularly in the fields of finance, transport, communications, foreign trade and industry. I should like to suggest as well that full publicity be given to such efforts in order to mobilize the support of American and world public opinion behind such efforts.
Sincerely yours,