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

740.019 Control (Austria)/5–445

Statement by the Acting Secretary of State⁹⁵

[Washington,] April 30, 1945.

Asked whether the State Department recognized the new provisional government of Austria headed by Dr. Karl Renner as temporary authority in Austria, or whether the Department had received any official confirmation of its formation, the Acting Secretary of State said that he had noted press reports emanating from Moscow that a provisional Austrian government headed by Karl Renner had been formed at Vienna but added that the United States Government has not yet had confirmation of this development. The Acting Secretary also said that on April 27 notification was received by the Soviet Government that the formation of a provisional Austrian government had been proposed by Dr. Renner and the Soviet Government was not disposed to hinder this development. He added that the United States Government does not recognize this provisional Austrian Government and that the whole question is being taken up with the Government of the USSR whose troops are now in occupation of Vienna.

95. Typed heading to the statement reads: “For attribution to the Acting Secretary of State but not for quotation.”