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  4. Concern of the United States over problems involving displaced persons and refugees; transfer of German minorities; repatriation of interned civilians, ex-enemy nationals, and liberated Soviet prisoners of war; efforts to regulate the migration of Jews from Poland into the United States zones of occupation in Germany and Austria

Concern of the United States over problems involving displaced persons and refugees; transfer of German minorities; repatriation of interned civilians, ex-enemy nationals, and liberated Soviet prisoners of war; efforts to regulate the migration of Jews from Poland into the United States zones of occupation in Germany and Austria 1

1. For previous documentation on displaced persons and refugees, see Foreign Relations, 1945, vol. ii, pp. 1146 ff.; on transfer of German populations, ibid., pp. 1227 ff., on repatriation of Soviet prisoners of war, ibid., vol. v. pp. 1067 ff.

[81] The United States Representative in Hungary ( Schoenfeld ) to the Secretary of State

Budapest , January 2, 1946—4 p.m.
[Receiveed 9:21 p.m.]

840.4016/1–246: Telegram

[82] The United States Representative in Hungary ( Schoenfeld ) to the Secretary of State

Budapest , January 4, 1946—noon.
[Received January 6—2:48 p.m.]

840.4016/1–446: Telegram

[83] The United States Political Adviser for Germany ( Murphy ) to the Secretary of State

Berlin , January 10, 1946—6 p.m.
[Received January 12—11:33 p.m.]

800.4016 DP/1–1046: Telegram

[84] The Ambassador in Poland ( Lane ) to the Secretary of State

Warsaw , January 11, 1946—10 a.m.
[Received January 12, 1946—11:07 a.m.]

840.48 Refugees/1–1146: Telegram

[86] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Yugoslavia ( Patterson )

Washington , February 7, 1946—8 p.m.

840.4016/1–2946: Telegram

[87] The Secretary of State to Certain Diplomatic and Consular Officers

Washington , February 14, 1946—1:45 p.m.

840.48 Refugees/2–1446: Circular airgram

[89] The Minister in Hungary ( Schoenfeld ) to the Secretary of State

Budapest , February 14, 1946—5 p.m.
[Received February 15—3:44 p.m.]

840.4016/2–1446: Telegram

[90] The United States Political Adviser for Germany ( Murphy ) to the Secretary of State

Berlin , February 14, 1946.
[Received March 4.]

740.62114/2–1446

[91] The Minister in Hungary ( Schoenfeld ) to the Secretary of State

Budapest , February 18, 1946—7 p.m.
[Received February 19—12:24 a.m.]

840.4016/2–1846: Telegram

[92] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom ( Winant )

Washington , February 21, 1946—7 p.m.

300.4016 D.P./2–2146: Telegram

[93] The Chargé in the United Kingdom ( Gallman ) to the Secretary of State

London , February 28, 1946—midnight.
[Received 11:17 a.m.]

800.4016 D.P./2–2846: Telegram

[94] The Chargé in the United Kingdom ( Gallman ) to the Secretary of State

London , February 28, 1946—4 p.m.
[Received February 28—2:30 p.m.]

800.4016 D.P./2–2846: Telegram

[95] The Chargé in the United Kingdom ( Gallman ) to the Secretary of State

London , March 1, 1946—7 p.m.
[Received March 2—8:19 a.m.]

800.4016 D.P./3–146: Telegram

[96] The Chargé in the United Kingdom ( Gallman ) to the Secretary of State

London , March 7, 1946—3 p.m.
[Received 5:05 p.m.]

800.4016 D.P./3–746: Telegram

[97] The Chargé in the United Kingdom ( Gallman ) to the Secretary of State

London , March 8, 1946—1 p.m.
[Received 2:46 p.m.]

840.4016 D.P./3–846: Telegram

[99] Memorandum by the Secretary of State to President Truman

[ Washington ,] April 12, 1946.

840.4016 DP/4–446

[101] The Secretary of State to the Secretary of War ( Patterson )

Washington , April 23, 1946.

800.4016 DP/4–2346

[103] Memorandum by the Acting Secretary of State to President Truman

[ Washington ,] May 2, 1946.

840.48 Refugees/5–246

[104] The British Embassy to the Department of State

Washington , May 13, 1946.

501.BD Refugees/5–1346

[105] The United States Political Adviser for Germany ( Murphy ) to the Secretary of State

Frankfurt , May 16, 1946—4 p.m.
[Received May 16—1:25 p.m.]

800.4016 DP/5–1646: Telegram

[107] The Department of State to the British Embassy

Washington , May 22, 1946.

501.BD Refugees/5–1346

[110] The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom ( Harriman )

Washington , July 11, 1946—8 p.m.

740.00119 Control (Germany)/7–1046: Telegram