Foreign Relations of the United States, 1946, The British Commonwealth, Western and Central Europe, Volume V

740.00119 Control (Germany)/7–2346: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the United States Political Adviser for Austria ( Erhardt )

secret

Washington , August 1, 1946—4 p.m.

717. Reurtel 1022 July 23⁷² and 910, June 26, referring proposals on Danube traffic operating agreement submitted by US military to Soviet military Vienna May 16, 1946, Dept believes that item (3) should be modified to permit all vessels except German when restituted to sail under their own national flags in event of acceptance of operating agreement Soviet military. US is now committed to restitute Hungarian and Rumanian vessels in same manner as Zecho and Yugo. Therefore, in possible future Danube traffic discussions with Soviet occupation authorities you should clarify this point if possible before the issue is raised by Soviet representatives.

Repeated Paris, Secdel, and Berlin.

Acheson

72. Not printed.