740.00119 Council/11–2047: Telegram

The Political Adviser for Germany ( Murphy ) to the Deputy Director of the Office of European Affairs ( Reber )

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6126. Delsec 1496. Personal for Reber from Murphy. Your 4908, November 19.70

I shall, of course, be guided by your advice but I would like you to know that in our humble opinion looked at from here the view expressed, which I doubt that you yourself share, seems lacking in realism.

Over a period of months the USSR, using all the radio and press facilities they could lay their hands on, have exhausted their litany of propaganda accusations on the subject of our “imperialistic exploitation of western Germany”. I believe most intelligent Europeans would take it for granted that we had made our plans and arrangements in view of lack of Four-Power unity and Soviet unilateral action. I believe their regard for us would be diminished if they felt that we had not made preparation. In any event, I am certain that few Germans would believe that this is not the case. We have sat through eleven meetings of the deputies and Soviet attitude has been marked by an evident fear that the world should know that three delegations are united on a given line of conduct and they are isolated. That is why I believe that the Soviet propaganda possibility regarding this item is insignificant.

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