740.00119 Control (Germany)/8–2847: Telegram
The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Clark) to the Acting Secretary of State
4665. For Lovett. Department’s telegram 369377 received yesterday in garbled form; received only this morning in understandable form.
The British situation is so clearly critical that I believe we should agree that mutual examination of the fusion agreement of the bi-zonal area should be commenced as soon as possible.
I have discussed this matter with General Clay. The following are his views:
He believes that if there is to be borne by the United Kingdom a smaller part of the financial costs of the bi-zonal area, their voice in the determination of economic affairs in this area should be lessened, and the voice of the United States Government and the American authorities in the bi-zonal area should be greatly increased. The proportionate weight of the respective US–UK voice in political matters should remain as in the present fusion agreement.78
I concur.
Sent Department 4665, repeated Paris for Douglas as 49, Berlin as 416.
- Ante, p. 954.↩
- Telegram 2093, August 29, from Berlin, not printed, transmitted the substance of a message from General Clay to the War Department in which Clay reaffirmed his endorsement of Washington conversations looking to the revision of the Fusion Agreement. In view of the large number of Congressional Committees scheduled to visit Berlin in September, Clay urged that the Washington conversations be deferred until after the conclusion of the visits, particularly if his personal attendance was desired. (740.00119 Control (Germany)/8–2947)↩