Editorial Note
In a note from Soviet Chargé Tsarapkin to Acting Secretary of State Lovett dated August 18, 1947, the Soviet Government took note of the forthcoming tripartite level of industry conversations in London and expressed the view that decisions on such matters could be taken only with the agreement of the four powers occupying Germany; for the text of the note, see Germany 1947–1949, page 362, Department of State Bulletin, September 14, 1947, p. 530, or Documents on International Affairs, 1947–1948, page 623.