Editorial Note
In a note to Soviet Chargé Tsarapkin dated August 29, 1947, replying to the Chargé’s note of August 18 (see editorial note, page 1039), Acting Secretary of State Lovett reviewed the efforts of the United States to reach agreements on matters affecting Germany as a whole and asserted the intention of the United States to make arrangements with any other occupying power willing to work for the achievement of the objectives already agreed upon by the four occupying powers; for the text of the note, see Germany 1947–1949, pages 362–363, Department of State Bulletin, September 14, 1947, pages 530–531, and Documents on International Affairs, 1947–1948, pages 623–624.