740.00119 FEAC (Info)/4–2447: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Political Adviser in Japan (Atcheson)
144. FEC 16. Advance Transfers of Reparations. USSR rep at FEC meeting Apr 17 continued attacks on Advance Transfers paper, this time on procedural grounds, but received no support from other members of Commission. He also made highly emotional statement to Commission, claiming USSR Govt deeply hurt because, although USSR supported claims of France, India and Australia to share of advance transfers, no one except himself even mentioned USSR as possible recipient; also because rec’d no seconds to his proposed amendments. This new Soviet line has Commission somewhat puzzled.
Removals of Industrial Facilities and Merchant Shipping. Some members of Economics Committee claim cannot discuss U.S. proposal until are furnished with paper explaining why U.S. has in some cases departed from principles and standards previously agreed upon (for example, proposing production in Japan of 25,000 tons of primary aluminum per annum, whereas interim removals decision permits only working of secondary aluminum). Otherwise no specific objections yet interposed.
Release of Unpublished Decisions. Commission Apr 17 decided release for publication all hitherto unpublished decisions of FEC except [Page 388] Red Cross decision and Assured Production Capacity Levels decision. Latter being held pending notification from SCAP that plants have been designated for retention. Release of other decisions noon Apr 18.