Editorial Note
On February 9, 1948 the United States and British Military Governors for Germany promulgated legislation providing for the revision of the Bizonal (U.S.–U.K.) German Economic Administration and the creation of a Bizonal German High Court. This legislation was published in the United States Zone of Occupation as Military Government Proclamations Numbers 7 and 8 (see Germany 1947–1949, [Page 60] pages 466–479) and in the British Zone of Occupation as Military Government Ordinances Numbers 126 and 127 (see Ruhm von Oppen, Documents on Germany, pages 268–279). Proclamation Number 7 (Ordinance Number 126) doubled the size of the German Economic Council, created a new chamber of sixteen members to be known as the Laenderrat, and reorganized the German Executive Committee to consist of a Chairman without portfolio and five department heads, who would be political appointees Proclamation Number 8 (Ordinance Number 127) created a German High Court to serve as a court of adjudication in disputes between the Laender or in disputes between the Economic Council and an individual Land.
On February 14 the United States and British Military Governors promulgated legislation creating a Central Bank to be known as the Bank Deutscher Laender. This legislation was published in the United States Zone as Military Government Law Number 60 and in the British Zone as Military Government Ordinance Number 129. To supervise this Bank, the U.S.–U.K. Bipartite Board created an Allied Bank Commission consisting of representatives of the U.S. and British Military Government (see Germany 1947–1949 page 466).
A chart of the reorganized Bizonal German Economic Administration appears facing page 466 of Germany 1947–1949.