Foreign Relations of the United States, 1950, Central and Eastern Europe; The Soviet Union, Volume IV

Editorial Note

At the meeting of the Political Affairs Committee of the Allied High Commission on April 21, the question of tripartite action on the question of all-German elections was, at the request of the British and French, referred to the High Commissioners. The High Commissioners considered the question at a private meeting following the 26th session of the Council on April 27, and adopted a statement calling upon their governments to “consider the propriety of an approach to the Soviet authorities for the holding of free all-German elections.” (Telegrams 3415, April 15, from Frankfort and 192, April 27, from Bonn, neither printed, 762A.00/4–2150 and 396.1–LO/4–2750.)