398.10–GDC/8–2251: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the United States High Commissioner for Germany (McCloy), at Frankfurt1
1457. Be Berlin tel 284 Aug 22, rptd Frankfort 337, Bonn 126.2 We believe that as soon as contractual arrangements with Fed Rep have been concluded revision of relationship between Allied and Ger authorities in Berlin shld be effected. Although we anticipate that “questions relating to Berlin” will be a field reserved to auth of Three Powers, we wld hope that conditions of Allied control in Berlin cld be liberalized to maximum extent compatible with special conditions obtaining in Berlin. In reviewing relationship we consider Kommandatura shld be guided so far as possible by gen scope of auth granted Fed Rep in contractual arrangements subj to qualification noted in foregoing sentence.
Although preliminary work by Kommandatura wld probably be useful we believe that Brit and Fr elements shld not be pressed to proceed with this work at this time. Once agreement is reached among three FonMins on principles to govern contractual arrangements with Fed Rep it wld seem appropriate for Kommandatura to resume discussions. We shall attempt to furnish more detailed comments re BK/AHC(51)673 subsequently.
- This telegram, drafted by Calhoun, was repeated to Bonn and Berlin.↩
- Not printed; it reported that the British and French were reluctant to proceed with a draft revision of the Statement of Principles for Berlin until some reaction from the High Commission or the respective governments had been received concerning Berlin’s status in the new contractual relations. (398.10–GDC/8–2251)↩
- Dated July 27, p. 1922.↩