740–00119 E.W. 1939/9–844: Telegram
The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Harriman) to the Secretary of State
[Received September 8—2:50 p.m.]
3382. After a further discussion between Molotov, the British Ambassador and myself on the Rumanian armistice terms, Molotov presented a protocol which I quote below in translation. Molotov stated that this protocol should be signed at the same time as the signing of the armistice. Vyshinski suggested that provision No. 6 of this protocol might more properly be included in the armistice itself. I can give no explanation why this document was presented at this late date as none of the matters covered had been a subject of previous discussion in our lengthy conferences. I ask urgent instructions on the Department’s attitude toward this document and its provisions:
“Upon the signing of the agreement between the Governments of the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and the United States of America on the one hand and the Government of Rumania on the other concerning an armistice, the contracting parties have agreed on the following:
1. The Allied Control Commission established in accordance with article 18 of the agreement covering an armistice shall be charged with the control of the faithful execution of the terms of the armistice.
The Rumanian Government and its bodies shall be obliged to carry out all directions of the Allied Control Commission arising from the armistice agreement.
The Allied Control Commission shall set up specific organs or sections charged with the execution of the various functions. Furthermore, the Control Commission may have its offices in various localities of Rumania.
The Allied Control Commission shall have its real seat in Bucharest.
2. By the cooperation of the Rumanian Government and High Command of Rumania mentioned in article 3 of the agreement, there is envisaged the making available to the Allied (Soviet) High Command for use at its discretion during the period of the armistice all Rumanian military, air and naval installations and structures, ports, warehouses, barracks, airports, airdromes, means of communications and meteorological stations which may be required for military purposes in good order and with the requisite personnel necessary for servicing them.
3. The Rumanian High Command will immediately turn over to the Allied (Soviet) High Command full information concerning the disposition, composition and equipment of all land, air and sea armed forces of Rumania, wherever they may be as well as such armed forces of her former Allies which may be on Rumanian territory.
[Page 226]4. As a basis for the calculation of the payment of indemnity envisaged in article 2 of the present agreement, there shall be taken the American dollar with its gold parity as of the day of the signature of the agreement that is $35 for one ounce of gold.
5. The Rumanian Government agrees that radio communications, telegraph and postal correspondence and courier communications as well as the telephone communications with foreign countries of Embassies and Legations, Missions and Consulates in Rumania shall be effected in the manner laid down by the Allied (Soviet) High Command.
Arrangements for signature to follow those of main agreement.
6. The Rumanian Government agrees to dissolve at once all pro-Hitlerite (of a Fascist type) political, military, [para-] military and also other organizations on Rumanian territory conducting propaganda hostile to the United Nations and particularly to the Soviet Union and not to permit from now on the existence of this sort of organization.[”]