Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, The Conference of Berlin (The Potsdam Conference), 1945, Volume II

Truman Papers

United States Delegation Memorandum³

Potsdam, July 31, 1945, 4:00 p.m.

Points of Especial Interest to the United States

1. The 3–point Program of the Secretary of State:

(a) U. S. proposal in regard to German reparations (copy attached);⁴

(b) U. S. proposal in regard to Poland’s western frontier (copy attached);

(c) U. S. proposal in regard to admission to the United Nations (copy attached).

2. Economic Principles to Govern Treatment of Germany.

Decision on this question was put off until the question of German reparations was settled (copy of the draft under discussion is attached).

3. Use of Allied Property for Satellite Reparations or “War Trophies” (copy attached).

No action has yet been taken on the paper on this question circulated by the U. S. on July 25th.

4. Revised Procedure for Allied Control Commissions in Rumania, Bulgaria and Hungary.

A new paper on this subject to be presented by the President (copy attached).

5. Transfer of German Populations from Czechoslovakia, Poland and, Hungary.

A new paper on this subject to be presented by the President (copy attached).

6. Unrestricted Navigation of International Inland Waterways.

The U. S. seeks agreement on the part of the Three Governments to the principles of unrestricted navigation of international inland waterways (a copy of the U. S. proposal on this subject, dated July 23rd, is attached).

3. Authorship not indicated. This paper was apparently before Truman during the meeting.
4. No attachments found. For the papers referred to, see the footnotes to the minutes, infra.