Participation of the United States in the operation of the Allied Commission for Austria; interest of the United States in the establishment of a government for Austria 1

1. For documentation on the establishment of an Allied control mechanism for Austria, see pp. 1 ff., and Foreign Relations, The Conference of Berlin (The Potsdam Conference), 1945, vol. i, pp. 347 ff. For documentation on the attitude of the Allied Powers toward the formation of the Renner provisional government in Austria, see ibid., pp. 334 ff. For documentation on the discussions of the Austrian question at the Berlin Conference, see ibid., vol. ii, p. 1604, entries in index under Austria.


[381] The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in France (Caffery)

863.01/2–845: Telegram


[383] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in France (Caffery)

863.01/1–1845: Telegram


[384] The Department of State to the British Embassy

863.01/3–1745


[385] The Ambassador in Yugoslavia (Patterson) to the Secretary of State

863.01/5–245: Telegram


[387] The United States Political Adviser for Austrian Affairs (Erhardt) to the Secretary of State

800.796/8–645: Telegram


[388] Mr. Alexander C. Kirk, United States Political Adviser on the Staff of the Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean Theater, to the Secretary of State

740.00119 Control (Austria)/8–645: Telegram


[389] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Harriman)

740.00119 Control (Austria)/8–1345: Telegram


[390] The United States Political Adviser for Austrian Affairs (Erhardt) to the Secretary of State

740.00119 Control (Austria)/8–1845: Telegram


[391] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Harriman)

740.00119 Control (Austria)/8–1845: Telegram


[392] The United States Political Adviser for Austrian Affairs (Erhardt) to the Secretary of State

740.00119 Control (Austria)/8–2245: Telegram


[393] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)

740.00119 Control (Austria)/8–2445: Telegram


[394] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)

740.00119 Control (Austria)/8–2545: Telegram


[395] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)

740.00119 Control (Austria)/8–2745: Telegram


[396] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Secretary of State

740.00119 Control (Austria)/8–2845: Telegram


[397] The United States Political Adviser for Austrian Affairs (Erhardt) to the Secretary of State

740.00119 Control (Austria)/8–3145: Telegram


[398] The United States Political Adviser for Austrian Affairs (Erhardt) to the Secretary of State

740.00119 Control (Austria)/9–145: Telegram


[399] The United States Political Adviser for Austrian Affairs (Erhardt) to the Secretary of State

863.6363/9–545: Telegram


[400] The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)

740.00119 Council/9–645: Telegram


[401] The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)

863.6363/9–945: Telegram


[403] The United States Political Adviser for Austrian Affairs (Erhardt) to the Acting Secretary of State

740.00119 Control (Austria)/9–1145: Telegram


[404] The United States Political Adviser for Austrian Affairs (Erhardt) to the Acting Secretary of State

740.00119 Control (Austria)/9–1245: Telegram


[405] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Acting Secretary of State

740.00119 Council/9–1245: Telegram


[407] The United States Political Adviser for Austrian Affairs (Erhardt) to the Acting Secretary of State

740.00119 Control (Austria)/9–1445: Telegram


[408] The Department of State to the British Embassy

740.00119 Control (Austria)/9–345


[409] The United States Political Adviser for Austrian Affairs (Erhardt) to the Acting Secretary of State

740.00119 Control Austria/9–1545: Telegram


[410] The United States Political Adviser for Austrian Affairs (Erhardt) to the Acting Secretary of State

740.00119 Council/9–1545: Telegram

  1. The Political Adviser’s Office had been moved to Verona on June 6 from Caserta where it had been set up on March 28.
  2. The Political Adviser’s office was moved to Vienna on August 23.