Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1945, European Advisory Commission, Austria, Germany, Volume III

740.00119 Council/10–445

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

London, October 4, 1945—9 p.m.
[Received October 4—7:45 p.m.]

10363. This is Delsec 110 from Reinstein. Reference Secdel 142.¹⁶ Department’s fear that lists of equipment available for advance delivery may be issued before machinery for allocation of reparation deliveries has been established seems well grounded. However, in view of large number of unsettled issues regarding allocation to USSR listed in another telegram¹⁷ reviewing reparations problem which I am sending tonight, I doubt whether we will be in a position to know how much can be allocated other claimants until the beginning of November. Under the circumstances, delay in organizing Inter-Allied Reparations Agency may not cause great difficulty. Availability of equipment for allocation may hasten agreement on shares and agency.

Reference telegram (urgent 8610, September 28). Did not reach here until October 3 and consequently your views were not available to me at October 1 meeting. I understand Rueff is still in London and will attempt to discuss your views with him and Waley tomorrow. Meanwhile, I suggest Department consider notes transmitted in Delsec 98¹⁸ in light of foregoing and of separate telegram referred to. [Reinstein.]

Winant

16. Telegram 8610, September 28, 7 p.m., to London, p. 1319.
17. Telegram 10342, October 4, 8 p.m., from London, supra.
18. Telegram 10237, October 2, 3 p.m., from London, which stated that the notes had been agreed upon; the texts were transmitted in telegram 10246, October 2, p. 1321.