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

740.00119 Council/9–2245

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

London, September 22, 1945—7 a.m.
[Received 7:20 a.m.]

9816. Delsec 44. From Reinstein. ReDeptels 8004 and 8010⁶⁶ September 14 and my telegram⁶⁷ on separate telegram⁶⁸ reporting on meeting. Following is substance of British draft memorandum on IAEA pro-dated September 18, presented to us at meeting yesterday:

1. Governments of US, UK, and France have decided to establish IAEA to which countries entitled to reparations and restitution from Germany other than USSR and Poland should be invited to appoint members.

2. They have decided in the first instance to invite the following governments to appoint members (list same as in Deptel 8010 except for Poland). Any other countries which become entitled to receive reparations from Western Zones will be invited.

3. Functions of agency are same as in paragraph 1 of draft in Deptel 8010, reference to advance deliveries and to definitive reparations being merged in same paragraph except that

a. Control Council lists are to be furnished with valuation.

b. No reference is made to urgency of need with relation to allocations and

c. Other functions are stated as being in regard to allocation of reparation receipts and in regard to restitution.

4. For the Governments of the UK, US and France, will appoint president and secretary general of agency and committee of five.

5. Allocation programs for reparations goods will be drawn up by secretary general. In case of dispute matter will pass to a committee of five. Delegates of UK, US and France shall be permanent members of committee. Other two memberships shall be rotated for 2-month periods among other member governments. Order of rotation will be according to alphabetical order of names of countries in French. Committee decisions shall be final.

6. All questions other than allocation of reparations shall be decided by vote, each delegate receiving a single vote.

7. Brussels shall be seat of IAEA. Agency will have office at such point for points in Germany as Control Council may agree.

8. Member governments will bear agency expenses with the exception of those noted in paragraph 9 below proportionately to their share of reparations. Agency’s annual budget shall be approved by Governments of UK, US and France.

9, 10 and 11 substantially identical with 8, 9 and 10 with additional provision for granting of immunities provided in 8 b, c, d and e by government of country in which agency has its seat.

Sent to Dept; repeated to USPolAd, Berlin for Murphy as 9816, to Paris as 611 and Moscow as 321. [Reinstein.]

Winant

66. Telegram 8010 not printed; it transmitted the abbreviated text of the British aide-mémoire dated August 31, printed on p. 1275.
67. Telegram 9815, September 22, 7 a.m., not printed.
68. Telegram 9817, September 22, 7 a.m., not printed.