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

740.00119 EW/9–2745

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

Washington, September 27, 1945—6 p.m.

8549. For Reinstein.

1. Department prepared to agree to Waley’s proposals on, a) exclusion of USSR from IARA, and b) controlled procedure for making allocations in IARA. With respect to a), you should state that US envisages that its member on IARA and possibly the Deputy Secretary-General of US origin may be required from time to time to absent themselves from site of IARA in order to advise General Clay on initial division of reparations from three western zones between USSR and Poland on one hand and all other claimants on the other. With respect to b), you should state that US will be forced to reconsider its agreement to formulation of allocations in secretariat and procedure for committee of five in event that other claimants are reluctant to accept proposals in this regard.

2. Department is prepared to contribute to support of agency Department agrees in principle to initial contributions 5,000 pounds, but must wait for minimum of 3 weeks on passage of emergency deficiency appropriation. Repeat USPolAd Berlin for Murphy.

Acheson