Evening star., 1944-08-06
BY ALEX SINGLETON,

Associated Press Foreign Correspondent.
LONDON, Aug. 5.-This is an at
tempt to answer questions OF world
wide significance as the Allies ap-
proach victory over Germany, which
may come suddenly and soon, and
almost certainly within few
months.
What plans have been drafted for
an armistice? What will be Ger
many's fate? What steps will be
taken to reconstruct Europe and
lay foundations for lasting peace?
Many details are still secret. but
this analysis is based on opinions
from men of several nationalities
and various political PHILOSOPHERS
in London.
Victory will find the Allies ready
with plans for jailing Germany
geographically and economically
until a system can be found for out
lawing all aggression.
Work Is Speeded Up.
The European Advisory Commits
sion, the tri-power agency which is
drafting and co-ordinating armis-
tice terms, has accelerated work
amid signs that Germany is crack
ing on both the war and home
fronts.
Details are guarded so closely that
American Ambassador John c. WI
nant refuses to say how the work
is progressing. Yet international
circles here generally believe 1t will
follow this pattern:
l. The complete military occupa-
ton of a Germany divided into
spheres of influenfe, with Russia
controlling the east, Britain the area
north Of Mainz and the, Americans
the south. Berlin, may be chosen
for, the. central coordination spot.
2. Total disarmament, with dis
tribution of the remaining Nazi
military and naval equipment, partly
on the basis of loss by the victims
of aggression and partly to rearm
countries on the German borders.
3. Destruction or removal of arms
factories down to the last fire.
works plant, strict control over
what heavy industry remains, trans
plantation to Allied countries of the
chemical industry and supervision
of German inventions.
Transfer of Germans.
4. Transfer of all Germans from
tho Lands thew caizad
S. Division of Germany-and this
is still debatable-into two republics,
one embodying Prussia and the
other covering lands to the south
where the less warlike people live.
East Prussia, small part of old
Prussia, is expected to be largely in
corporated into Poland, with small
portion going to Lithuania. Poland
probably will be recompensed for the
loss of eastern territory to Russia by
acquisition of part of Upper Silesia
6. The use for a specific period,
probably not more than 10 years, of
German labor battalions to repair
the devastation their army caused in,
Europe.
7. Establishment of a commits
sion to supervise German banking
and business and especially to keep
an eye on any use of German capi-
tai in developing war industry in
the land of any money-hungry but
short-sighted ally.
Capital to Be Restricted.
8. Restrictions on outside capital
to prevent it from reestablishing
war-convertible industry.
9. Free use of the sky over Ger
many for all nations-except Ger
many and Axis powers, which will
be barred from building or flying
planes or even gliders.
10. Recovery and return of an
loot taken from occupied countries
and compensation for the Jews and
other victims Of oppression within
Germany to be paid out of Nazi
pocketbooks.
This is only a partial picture of
the problems which will confront
the Allies. Some of the others are:
Punishment Of war criminals and
re-education of the people who have
had the Nazi philosophy drilled into
them for years.
Relief and rehabilitation for mil
lions of Europeans and permanent
reconstruction.
Border Disputes to Be Settled.
Settlement of border disputes and
creation of the mechanism for last
ing peace.
The job Of rounding I'D war
criminals may go on for years. The
Allied War Crimes Commission has
been collecting data on atrocities,