Evening star., 1945-08-03


administration.
its own zone of occupation, the U. S.
S. r. shall receive additionally from
the western zones:
(a) Fifteen per cent of such
usable and complete industrial cap
ital equipment, in the first place
from the mettalurgical, chemical
and machine manufacturing indus
tries, as is unnecessary for the Ger
man peace economy and should be
removed from the western zones OF
Germany, in exchange for an equiva-
lent value of food. coal, potash, zinc,
timber, clay products, petroleum
products and such other commodi-
ties as may be agreed upon
(b) Ten per cent of such in
dustrial capital equipment as is un-
necessary for the German peace
economy and should be removed
from the western zones, to be trans
ferred to the Soviet government on
reparations account without pay
ment or exchange OF any kind in re-
turn.
Removals of equipment as pro-
vided in tA) and (B) above shall be
made simultaneously.
5. The amount of equipment to be
removed from the western zones on
account OF reparations must be
determined within six months from
now at the latest.
6. Removals of industrial capital
equipment shall begin as soon as
possible and shall be completed
within two years from the determi-
nation specified in paragraph S, The
delivery of products covered by
4 (A) above shall begin as soon as
possible and shall be made by the
U. S. S. r. in agreed installments
within five years Of the date hereof.
The determination Of the amount
and character of the industrial
capital equipment unnecessary for
the German peace economy and
therefore available for reparations
shall be made by the control council
under policies fixed by the Allied
Commission on Reparations, with
the participation of France. subject
to the final approval of the zone
commander in the zone from which
the equipment is to be removed.
7. Prior to the fixing of the total
amount of equipment subject to re-
moval, advance deliveries shall be
made in respect of such equipment
as will be determined to be eligible
Ior delivery in accordance with the
procedure set forth in the last SEN
tence of paragraph 6.
s. The Soviet Government re-
nounces all claims in respect of
reparations to shares of German
enterprises which are located in the
western zones of occupation in
Germany as well as to German
foreign assets in all countries ex-
cept those specified in paragraph
8 below.
9. The governments of the United
Kingdom and the United States OF
America renounce their claims in
respect of reparations to shares Of
German enterprises which are 10
Gated in the eastern zone OF oc-
cupation in Germany, as well as to
German foreign assets in Bulgaria
Finland, Hungary, Rumania and
Eastern Austria.
10. The Soviet government makes
no claims to gold captured by the
Allied troops in Germany.
v-DisposaI of the German Navy
and Merchant Marine.
The conference agreed in prin-
ciple upon arrangements for the
use and disposal of the surrendered
German fleet and merchant ships.
1t was decided that the three gov
ernments would appoint experts to
work out together detailed plans
to give effect to the agreed princi-
Piles. A further joint statement Will
be published simultaneously by the
three governments in due course.
VI-City of Koenigsberg and the
Adjacent Area.
The conference examined a pro-
posal by the Soviet Government that
pending the final determination OF
territorial questions at the peace
settlement the section of the west
ern frontier of the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics which is ada
cent to the Baltic Sea should pass
from a point on the eastern shore
of the Bay of Danzig to the east
north of Braunsberg- Goldap, to the
meeting point of the frontiers OF
Lithuania, the Polish republic and
East Prussia.
The conference has agreed In
principle to the proposal of the
Soviet government concerning the
ultimate transfer to the Soviet
Union of the city of Koenigsbere
and the area adjacent to it as de-
scribed above subject to expert ex-
animation of the actual frontier.
The President of the United States
and the British Prime Minister have
declared that they will support the
proposal of the conference at the
forthcoming peace settlement.
VII-War Criminals.
The three governments have taken
note of the discussions which have
been proceeding In recent weeks In
London between British, United
States, Soviet and French repre-
sentatives with a view to reaching
agreement on the methods Of trial
of those major war criminals whose
crimes under the Moscow Declara-
ton Of October, 1913. have no par
ticular geographical localization
The three governments reafiirm
their intention to bring those GRIM
inals to swift and sure justice. They