Evening star., 1945-08-04
Germany Expected
TO Lose Much More
Territory Later On
BY the Associated Press.


Ey the Associated Press.
Germany will lose still more
thousands of square miles of
territory, diplomatic authorities
analyzing the Potsdam commu-
nique predicted today.
They noted that the decisions
reached by President Truman, Pre-
mier Stain and Prime Minister
Attlee on territorial changes con-
cerned only those in Eastern Eu-
rope which were most urgent by
reason of Russian and Polish de-
mands.
Since Mr.. Truman has assured
newsmen that no secret agreements
were made at Berlin, this means the
western borders of the new and
shrunken Germany are still to be
determined. The task appears to
be one for the council Of Big Five
foreign ministers meeting in London
by September l.
Principal proposals made for FIX
ing Germany's western borders come
from the Netherlands and France
Indications here are that something
along the lines they suggest will be
approved eventually.
The French would deprive Ger
many of its richest industrial area,
the Rhineland. The De Gaulle
government has disavowed any de-
sire to add this territory to France
But it has suggested that the Rhine
land, with its great sources of power
raw materials and productive cities
be internationalized under control
mechanism predominantly French
Netherlands officials have talked
of the possibility Of gaining large
section of Oldenburg. which Is the
northwest corner Of Germany OPEN
ing on to the North Sea. There has
been some discussion of moving Hol-
lands frontier eastward to the Ems
River, which would add a relatively
small area of mediocre agricultural
land. There also has been talk by
the Dutch of taking in areas as far
east as the Weser River, which
would add many thousand square
miles to Holland.
Dutch Wait Reaction.
The Dutch government is waiting
to determine what popular reaction
to the proposals may be. The claim
is based on the fact that while they
were occupying Holland the Ger
mans destroyed hundreds of thous-
ands of acres of rich agricultural
lands by flooding.
The Big Three decision to put
Poland's western boundaries on the
Oder and Neisse Rivers, together
with the division of East Prussia
between Poland and Russia already
has sliced of 10000 square miles of
land which was German in 1887,
when Hitler began adding stolen
lands. At that time Germany en-
braced 181, 900 square miles.
In the 10000 square miles are
100000 Germans.
They are to be moved back into the
lands which Germany retains, along
with more than 100000 Germans
in Poland and Czechoslovakia.
Grave German Problem.
Since the per-Potsdam population
OF Germany is figured at $1,000, 900
this means that the new Germany,
as already carved up, must support
a total Of II 900 900 in an area where
So, 900 900 persons have lived. Furth-
er, the Dutch say they are deter
mined that the German populations
must be removed from any lands
they get.
The Potsdam communique empha-
sized that Germany was to become
a nation of agriculture and peaceful
industries without international
commerce. Authorities on Germany
here, however, say there will have
to be some food imports into the
reduced Reich because 1t never has
produced enough to meet the needs
Of its people.