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sentatives Of Britain, the United
States and France.
Nor was there any clarification OF
what is to be done in Czecho-
slovakia. which is partly occupied
by Russian troops on the east and
American troops in the west. The
Czech government, a member of
the United Nations. has returned
to its capital at Prague, east of the
Red Army occupation frontier.
An American diplomatic mission
reached Prague only last week.
Final settlement of Czech bound
aries is considered matter to be
decided at peace conference.
Four Occupation Zones.
A separate statement by the four
Allied governments-again defining
Germany as the area within her
1887 frontiers-divided the country
into four occupation zones.
A southwestern zone was allotted
to the United States. Russia is given
an eastern zone: Great Britain
northwestern zone and France a
"CotCiI GOIlC.
None of the zones was further
defined in the statement.
Each of the four powers will des-
ignate commander in chief for the
occupying forces in its zone.
The four commanders in chief
will constitute the control council
which is to coordinate actions. IT,
the four zones and make decisions
on policy questions affecting Ger
many as a whole.
The four Allied governments an
nounced they would consult with
other United Nations in connection
with the exercise of supreme au-
thority" in Germany. These other
nations may have liaison military
missions with the control council.
Nature of Authority Revealed.
The pronouncements revealed the
all-inclusive nature of the authority
assumed by the Allies with Ger
many's unconditional surrender.
Under the Four-Power Control
Council the statements disclosed
the establishment of a Co-ordinat-
ing Committee composed of one rep
resentative of each of the four
commanders in chief and a control
staff organized in 13 divisions to
carry out day-to-day government
duties.
There will be four heads-Ameri-
can, British, Russian and French
of each of the divisions, whose stats
may include civilian as well as mill
tary personnel.
These devisions we're designated
as military, naval. air transport, po-
litical, economic, finance, repara-
ton, deliveries and restitution, in
ternal affairs and communications,
legal, prisoners of war and displaced
persons, and manpower.
Uniformity of Action.
The Interallied Governing Au-
thority for Greater Berlin" will op-
crate under the general direction
of the Control Council, which also
will insure appropriate uniformity
of action by the commander in
chiefs in their respective zones Of
occupation and will reach agreed
decisions on the chief questions af-
fecting Germany as a whole"
Each of the commandants of
Greater Berlin will serve in rota-
ton as chief commandant.
1t was announced that the Con-
troll Councils decisions shall be
unanimous.
The announcement said "the
functions of the Co-ordinating Com
mittee and of the Control Staff will
be to advise the Control Council,
to carry out the councils decisions
and to transmit them to appropriate
German organs, and to supervise
and control the day-to-day activi-
ties of the latter
1t was explained in the principal
four power statement that:
I'm the period when Germany is
carrying out the basic requirements
of unconditional surrender, supreme
authority in Germany will be exer-
cised, on instructions from their
governments, by the Soviet, British,
United States and French COM
manders In chief, each in his own
! zone Of occupation, and also Jointly.