Evening star., 1946-09-06
Byrnes
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AS long as an occupation force is
required in Germany, the Army of
the United States will be part of
that occupation force"
This seat of the German pro-
visional government for the Amerj-
can zone was gayly decorated with
flags. For security reasons, the
military police detachment was
strengthened to four times the nor
NAL size
While emphasizing the determine
ton of the United States to see
Germany rise again as q peaceful
centralized nation, Mr.. Byrnes
warned Poland and Russia that
America does not consider Ger
many's eastern boundaries fixed on
the Oder.
Territories now occupied by Po-
land and Russia were provision
ally assigned" at Potsdam, Mr..
Byrnes asserted, and the protocol
Of the Potsdam Conference makes
clear the heads of government did
not agree to support at the peace set
tlement the cession OF any partic-
ular area" za #eas
In urging the early establishment
Of a central German government,
Mr.. Byrnes declared that the four
power Allied Control Council 80 far
as many vital questions are con-
cerned, is neither governing Ger
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ern herself"
"All that the Allied governments
can and should do is to lay down the
rules under which Germany can
govern ITSELF" he said. "The Allied
occupation forces should be limited
to the number sufficient to see that
these rules are obeyed. -
1T is the view of the American
Government that the provisional
government should not be hand
picked by other governments, but
should be German national coun-
Gil composed of democratically re-
sponsible minister presidents of
other chief oflcials of the several
states or provinces which have been
established In each of the four
zones.
Subject to reserved authority
OF the Allied Control Council the
German National Council should be
responsible for the proper func-
tioning of central administrative
agencies, which should have ade-
quate power to assure the admin
istration Of Germany as an eco
nomic unit, as was contemplated
by the Potsdam Agreement"
Naxi Leaders Must &c.
The secretary said the American
Government took the stand that
"the German people throughout
Germany, under proper safeguards,
should now be given the primary
responsibility for the running of
their own affairs"
He explained that the leaders
and minions "of the ruthless Nazi
dictatorship" had to 60, and added
But 1t never was the intention
of the American Government to
deny to the German people the
right to manage their own internal
affairs as soon as they were able
to do 80 in 4 democratic way, with
genuine respect for human and
fundamental freedoms"
Mr.. Byrnes also reiterated the
American contention that Germany
should be administered as an eco
nomic unit.
1T is not In the interest Of the
German people nor In the interest
Of world peace that Germany should
become q pawn on partner In q
military struggle for power between
the East and West. he said.
Mr.. Byrnes emphasized that the
United States would stand by her
agreements to support Soviet claims
to Koenigsberg In East Prussia and
Polish requests for revision of her
northern and western frontiers.
He asserted, however, that Silesia
and other Eastern German areas
had been allotted to Poland before
the Potsdam meeting "for admins
tratiye purposes" only. and that
Britain, Russian and the United
States did not agree ito support At
the peace settlement the cession of
any particular area. .
Critical Of Allied Council.
This gave. the Germans some
ground for hope they might not lose
all OF their eastern lands to Poland.
Some German political leaders have
been openly opposing such actions
In recent speeches.
The Secretary was especially criti-
cal of the Allied Control Council
because of Its failure to achieve eco
nomic unification OF Germany In
accordance with the Potsdam Agree
ment.
He noted that Of the other three
occupying powers, only the British
had accepted an American proposal
for merging economically the vari-
Gus occupation zones In Germany.
The time has come when the
zonal boundaries should be regarded
~ d( lining only the areas to be