Evening star., 1946-09-06

occupied for security purposes BY
the armed forces Of the occupyini
powers, and not rs self contained
economic or political units" he said
That was the course Of develop.
ment envisased by the Potsdam
Agreement, and that Is the course
Of development which the Amer
ican Government intends to follow
to the full limit Of It's authority
Just because suffering and dis
tress in Germany Is inevitable, the
American Government Is unwilling
to accept the responsibility for the
needless aggravation Of economic dis
tress that Is caused by the failure of
the Allied Control Council to agree
to give the German people q chance
to solve some Of their most urgent
problems"
supplemental Points.
| Mr.. Byrnes further defined the
American policy toward Germany
under the following general points !:
l. The United States will oppose
harsh and vengeful measures
tagainst Germany which obstruct
an effective peace. We will oppose
soft measures which invite the
breaking down Of peace"
2. The United States will not
agree to taking from Germany
greater reparations than were pro-
vided by the Potsdam agreement.
3. Germany should be adminis-
tered as an economic unit with the
elimination of economic zonal bar
riers. The United States will do
everything in her power to effect
the maximum possible unification
4. The Allies should without delay
make clear to the German people
the essential terms Of the peace set
tlement which the Allies expect the
German people to accept and OBJ
serve.
5. As long as occupation forces
are required in Germany, the Army
OF the United States will be q part
OF that occupation force.
Urges Definition Of Border.
8. There should be established q,
an early date q provisional German
government for Germany, In the
form of q German National Coun.
Gil composed of minister presidents
or other chief officials from each
of the four zones. The council
should be responsible, subject to the
Allied Control Council, for the
proper functioning" of the central
administrative agencies to admin
lister Germany as an economic unit
and also for the preparation of q
Federal constitution Of the United
States Of Germany"
l. The boundaries of new Ger.
many should be defined now.
| 8. The United States Is ICON.
vinced," In the interest of Germany
Austria "and the peace OF Europe, ,
that the two countries should pur-
sue their separate ways"
g. The United States Government
will stand by its agreement" te
support the transfer of Koenigs.
berg and the adjacent area to Rus.
sia. unless the Soviet government
changes its views on the subject"
10. The United states will sup.
port the revision Of Poland's north.
ern and western frontiers in he,
favor, because of territory Polane
ceded to Russia under the Yalts
agreement.
Would Let France Have Saar.
IL. The United States does moi
feel 1t can deny to France hei
claims to the Saar. but II the Saar 1.
incorporated in France, the French
reparations claims against Germany
should be readjusted.
IL. Beyond these points, thu
United States will not support any
further ''encroachment on territory
which Is indisputably German OF
any division Of Germany which Is
not genuinely desired by the people
concerned. Therefore, the United
States will not oppose" the desire
of the people Of the Ruhr and the
Rhineland Ito remain united with
Germany"
! Is. The United States favors Suf-
| ficient control over all of GERMANY
including the Rhineland and the
Ruhr, to prevent the use of Ger
man resources for destructive pur-
poses"
IA. The United States has no de-
sire to increase the hardships in.
fiicted on her Germany by the
war her leaders started or to deny
the German people an opportunity
to work their way out Of those hard
ships as long as they respect human
freedom and cling to the paths OF
peace"
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