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entire area.
". Provisional territorial ar
rangements.
The delegations have agreed to
submit for the consideration Of
their governments proposals fol
dealing with certain minor pro-
visional territorial adjustments In
connection with the western from
tiers Of Germany.
v. Security.
This problem was considered In
three aspects: (a) General provi-
sions. (b) Measures during the
period in which the occupying pow
ers retain supreme authority In
Germany. Co Measures after the
period in which the occupying pow
ers retain supreme authority IN
Germany.
General provision.
The United States, United King
dom and French delegates reiter-
ated the firm views Of their govern
ments that there could not be any
general withdrawal of their forces
from Germany until the peace OF
Europe is secured, and without prior
consultation. During this period
there should be no general with
drawal of the forces Of occupation
Of the United States, France or the
United Kingdom without prior con-
sultation. It was further recon-
mended that the governments con-
cerned should consult if any Of them
should consider that there was q
danger of resurgence Of German
military power or of the adoption
by Germany of . policy Of aggres-
sion.
Measures during the period In
which the occupying powers retain
supreme authority in Germany.
The prohibitions on the German
armed forces and the German gen.
eral staff as contained in four-pow-
er agreements were reafhrmed, as
we'll as the exercise of controls by
the military governors with respect
to disarmament and demilitariza-
ton, level Of. industry and certain
aspects Of scientific research. To
insure the maintenance of disarma-
ment and demilitarization in the
interests Of security, the three mill
tary governors should set up mill
tary security board in the western
zones Of Germany to carry out the
proper inspections and make the
necessary recommendations to the
military governors, who decide the
action to be taken.
Measures after the period in which
the occupying powers retain su-
preme authority in Germany.
It was affirmed that Germany
must not again be permitted to be-
come an aggressive power and that
prior to the general withdrawal of
the forces Of occupation agreement
will be reached among the govern
ments concerned with respect to
necessary measures of demilitariza-
ton. Disarmament and control of
industry and with respect to occu-
patton Of key areas. Also there
should be q system of inspection to
ensure the maintenance of the
agreed provisions Of German dis
armament and demilitarization.
The present recommendations,
which in no way preclude and on the
contrary should facilitate eventual
four-power agreement on the Ger
man problem, are designed to solve
the urgent political and economic
problems arising out of the present
situation in Germany. Because of
the previous failure to reach COM
prehensive four-power decisions on
Germany, the measures recon-
mended mark a step forward in the
policy which the powers represented
at these talks are determined to fol-
low with respect to the economic
reconstruction of Western Europe,
including Germany, and with re-
Spect to the establishment Of a
basis for the participation of q
democratic GERMANY in the COM
munity Of free peoples.