Evening star., 1949-06-30
McCIoy Leaves by Air
For Germany as u. 5.
Outlines New Policy
By Gofnett D. Homer

By Gofnett D. Homer
John j. McCloy, United State
High Commissionersfor Germany
left by air today to take over hi
duties there.
In announcing his departur,
the State Department issued q
lengthy statement asserting thai
the change from military to civil.
ian administration In Western
Germany is the elimination ol
political and economic progres.
there during the past few years
and evidence OF a desire Of the
Western powers to give the Ger.
man people "a greater voice ir
their own destiny"
Mr.. McCloy will assume the
position of military governor Of
the American zone. The State
Department explained that he viii
hold this post until a West Ger
man government Is created this
fall and the Allied High Commis-
sion established.
Will See Hartman in Paris.
Mr.. McCloy, former president o.
the International Bank for Recon
struction and Development anc
wartime Assistant Secretary oI
War, also will serve as chief Of the
Economic Cooperation Admins.
tration Mission to Germany.
In his function as high com.
missioner and ECA mission chief.
the State Department said. "he
will exercise full authority over al
political and economic issues" sc
far as the United States is con.
eerned.
The department said Mr.. McCloy
will stop in Paris tomorrow for
conference with ,Averell Hartman
ECA chief in Europe, and Ambas-
sador David Bruce. and then pro.
ceed to Germany.
u. 8. to Push Reconstruction.
BY centralizing all-American au.
thority in Germany in Mr.. Nc.
Cloy, the department said. "the
United States aims at simplifying
the implementation of its Ger.
man policy" II added that this
Government also intends tt
"broaden the area Of response
bility vested in the Germans
themselves"
"The United States is deter
mined" the statement said, "tc
pursue a policy Of positive, con-
struction action in Western Ger
many designed TO revive the coun-
try economically, politically, and
socially, while at the same time
taking every precaution necessary
to prevent the restoration of a
Germany which might become
militarily dangerous to Europe
and the world"
The statement emphasized that
Germany must play a key role"
in European economic recovery.
1t reported that industrial pro-
duction in the Anglo American
bizonal area In March. 1949, was
80 per cent of the 1896 level, as
compared with, Al per cent in
May. 194s. Agricultural produc-
ton in 1948, 1t said, was approx
mately up to the 1858 aver
age. Both imports into the BIZ
zonal area and exports from 1t
to other. parts Of Western Europe
also showed considerable increase.
sGerman Contribution Cited.
These Improvements, the de-
partment said, indicate that Ger
many already is making "a sub
stantial contribution to overall
European recovery"
Mr.. McCloy's departure for
Germany followed publication yes
terday of the charter of the Allied
High Commission for Germany,
signed at Paris last week by Sec
retary Of State Acheson, British
Foreign Minister Bevin and
French Foreign Minister Schu-
man.
The charter sets out the au-
thority of the High Commission.
to be composed of representatives
of the three Western powers. In
line with principles agreed on by
the three Foreign Ministers here
in April. Providing for the exer-
else by the three-man Commis-
sion Of Supreme Allied Authority
in the Federal Republic Of Ger
many, the charter is to come into
force when the commission is
established following the creation
Of the West German government
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