Evening star., 1950-05-23
Text of United States Note

Il ext or unite
FOLLOWING is the tert OF a note
presented to the Souiet Foreign
Office in Mosco1D today by the
American Ambassador:
have the honor to express to
you the United States Govern
ment's grave concern at de-
velopment in Eastern Germany
which is already known to the
government of the Union of So
Wet Socialist Republics.
There has been created in the
part of Germany that is subject
to Soviet control a police force
which has. by reason of it's mill
tary training and equipment, the
character of an army. This Or
ganization is called the Main Ad-
ministration for Training (Haupt-
lyerWaltung Fuer, Ausbildung) and
lit amounts to about $4,000 men.
III is not an ordinary police force,
fard it does not have ordinary
police duties. It receives basic
infantry, artillery and armored
training and is equipped with mil
itary weapons, including machine
guns, hoWitzers. anti-aircraft can
Ipon. n1bftRrs and tanks. 1t must
fbe regarded, therefore, as a mill
tary force.
Agreements Recalled.
The Soviet Union has many
times expressed it's adherence to
the principle of the complete dis
armament and demilitarization of
Germany. In particular. you will
recall the following international
agreements to which the Soviet
government was a party:
A. Joint report of February II,
1945, following the Anglo-Soviet-
American Conference in the
Crimea:
1T is our inflexible purpose to
destroy German militarism and
Nazism and to ensure that Ger
many will never again be able to
disturb the peace of the world.
We are determined to disarm and
disband all German armed forces;
break up for all time the German
general staff that has repeatedly
contrived the resurgence of Ger
man militarism; remove or de-
stroy all German military equip
ment; -"
B. Declaration Regarding the
Defeat of Germany and the AS
sumption of Supreme Authority
by the Allied Powers, signed by
General Eisenhower, Marshal
Zhukov. Field Marshal Montgom-
cry and General Tassigny on be-
half Of their respective govern
ments on June S, 1945:
"The four Allied governments
will take such steps, including the
complete disarmament and de-
militarization of Germany, as
they deem requisite for future
peace and security"
Potsdam Report Cited.
c. Joint report of August 2,
1945, following the Anglo-Soviet-
American Conference in Berlin
(Potsdam):
"3. The purpose of the occupa-
ton of Germany by which the
Control Council shall be guided
are:
"D the complete disarmament
and demilitarization of Germany
:. To these ends: (a) All German
land, naval and air forces and
all other military and quasi-mili-
tary organizations shall be
completely and finally abolished
in such manner as permanently to
prevent the revival or reorganiza-
ton of German militarization and
Nazilsm."
D. Agreement between the gov
ernmentS of the United Kingdom.
the United States of America and
the Union of Soviet Socialist Re-
publicS and the provisional gov
ernment of the French Republic
on certain additional requirements
to be imposed on Germany, dated
September 20, 1945:.
Il. All German land, naval and
air forces -. and all other mill
tary and quaSi-military organiza-
tons. shall be completely and
finally abolished in accordance
with methods and procedures to be
laid down by the Allied represent
atives.
"2. All forms of military train
ing, military propaganda and mill
tary activities of whatever nature,
on the part Of the German people,
are prohibited, as well as the
formation of any organization
initiated to further any aspect of
military training and the forma-
tion of war veterans organizations
Tor other st@'' which might