The principal drafter of the provision, Geoffrey Harrison, explained that the article was intended not to approve the expulsions but to find a way to transfer the competence to the Control Council in Berlin to regulate the flow.
O redactor principal da disposición, Geoffrey Harrison, explicou que o artigo tiña a intención de non aprobar as expulsións, senón atopar unha maneira de transferir a competencia ao Consello de Control Aliado en Berlín para regular o fluxo.