Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, The Conference of Berlin (The Potsdam Conference), 1945, Volume II

Pauley Files

No. 768
United States Delegation Working Paper¹

[Babelsberg,] July 24, 1945.

U. S. Position on Removals From Austria

Removals of property from Austria, whether as war booty, reparations, restitution, exports, or otherwise shall be limited to the following:

(1) Finished war material, not including equipment used to produce war material.

(2) Such equipment especially adapted to the production of arms, ammunition, and implements of war, as may be approved by the Control Council.

(3) Restitution of identifiable art, religious, historical, educational or cultural objects, and such other identifiable property as may be approved by the Control Council.

(4) Exports which are paid for in currencies acceptable to the Control Council[.]

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