Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1945, European Advisory Commission, Austria, Germany, Volume III

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The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in France (Caffery)

Washington, January 4, 1946—7 p.m.

36. For Angell. Reurtel 175 Dec. 24.²² While this Govt has no objection to the proposal that the final disposition of German assets in the disputed areas shall remain in suspense until the territorial questions have been settled, nevertheless it perceives no advantage in endorsing the resolution proposed by the Yugoslav delegate. Such endorsement might be interpreted as supporting Yugoslav claims to the Julian March before final decision on this point is reached at the Council of Foreign Ministers. Furthermore the recent instructions sent to the American Ambassador at Belgrade²³ with regard to the constitution of the new Yugos Govt would preclude endorsement of the resolution for “reasons of political prestige”.

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22. See telegram 7329, December 24, 2 p.m., from Paris, p. 1487.
23. The instructions were sent to Ambassador Patterson on December 22; see Department of State Bulletin, December 23, 1945, p. 1020.