Department of Defense Files:
Telegram
The Chief of the United States Military Representation
on the Allied Control Commission for Rumania (Schuyler) to the War Department
[Bucharest,] 18 August 1945.
M–1446. On 17 Aug I received the following note from General Susaikov:
“The Berlin Conference has rendered a decision on the question of
revised procedures of the Allied Control Commissions in Rumania,
Bulgaria and Hungary, according to which regulations for the ACC
in Hungary were adopted as a basis for the Allied Control
Commission in these countries.
In this connection, I have the honor to transmit herewith the new
ACC regulations for Rumania.”
The enclosure entitled “Regulations of the ACC in Rumania” and
transmitted with the letter reads as follows:
- “1. The Allied Control Commission for Rumania has the
mission to regulate and control until the conclusion of the
peace the exact fulfillment of the terms of the armistice as
stated in the convention concluded on 12 Sept 1944 between
the Governments of the Soviet Union, the United States of
America and the United Kingdom on the one hand, and the
Government of Rumania on the other.
- 2. The Allied Control Commission shall be headed by a
Chairman who shall be a representative of the Armed Forces
of the Soviet Union. On his staff there shall be a Deputy
Chairman of the Commission, a Political Advisor, two
Assistants of the Chairman, Chief of Staff of the
Commission. Representatives of the United States of America
and the United Kingdom shall be included in the Allied
Control Commission. The Allied Control Commission has its
own seat. The ACC will have its seat in the city of
Bucharest.
- 3. The ACC shall consist of:
- (a)
- Staff
- (b)
- A group attached to the Political Advisor
- (c)
- Administrative Section
- (d)
- Military Section
-
e)
- Military Air Section
- (f)
- Military Naval Section
- (g)
- Economic Section
- (h)
- Transport Section
- 4. Until the conclusion of the peace with Rumania the
Chairman (Deputy Chairman) of the ACC shall regularly call
meetings with British and American representatives for
discussion of the many important questions pertaining to the
work of the ACC. The meetings shall be called once every 10
days, and if necessary, more often.
- The directives of the ACC on questions of principles shall
be transmitted to the Rumanian authorities by the Chairman
of the ACC (Deputy Chairman) after coordination of these
directives with the British and American
representatives.
- 5. The British and American representatives of the ACC
shall take part in the general conferences of section heads
and local representatives of the ACC which shall be called
by the Chairman of the ACC and shall take place regularly,
and will also either personally or through their
representatives participate on appropriate occasions in
mixed commissions set up by the Chairman of the ACC on
questions connected with the execution of its
functions.
- 6. During this period, the representatives of the United
Kingdom and the United States of America shall have the
right:
- (a)
- To receive oral and written information from
Soviet Officials of the ACC on any questions
connected with the execution of the armistice
convention.
- (b)
- To submit for consideration by the Commission
proposals of their governments on questions
connected with the execution of the armistice
convention.
- (c)
- To receive copies of all communications, reports
and other documents which might interest the
Governments of the United States of America and the
United Kingdom.
- (d)
- To travel freely in the country with the provision
that the dates and routes of the trips be furnished
to the ACC in advance.
- (e)
- To participate in general conferences or in
meetings of the section or in meetings of the
section heads of Commission.
- (f)
- To contact the agencies of the Rumanian Government
through the Chairman of the ACC, Deputy Chairman and
heads of respective sections.
- (g)
- To determine the size and composition of their own
representations.
- All questions connected with clearances for the
exit or entry of the members of the British or
American Missions in Rumania will be decided upon by
the Chairman of the ACC personally, within period
not to exceed 1 week.
- (h)
- To maintain direct contact with their respective
governments by means of code telegrams and
diplomatic pouch. The dispatch and arrival by air of
mail, cargo and diplomatic couriers will be arranged
by the British and American representatives of the
ACC under procedure and schedules established by the
ACC, and on special occasions, following a prior
agreement with the Chairman (Deputy Chairman)
ACC.
- (i)
- To fix the monetary allowances to be obtained from
the Rumanian Government for the expenses of their
respective personnel, and to receive these funds
through the Commission.
- 7. In order to organize local control, the ACC shall have
its empowered representatives in the provinces, districts,
ports and in the most important enterprises.
- 8. The Deputy Chairman and the Assistants of the Chairman
of the ACC, as well as section heads, shall have the right
to call in specialist officers through the local Military
Command for consultation, inspections and investigations of
special questions which may arrive in the course of the work
of the ACC.
- 9. The liaison with Rumanian Government agencies shall be
maintained by representatives of the ACC not below the rank
of Commission section head, and in the provinces, districts
and ports by appropriate representatives of the
Commission.”
For action taken by this Representation on receipt of subject letter and
enclosure see my radio M–1447 dtd 18 August.37
