Enactments and Approved Papers of the Control Council And

Home , August 1947, July 1947, November 1947, October 1947, September 1947

8 - .

DIVISION

J GENERAL'S

PAPERS Pages

Approved Paper No, 12 19 the Mission on the Airlines in 2 July 47 72

Paper No. 13 28 Allocation of in Zone July 47 (47)

Approved No. 14 26 Transport by in of International Red Cross for the Civilian Population Zones of 16 July 47 (47 158

Approved Paper No, 15 29 of 23 July 47 (46)

No, 16 32 Equipment of Plate Mill 6 Aug 47 enst (47)177

Approved No. 17 13 47 37 and of

7 June 47 40 for International Services in 24 Sep 47 1st

Paper No. 49 Delivery to Poland of Previously at 28

Paper 12 Sep 54 Parcel Post Service Transit (47)157 1st e

NO.. 47 59 for from Plants in P(47) 63 12 47 from in the 198

23 24 Sep 47 73 of the and Restitution the of . Quarterly on and of to be Delivered on 200

No. 26 14 47 86 Report on the Reacted the First

Paper 14 Nov 47 from I the

Approved 25 Nov 47 97 1

AUTHORITY

-Dissolution-- of Insurance Companies the Front

Pursuant to Control Council Law No, 2, providing solution and liquidation of the Nazi organizations, the Control Council as follows: I

The following insurance companies and their or any company formed as a result of merger with any of such companies, are hereby dissolved and shall be liquidated in accordance with the provisions of this

1. &$en-

Ring der

3,De ut's cher Transport Fahr icher - ,

Deutscho Hamburg;

5, , der

t in

Ceres, t Gegenseit keit, Berlin. 2

merger or of of in is to be and void ab In any liquidation proceedings any of these be . treated a separate

property and assets, of whatever , records, accounts, and archives t o any of the in I shall be disposed as provided i n to IX of this

In order t o all of policy holders and other of the dissolved companies in I, the Zone in his own Zone and, Greater the , authorize establishment in respective Zones the Greater Berlin of appropriate of for purpose of over in and in Greater Berlin the and policies and other the

The in 1 of this shall, on fron of levied on the of organizations shall be to

of of companies dissolved under Article I will bo apportioned the effective dnte of this to each Zone of of Germany to Greater Berlin to rules:

1. policy is considored to be outstanding in that Zone of or in in on the effective of this

the insured has his legal or

(b) if has already been notified or in the case of Bond, t h e beneficiary has his 3

Liabilities to all other creditors, when established, considered t o be outstanding in that Zone of Occupation, or i n the Greater Berlin in which creditor has his legal domicile on the effective date of this

policies and liabilities affecting an insured beneficiary or any other creditor with a legal domicile outside are considered to be outstanding in the Zone of Occupation of or in the Greater Berlin Urea i n the dissolved has its on the effective date of this policies and liabilities will be held separate from all other in Zona of of or in the Greater Berlin until such time as they are finally settled, The procedure for the settlement of claims of persons residing outside in connection with the liquidation of above mentioned insurance companies to be considered by the Control Council. VI

1. soon a s possible after the distribution of liabilities amongst the various Zones and the Greater Berlin Area, all assets from Zone of t h e Greater Berlin other those affected by VIII, of each of the dissolved will be similarly allotted where necessary, to each Zone of Occupation and to the Greater Berlin the value of assets in each Zone and i n t h e Greater Berlin will be the proportion of total of assets of tho dissolved as those established for the distribution of liabilities V.

The assets allocated to the Zone of or to the Greater Berlin Area, if it be the domicile, of a dissolved company will be to the under Article IV and appor- pro rata by such between the internal and external liabilities within that Zone or the Greater Berlin and the portion applicable to the external liabilities will be held separate from other assets in that Zone, or in the Greater Berlin until all such foreign liabilities have been settled, balance of assets remaining after such final settlement will then become available for distribution in the same proportions as those established for the distribution of other assets, as i n paragraph 1 of this Article. In the event of the fund so created for the benefit of foreign policy- holders and creditors being insufficient to cover the liabilities to the extent that domestic are covered, the organizations to carry foreign liabilities shall have a right of 4

against other organizations formed i n the other Zones of Occupations, in Greatsr Berlin under for pro rata proportion of the no circumstances, shall policy-holders or creditors, who nationals lass f than policy-holders or creditors within

The offices, materials and and such other assets of the dissolved be considered necessary by the Zone Commander be allotted, in or in part, the newly established organizations in with the needs of such organizations carrying out the operations described in Article of this

in this Law shall in respect affect the application of Control Council Law or of any other of the Control Council applicable to the external assets of Insurance Companies.

movable and property, assets, records, documents, and archives of the dissolved companies which are not disposed of under to VIII of this or in favor of other creditors, shall be disposed of in the general direc- tives of the Control for the disposal of property of dissolved Nazi

The implementation this Law shall bo the of the appropriate Zone and in Berlin of tho

The allocation of the assets and liabilities of the dissolved shall be made by or under the direction of Zone in Zone the dissolved has its Head Office and i n tho of the Greater Berlin of the

These authorities shall present quarterly reports to the Insurance Committee the on the progress of liquidation, 5

The of the will be with the observation of and information on the progress of' the liquidation these insurance and will report to the Directorate on these operations.

This Law shall come into force on 6 September 1947 at 1800 hrs.

Done at Berlin 30 August 1947

CLAY General

Sir Sholto DOUGLAS, of' the Royal Force

General

of the Union

date of publication is 6 September 1947 at 1800

44 Final 30 Aug 1947

Amendment to Control Law 13 of Property

Paragraph (a) of Article of Ccntrol Council 13 of Property Tax hereby and substituted by the following text:

corporations associafions of persons , and estates in Section 1, Subsection and Section 2,

where taxable property amounts in to or loss;

2 whero aggregate taxable property amounts t o than 500,000 in

This shall come force from 1January 1946 the date upon which Control Council No, came into force.

Done at Berlin on 20 October 1947 P.

Marshal of the Soviet Union

General Do CLAY General

ROBERTSON Lieutenant for Sir of the Royal Air

date of publication is 24 Ootober 1947 at hours".

54 20 1947 CONTROL

LAW NO 60

on, Pictures

THE CONTROL COUNCIL

The following laws, with all the supplementary and laws, and decrees, are hereby repealed:

on the establishment of Provisional Film Chamber die of 14th 1933 I The Motion of 16th February I,

abrogation of the laws in Article I shall not; any former laws repealed by the laws which are repealed. 111

This law shall become effective 24 December 1947. Done at Berlin on 19 December

Major General for CLAY General

General for General

Major General for General

Lieutenant General

of the

date of 84 . (47)62 19 1947

other persons i n Clash the will be increased by year for each child, after the fourth child.

The given by 1and 2, will not be allowed the basic table not be used in those cases the is less than of the tax payable in accordance the provisions the in force on 8th 1945, or less than the tax on the annual income in with the wage tables. In such cases, the fax be at of the of the assessed tax computed on law or the current tax, whichever the

For incomes of less than 24,000, partly from dependant the assessed income tax shall not exceed the wages tax on the from dependent work plus of the income from other sources.

In that taxpayers may be able to the quarterly payments on account due on 20 January, July and October, propor- tionate quarterly tables will be prepared the main basic table for incomes in excess of yearly 1,000 quarterly).

Appendix is repealed and replaced the text:

Monthly Earnings Tax deductable

0 - 109 - 126 of above 126 - 176 2.92 18% - 226 n 176 226 - 276 22.92 226 276 276 - 322 50.02 322 - 425 61-02 322 425 800 122.82 425 800 330.32 55% 800 1100 - 1300 535.32 1200 - 1600 600.32 2000 825.32 1600 above 2000 the total earnings

1, For more than five children the limit of each braaket, in Class (Married Persons with increases by 33 for each child in excess of the of for and salaries in is reduced by for child, For for Tax Class in the case of 6 children, the should be as follows:

0 - 354 365 368 - 410

For wages and salaries in excess of 2000 per month, the tax for of this Class shall be and in the case of 7 children

The table for for other than a shall be calculated follows:-

For half- daily and salaries 1/52 of' the monthly scale For daily wages and salaries 1/26 of the monthly scale For weekly wages and salaries 6/26 of the monthly scale For fortnightly wages and salaries 32/26 of the monthly scale.

3 contained in fer the deduction of professional: and special expenses in the mount of 65 Rii for wages and salaries not nonth. In the case of wages salaries in of 300 month, these deductions shall decrease by 1 for 5 income, For income of 426 yer and more, the deduction shall be 39 in all cases.

ARTICLE

law shall become effective fron 1st

Done at Berlin on 19 Decembes 1947, G.P. Major General for CLAY General

General for ROBERTSON

de Division for P. General

Lieutenant General date of gublication is 24 47)63 of the 19 1947 NO' 56

f o r Adult Education In

The Control approves the following and trans- mits them to the and to the Allied Berlin, for

chief should be to prepare active workers for of Germany by accessible to adult latest social, political, and scientific 2. Adult

(a) of' adults should be achieved institutions and agencies for the purpose which may be sponsored o r promoted by organizations.

The radio, press, libraries, and museums should also be used a s media of adult education,

c ) German and other interested groups, public or should undertake all adequate to , educational for adults, taking into local conditions and encouraging local initiative, Special attention be given to the development institutions for adults in rural and

The German should exercise their control the level (standards) and of the teaching given all adult 8

to education institutions adults available the broad masses of financial and assistance, for example, free free textbooks, and ships be provided where necessary.

Done Berlin 28 October 1947 or Genera1

Lieutenant General for Lieutenant General

Brigadier General for Major

206 Final 1November 1947 General .... 20

28 1947

CONTROL AUTHORITY

Letter Mission to "Opening of Airlines in

(Note by the Allied Secretariat)

its on March the Coordinating considered a request from the Netherlands Mission the above subject and, i n tho of Conclusion of agreed refer document in to t h e Combined Services Directorate for of a draft reply to the Netherlands During the discussion, Coordinating expressed the wish that i n Germany be submitted by t h e Combined Services

2. its 12th on 12 Combined Directorate examined this question to on the draft reply to be sent to French, and British Member:; attached as whereas Soviet proposed attached os Appendix 3. to expressed by as to the existence of the information gathered t h e Combined Services orate. on subject is attached This is for consideration the Coordinating on 2 July The Secretariat in of agreement, that this be classed an

, ,

D. Colonel

H. Colonel

Allied Secretariat

Appendix contains existing in 21

rights 22

Appendix to 4.7)

(soviet 23

ALLIED CONTROL

APPROVED PAPER

of Purpose from Plants in the Zone

by the Secretariat)

ht its 128th on 8 July the Coordinating by Conclusion (353) noted on the above matter,

is Approved Paper

E’. D. Lieutenant Colonel

A. Lieutenant Colonel,

Lieutenant Colonel

Allied Secretariat 24

July

CONTROL

Allocation of Purpose Equipment from Plants in the

(Note by the Allied Secretariat)

At its 85th held on October 1946, the Coordinating Committee instructed Economic Directorate to a allocation between the Soviet Union and the Inter- Allied Reparations Agency of general purpose plants which are to bo

At its on 5 June Directorate i n pursuance of the decision, the list of the war plants in the U.S. Zone equipment be available for reparations, 3. The t o inform the Committee of the following decisions:

(a) to plant to the USSR; (b) to allocate plants Nos. 37, 433, 439, and to . the Reparations

(c) t o send the list of to the Reparations, Deliveries and Restitution Directorate for forwarding to the Reparations Agency;

(d) that since the Inter-Allied Reparations Agency was unable. to submit a claim for the equipment of the plants to be allocated, it would have the right to reject any’ of these allocation units within 3 reasonable period.

The allocation of the above mentioned has carried out i n accordance with Conclusion is fifth allocation of this kind, The previous allocations are below:

4. The Transport at its 45th Meeting held on 26 February 1947, considered that the free 8 could only apply t o consignments for and civilian internees, ut the same time it decided to apply a reduced tariff' for similar for distribution to the civilian population and that this tariff should that of for full wagon loads with a of for small Pending a definite of this the Directorate to for such traffic on a special suspense account held by the railway administrations. At the time the Transport decided consult the Finance Directorate to ascertain their opinion as t o which particular section of the should these transport costs, out that the Directorate was the opinion that these costs should be properly chargeable against or other administrative area in which the delivery station was

5. At its 74th Meeting held on 29 1947, Directorate decided to reply that the internal transportation of Red Cross supplies for the of the German population should be a against the public budgets of the Provinces in which ship- ments were received, and that the Provinces should be en- titled to as example, from local relief agencies in those cases it

At 27 June the Transport Directorate to request the Coordinating approve the charging of transport costs in Germany of forwarded by the International Red Cross for the civilian population budget of the i n which the is situated (or to that of municipality of Berlin) conditions as mentioned above . This paper is submitted for the approval of the Committee at its 129th Meeting on 16 July 1947.

Lieutenant

Lieutenant Colonel

Allied Secretariat 29

24 July 1947 (46)

CONTROL

APPROVED PAPER

Union of Berlin Insurance Companies it t Berliner )

(Note by tho Allied Secretariat)

1, ut fts 130th 23 July 1947 Coordinating Committee, , by Conclusion (374) on the above subject

is Approved Paper 15.

Lieutenant Colonel

RG Lieutenant Colonel

Allied Secretariat

*) pages 30

18 July 1947 (46)

CONTROL

Union. t

(Note the Allied

The Committee, at its 118th Meeting 18 the Economio to a report from the answering the the Union of Berlin Companies infringe %he of

2. The Economic at its Meeting en 13 June 1947 considered the of the Decartelization Working Party and agreed:

a. to submit the resolution of the Working Party to the Coordinating Commit t e e (Appendix

b, inform the‘ Coordinating Committee that if, in the the of Berlin Companies should again, its new should be studied by the Economic Directorate.

paper is submitted the Coordinating Committee approval at its 130th Meeting on 23 July 1947.

Lieutenant

RAW

Lieutenant Colonel

Allied Secretariat to (46)

of Berlin t

The Decartelization Working Party having studied the of the Berlin Union of and the report of investigation of this organization expresses the

(a) although the Union Companies in its present form no legal entity, based voluntary membership, and appears have itself t o recommending t o its and as opposed t o the adoption measures and there is some that the measures and by this organization in have violated the principles of decartelization;

consequently, its activities are controlled and charter and of are carefully reviewed, there is a that it develop along which conflict with the of

that under the promulgated order of the Berlin Allied dated 22 March 1947) the Union Companies will. to on tune 1st and will only be to continue after that date if the of the above meat

(d) that consequently the final answer t o the presented to the Decartelization Party by the Direc- torate can only be-given after the oharter of the new and when licensed by the Allied has been submitted far light of of the past and activities of the organization. 32

7 August

its on Coordinating by Conclusion of approved the the Plate at Appendix for reparations instructed Reparations, Restitution Directorate to inform that the should for of this

is Paper No.

Colonel 33

31 July

tc by Allied Secretariat

its on July considered the on the question

to to tho that t h e Dutch approved for reparations

(b) took Soviet, French the allocate this to the ions

(d) to to that the instructed t o Agency the reparations account of the Government should with of this 2, This is to approval at its on 6 August

Lieutenant

H. A. cnsnt Colonel

G, Colonel 34 , to CORC P 47 177

by British Delegation)

1, removed plant of a mill from Holland this at in British Zone, erection of the plant certain additions - as t o the Dutch

2, On restitution tho which had been removed Holland, the Zone to this to the Netherlands as export. This proposal placed before 3. The RDR referred to Directorate, drawing attention to the by French that should be available on account of reparations, ought to by priority to tho 4. On Directorate that the built in should as reparations and that the Dutch should be given first consideration i n its

the was into operation and on 27th Industry forwarded t o Directorate list of tho ancillary equipment for reparations fron the

6, On decided:-

To ancillary t o Coordinating for approval plant.

(b) To draw of Coordinating the tilt: British, Soviet of the Directorate that" the equipment for Dutch being first con- in allocation. 35

(In of position taken up this time on the question of allocation by the U.3. member of tho Economic Directorate was not abie to agree in the that plant should be allocated),

The equipment however, removed t o Holland the course of the restitution of the plate mill itself, it being clear that it would go either as reparations or on

its of the various of the plant and condition and a valuation on this informtion approved by on the at 9. It is now proposed that should be these and to approve a ion be to the Inter- Allied Reparations requesting allocation of the plant to t . . 36

0 A 37

Plans of Fishing

.its on Coordinating by of that tlic following procedure would be with to the of plans for fishing

Zone should prepared shipbuilding tu the Directorate, which' be for os' these plans a point of view, Services Direc- torate the right to consult of Directorate giving approval,

a of above, is

H, G.

G. Colonel

39-39 38

I, The Coordinating at its 128th on July considered on question with to of 5 of Control Council Directive and, as recorded to it t o the Combined for study in the of the opinions expressed by the of the Coordinating and for of In witn these instructions, the Services at its Meeting on 22 July of this question. not on the wording of 3 of the agreed to to tho proposals of British, on of Soviet on other hand,

British with the following wording:

informs the Coordinating that, Zone should prepared by firms to for the acceptance plans security point of view, reply been by the Zone from day of of tho plans by Combined then he authority to

'The the

Services studying of to Food but that the from thi point of view of security should rest with Combined

\ 39

2. This papers is submitted for consideration by the Coordinating its an

H, A, Lieutenant Colonel

P. Lieutenant Colonel

A. A.

Allied Secretariat

Directorate 40

Sept 1st

CONTROL AUTHORITY

-for- Telephone and. Services Terminating in Germany

by the Allied Secretariat)

on Conclusion , the Coordinating authorized the Allied and Posts to necessary to the

The Posts has since made various amendments ions to a those incor- porated in the revised of the regulations attached at

1st Approved Paper and rescinds Approved Paper

Colonel

Directorate Reference: (47)239 t ion

Regulations for Internntional Telephone and Telegraph in

a, and be opened between and countries, except Spain and their dependencies, beginning from

Allied Communications Posts authorize each telephone , or t circuit.

a, The Allied Communications and Posts be responsible for the coordination of international and telegraph services It will prepare draft for the opening of circuits, especially regard t o circuit routes and rates, and it regulate the principles of their operation, and

will ensure, necessary, that the Allied Control Authority is represented at the of international organizations with which Allied Control Authority has decided to relations.

( All communications t o International Union at and t o foreign countries will be conducted in the of Allied and Posts

The Posts to the of zones the and instructions relative to the International Services. These authorities will transmit for to the Central of the

C . The Comunications and Posts its devolve any of these responsibilities to appropriate subordinate bodies,

3 OPENING Consideration will to of a circuit in following cases: (i) Receipt of a indicating the shown at Annex a or private

(ii) of a proposal through the Directorate of Internal and .

Proposal by of the and Posts

a. from exceptional departures from routine, due t o reasons of urgent necessity, and maintenance of international communications conform t o the reconmendations of the Comites. Consultatif Int ( e b. control station or subcontrol station be designated i n of the Occupied Zonas traversed. The function of these stations shall be stated in Book of CCIF vol. 1b,

c. These be instructed to cooperate with control station and neighboring countries on the to establishment of new circuits and to their

d. of specifications of circuits to initial . Book 1 b, and following pages French shall place authority of the neighboring foreign of the adjacent occupied Zones. 5.

a. or“ Authorized in,

(i) Troops and

(ii) (official) four s.

(iii) of the United Nations, to the Control Authority and (official) of member nations of the Unit not provided for in . 43

(iv) Officials concerned with the provision, operation maintenance of international telegraph . (Service only. )

Lists of authorized to use inter- paid for in must be approved by the Zone for his of Occupation; in case of Berlin, the approprinte Sector

Initially, categories of shall be admitted as shown in the Other categories be opened fron time t o upon by Allied and Posts Committee,

Contents of for the Civilian Population of

be sent or by the civilian population of their contents not violate any in in messages provided io such transactions as bc under regulations of th Control tary Government and German law at present in that abroad resulting exclusively to the of the it is prohibited for the jurisdiction of Control for to y on assets if only of character,

The of cations shall to censorship regulations of the Allied Control

b, to the provisions of the preceding sub-paragraph, such will conf to the Convention of the Tele- phonic Telegraphic (Revision of Cairo 1938) and of and CCIT.

C. Connaction subscriber in Germany and subscriber out- of . through trunk The Zone the for Berlin will of telephone directories and of offices. 44

The Secretary of the Allied Communications Posts . the of legal PROXIMITY CIRCUITS

Proximity circuits will be established under the conditions as international circuits, and will subject to the customary rules of operation for circuits. TARIFFS

The tariffs (reckoned i n gold francs) in force for international . calls and shall be based the that were i n existence on 1September (1March 1938 for Austria and Czecho- or established by special agreements approved by the Allied and Posts

Tariff Zcnes

certain the zones that in existence before the war, for the purpose charges, apply.

prejudice to the question gold franc equivalent of the the rates levied in will, temporarily, he doubled with t o those in effect in 9.

a, foreign exchange costs for official messages sent by persons in categories (i) (ii) in 5 a should be borne by Germany as external occupation costs, should bc financed by the Occupying Power the

(i) The foreign exchange costs for official messages by persons i n category should also be borne Germany a s external occupation costs and financed by the Military or sending the

(ii) described in category (iv) are free of charge existing international regulations,

(iii) by persons referred to in Paragraph a, subparagraph (v), my be paid for in provided that incurred i n foreign currencies 45

shall not exceed the credits in foreign currencies allocated t o the Zone concerned, resulting from cations operations. Net credit or debit balances arising fromthe operation of inter- telephone and telegraph services will be allocated to the Zone and, i n the of Berlin, t o the appropriate Sector having jurisdiction over the office of origin or office of termination of the

The settlement of for international telephone telegraph services shall be effected i n with the Cairo Conference Regulations (1938) for Telephone and and with its Final Protocol,

OF ACCOUNTING FOR

of accounting for international communications rules for settlement of accounts, will be by the Allied tions and Posts i n connection with the Finance Directorate.

CHANGES

Amendments of a technical nature, if necessary, may be made t o these regulations by the Allied Communications and Posts

Zone

Mote: to be for

Item 7 - To be filled in only one of terminals of the circuit is in zonal tariff system is not in give for 3 minute telephone t 48

RECOGNIZED OF defined i n Cairo Conference

Cat of Calls Telegrams admitted i n the International tions

1. private calls 2. private calls 3. aircraft calls calls 5. Urgent Calls 6. , calls 7. 8. for informtion

TELEGRAPH

9. Ordinary private 10. Urgent telegrams with prepnid reply 12 with collation Telegrams with of receipt . forwarded sender's order Telegram addressee's order 16. t . Presst Meteorological telegrams t 20. Official service messages 21. service notices 22 Telegram to be delivered by telephone . General delivery t Day delivery . By delivery 26 . Open telegram

outgoing admitted is abroad) Only (payment is abroad) only within 26 1947 (46)

CONTROL AUTHORITY

GOORDINATING COMMITTEE

NO. 19

Delivery to Poland of Shipping Previously Registered at Danzig

(Hote by the Allied Searetariat)

At its 135th the Coordinating Committee considered on the above matter and, by Conclusion (443) , agreed t o approve the handing over without delay Polish of the ships listed in Paragraph 4 of , the British Zone being authorized to proceed with transfer,

2. is designated Approved Paper

Lieutenant

Lieutenant Colonel

Allied Secretariat

*) see pages 50

August 1947 (46)

CONTROL AUTHORITY

COORD C

Delivery to Poland of Shipping Previously Registered at Danzig

(Note by the Allied Secretariat)

its 86th meeting on the 29 October 1946, the Coordinating considered subject as above, concerning a request from Poland for the delivery of certain shipping and f port equipment previously registered at Danzig and now located in German waters. The Coordinating decided by Conclusion 627, return the paper to the Directorate for consideration in consultation with the German External Property Com- mission, in order t o determine as soon as possible the ownership, the type, and the number of the vessels and equipment

2, The Transport at its 44th meeting on 28 January 1947, forwarded to the Property a document t o which was appended a list of vessels and equipment formerly registered at together with certain information concerning the nature, ownersnip, registration, and thereof. The Directorate asked that this information be forwarded to the Coordinating Committee.

3, Subsequently, the German External Property Commission received a letter from the Polish Military Mission dated 3 August 1947 (Appendix i n which its demand for shipping previously registered Danzig was to fourteen ships. the Mission stated had no additional to that already furnished by the Trans- port Directorate. A list of the fourteen ships claimed by Poland was inclosed with the letter and is now annexed to Appendix

4. The German External Property Commission is advised of no German interest in the following seven ships, and accordingly reports that they are not within the jurisdiction of the Commission:

. Erich Ernst ta Herta Richard Tiger

COHC P 46 346

CONTROL C

Polish Mission Control Council for Germany No, Berlin, 13 August 1947 To: Allied Control Authority German Commission

reference t o your letter dated 2 July 1947 the Polish Mission has the honour t o inform you that the city of having been burnt down during war it is impossible for the to supply the requested information.

The of some of the ships listed in letter addressed to the Coordinating is indispensable for the operation of the Danzig harbour. The matter is all the more urgent in view of Poland's obligation to furnish coal and other to Countries which could not be accomplished long the harbour is blocked account of of ships belonging t o it.

In order to make things easier the Polish Mission presents the enclosed list of 14 tugs which according to evidence collected by the British Transport are unquestionably

The Polish Military Mission would like to the claim laid down in the afore mentioned letter to the Coordinating to these 14 ships and will not take up the matter of the remaining vessels as long as it will not be possible establish evidence of being clearly

It is felt that the of the 14 ships could be decided right away and the matter sent back t o the Transport Directorate a6 being within the interest of

The Polish Mission would like to stress more that she con- siders the case purely from the angle and would like regain use of the 14 tugs which are indispensable for the operation of the Danzig harbour at a possibly early date,

The decision of delivery would not be connected either with the problem of the political status of or with the final title of ownership to the delivered ships, Poland being formally entrusted with the administration of Danzig harbour is claiming the ships only on this ground and ready t o give a letter of indemnity for every to her, POLISH MILITARY MISSION

Maj Enclosure t o letter from the Polish Military dated 13 August 1947

List of Danzig Tugs in German Ports:

Year Built Located at: Remarks

Broesen 1914 a2 300 Kiel

1937 243 2000 Allocated to U.K.

Danzig 19 15 67 350 Kiel Allocated to \

Erich 1920 66 180 Kiel .

1892 216 Kiel

I. Herta 1907 54 225 Kiel

1893 122 a

Meta -- 300 Kiel

1912 220 beck Allocated to

1894 139 400 Kiel

1907 63 250 Kiel

Richard 1888 120 500 '

Thor 1903 109 300 Kiel

Tiger . 400 Lue k

8 September 1947 47 1st Revision . ALLIED CONTROL

Post Service Transit

by Allied Secretariat)

its 129th on 16 July by Conclusion 362 of Coordinating instructed the Directorate of and to draft the above mentioned regulations consultation with the Finance Directorate, and agreed to set a date for the opening of the service when the regulations were forwarded to the Coordinating for approval.‘

2. its 79th on July the Directorate of Affairs Comunications to the regulations attached at Appendix to tee for and t o inform the that questions of and settlement of been with Directorate. 3. The of of and tions to the 1October should be proposed as the. date for the introduction of the service (see Paragraph 4. This is for consideration by the at on 12

G. Lieutenant Colonel

H. Lieutenant Colonel

Allied Secretariat

exchange points (destination) in Germany

Zone of Occupation Frankfurt, Bremen.

Hamburg through thu British Zone of Occupation (

through Wench of Occupation ( or Freiburg

) Berlin, through the Soviet Zone of Occupation ( ) ( 5.

Postal to (CP 12) will be addressed by the sending to the office of entry i n (re: the necessary will be established prescribed by Universal Convention,

6, for of

of from the operations of Transit Post Service i n will be i n accordance with the rules regulations of Universal Postal

Net credit or debit balances from the operation of International Parcel Post Services in transit through will be allocated the the following basis: French Zone - British Zone - Soviet Zone -

Transit will not be to censorship.

8. for Service Correspondence

correspondence relating matters of' concerning the transit of through Germy t o accounting 58

of Accounts sent by the Foreign to the Secretary of the Allied Posts Committee, Allied Control tho , , Germany

other correspondence relative to routing of mils and mail irregularities, etc., be sent to of the Zone in which tho office of exchange of entry into Germany is situated,

for Corn- ) and Posts, Exposition For U.S. Building, Farben Industrie, ) Zone, Germany. for ) For the British Zone Posts, Exposition ( Building, Farben Industric, ) Hoechst Zone, Germany.

( Central Technical ) Service of Posts Tele- For the Wench Zone ( of ) Zone of Occupation, (

( of Posts ) and for the For Soviet Zone ( ) 66 Germany

9. Changes i n

regulations subject to future revisions, of only, by Posts Committee, if 59

29 September 1947

N0.21

Allocation of General Purpose for Reparations Plants the Zone

by the Allied Secretariat)

135th on 28 August the Coordinating by Conclusion approved the allocation of purpose

from plants in S. Zone as reported i n

2, is designated Paper

R. G,

G, P. Lieutenant Colonel

N. D. Lieutenant Colonel

H, Lieutenant Colonel

Allied Secretariat 60

25 August 1947

ALLIED

COORDINATING

Allocation of General Purpose Available for Reparations frorn Plants in U.S.

(Note by the Secretariat)

The Coordinating at its 85th on Cctober instructed the Directorate to proceed with the bulk to Agency and t h e af the general purpose removed war plants which were to be destroyed.

2. its on August in accordance with the instructions cited in 1above, the Directorate considered purpose equipment from plants in the Zone 2,106,075 (list of plants attached as Appendix 3. Directorate:

a. agreed to to the Inter- Allied Agency all (Plants NOS, 215, 434, 435, 440, listed in

b. agreed to Appendix to the Reparations, Deliveries destitutions Directorate for notification to the Inter- Reparations

c. agreed that the Inter- Allied Reparations Agency, not having had the opportunity to bids for the plants allocated, should right to reject, within a reasonable any of units of allocation (Sea (a) above) in which it not interes ed

d. agreed t o forward to the Coordinating €or its information, 4. Previous allocations of general purpose equipment from the Zones i n with the decision of the cited in paragraph above are shown below. 61

of of plants value Percentage Percentage No. the from which of allocated allocated Directorate in to to USSR equipment was

1 70th 2 13,067, ‘78.16 21.84 3 98th 8 743,834 84.86 99th 10,378,433 5 7 73 27.00

This paper is for of Coordinating Committee at its on August

H. Colonel

G. Lieutenant Colonel or

Allied Secretariat 62

.. a, m a,

Em a,

V 29 September 1947 198

General Purpose Equipment Available Allocation War Plants in the Zone

(Note by the Allied Secretariat)

1, The Coordinating tee at its 137th meeting on 12 September 1947 considered on the above subject and agreed Conclusion 463) t o add 2,476,290.91 to the of , the note at the end of Appendix to the paper allocated to

2, Appendix as amended above, of is designated Approved Paper 22.

Lieutenant Colonel.

Lieutenant Colonel

Allied Secretariat

*) see pages 64-72 64 8 September 1947 (47)198

COORDINATING

General Purpose Available for Allocation from Plants i n the British Zone

(Note by the Allied Secretariat)

its meeting on 14 1947, the Directorate considered a Memorandum by British on t h e above. subject, The Directorate agreed t o a paper t o the Coordinating Committee f o r its containing of the various members and the decisions reached by the on the above subject (attached at Appendix together with the agreed allocation of equipment t o and the Soviet Union (Appendix Distribution).

This paper is submitted for the of the Coordinating Committee at its 137th Meeting on 12 September 1947.

Lieutenant Colonel

Allied Secretariat .

Reference: (47)244 65

General Purpose far from Plants in the British Zone

its meeting on 14 1947, the Economic Directorate considered a by the British Delegation on Purpose Equipment Available for War Plants in the British Zone. Directorate t o deduct the items earmarked for urgent deliveries and to allocate the general equipment from two plants (numbers 1221 and 1407) the and the equipment i n the plants to the Reparations .

2. are the disoussion and the decision of the Economic Directorate on this paper:

FUR BRITISH

pointed out that, of the total value of to date, 72.9% had allocated to the Reparations and 27.1% had been allocated to USSR.

Member stated that, i n accordance with a previous the British of the Directorate, general purpose equipment from plants in the British Zone of Occupation i n Germany was being for allocation; a of 23 plants containing 9,270 units of equipment with a residual value of The British Administration, by a act, had removed from these plants 682 units of valuable machine equipment with a residual value of the final offered for allocation was 8,592 units of with a residual value of The Soviet Delegation, for the second time, drew the of the Directorate to the continuation of improper action by the British Military which removed equip- approved of of plants, thus breaking up the and devaluating them, Soviet Delegation times, and in 66 categorical forti, has objected to this method proposed by the British Delegation of of units equipnent frou plants which subject to allocation, In its of 19 1947, the drew the of the Directorate to th the used for of the British Military still continued t o this The Soviet Delegation continued their insistence on the of the breaking of units of plants subject to reparations separate units and considered that it was this the Direotorate with a to the of subject to by the Military

British Menber out that this question had already been raised in the Coordinating on the occasion of the approval a previous allocation of general purpose equipnent plants in the British Zone Minute 331). that tine the Coordinating reached no decision on the did not, therefore, think it possible for the Directorate to reach a decision. He pointed out that out of the 23 plants at present under consideration, 11 plants had had no iteri then for urgent but that neverthe- less the Soviet had shown interest even these plants. The Nations were only too glad t o taka advantage of the British scheme for deliveries. once again drew attention fact that the provisional allocations to of general purpose equipnent war plants night lead to at a later stage in that the by the Secretariat present a very false picture,

French associated with the of but stated that in the French Zone the a uthorities had avoided the of equipment Category I which were in any case destined be allocated as The for urgent deliveries had beep taken fro; of surplus to the of

that the position of the Dele- gation had not fron that expressed i n meetings, and joined with the Soviet Member in of the procedures by the British and French Delegations in unilateral allocations of general In he expressed disappro- val of the procedure followed tho French Zone of allocating unilaterally general taken plants not on the reparations lists, especially such as i n the case of weaving and - was of a purely This equipment should be to aid in rehabilitation of the 67

U.S. and Soviet Members pointed out that Reparations, Deliveries and Restitution Directorate established a months time for by the Inter- Allied Reparations Agency of equipment allocated to it, Thus the accounting for allocations by Permanent Reparations Secretariat could be conducted with sufficient accuracy,

"(265)

took the views of the delegations recorded above;

agreed to allocate to the USSR, after deducting the items earmarked for urgent deliveries, plants 1221 and listed in Appendix

agreed t o to the Reparations Agency, after deducting the items earmarked for urgent deliveries, the plants 1110, 1114, 1116, 1194, 1203, 1382, 1398, 1463, 1087, 1137, 1139, 1152, 1246, 1291, 1336, 1494, and 1049, also listed in Appendix

agreed t o send the list to the Reparations, Deliveries and Restitution Directorate for to the Reparations Agency;

agreed that the Inter-Allied Reparations Agency, no% having had the opportunity to make bids for the plants allocated, should have the right to reject, within a reasonable time, any of these units of allocations (see above) in which it was not interested;

agreed t o forward the paper, together with the views of the various delegations expressed above, to the for its ion,

3, The total residual value of the is 20,593,949.50 deducting the for urgent deliveries equipment in the plants listed valued a t RM. this equipment, items at 695,001 or were to the USSR and items valued a t or allocated to the member n a tions of the Reparations It should noted that this allocation of purpose equipment which is made in with instructions in conclusion 604 (c), is the seventh such allocation. Details of the six previous allocations are as follows:

Serial Meeting of of Total Value No. the from of cated cated to Directorate which in to USSR Equipment Poland Allocated

70th 70 53 164,677 75-02 24.98 2 79th 30 13,067,672 78.16 3 98th 8 84.86 15.14 4 99th 58 100.00 Nil 5 t 7 6,705,871 73.00 27.00 107th 5 2,106,075 100.00 Nil 69

...e

til

N 70

0 71 4

. W

4. 73

29 September 1947 ( 200

(Note by Allied

The Coordinating its Meeting on September considered on the above subject and agreed Conclusion :

to the of the Directorate that future reports should be to the Coordinating Committee

to note that reports would be forwarded monthly by Zone to the

2, is designated Approved Paper

G. Lieutenant Colonel

Lieutenant Colonel

Colonel

Allied Secretariat

see 74

12 September 1947

of Reparation$ Restitution Directorate on the of Reports on Dismantling, and to Delivered on Account of Reparations

(Note by Secretariat)

its on the 22 the Coordinating considered Progress Reports on above subjcct for of

On the suggestion of the the to instruct the Reparations, Deliveries Directorate to submit its regarding the preparation of future Reports on a basis

2. its 75th the Reparations, Deliveries Restitution Directorate considered the question and agreed to to the detailed reports on Packing Despatching of to delivered on account of Reparations, should be quarterly to inform the Coordinating that monthly reports will be forwarded to the Directorate by the 3. This paper is submitted for consideration by the Coordinating Committee its 138th

G. Lieutenant Colonel

H. Colonel Secretariat 75

31 October 1947 -- 47)207

Establishment of a Uniform of Time Changes Europe

(Note by the Allied Secretariat)

1. 140th meeting held 16 October 1947, the Coordinating Committee considered 47)207 dealing with the above question and, in with Conclusion (496)(a) or agreed:

to establish the following dates for the change-over from winter to summer time and back f o r Germany, beginning with

Spring: Change t o summer-time on the of the third Saturday to the third Sunday in April, this being carried out a week earlier, when t h e third Sunday falls on Easter

nge to winter-time on the night of' the first Saturday to the first Sunday in October, 76 8 1947 (47)

of Time Changes,,in

the Allied

On 29 November e European Inland Transport Organization sent governments based on the at the International Timetable held at in October 1946 the adoption dates of time for countries where Summer differs from time, The dates proposed were those in in Great Britain at that time.

2, wore adopted by the various countries for the time 1947 table at Appendix The European Central Inland Transport Organization points out that this causes the transport Not the of between the dates led to in the of timetables of but, also, the belated decisions taken on this question made impossible for the railroads to adapt their accordingly, since thebe must be up several months in advance,

3, the Central Transport Organization addressed a to on 19 1947 in which it was that the following be adopted for 1948 and subsequent gears

3 ring:--- to Summer on the night the to third Sunday i n or" a week the third Sunday to be

to time on the night of the the first i n October.

The Inland Transport ion further points out that if of dates prove it would any case be desirable that decisions bearing on time taken as far i n advance as possible in order enable railway to the changes their timetables, its 80th meeting held on 12 1947 the Internal Affairs and the proposals and advised the Transport Direatorate that it had no the establishment of uniform system of' changes in Europe.

by the Directorate

(a) its 56th meeting on 9 September 1947 the Transport Direatorate, in accordanas with the opinion expressed by Internal and agreed to the Coordi- nating of the desirability of establishing a system of changes in and t o that the dates proposed by Central Inland Transport; be adopted.

is that Coordinating establish the following dates. the change over from winter to and for Germany, with 1948:-

Spring: Change t o on the of the third to the Sunday in being carried out a week earlier, when t h e third Sunday falls on

to time on night of' the first day t o the first in October.

7. This paper is submitted for the Committee a t its 140th meeting be on October

Colonel

Lieutenant, Lieutenant Colonel

Allied Secretariat 3.76 I

Table Showing the Dates of in Force in the Various Countries in of ,1947

Country or Zone Date for Time-Change

tr 6th April Belgium No

5th

France No

6th April summer

double summer time Great 16th. summer 13th for double summer time Greece change 17th

change No change

Poland 9th Sweden No change

t No 79 4 November

CONTROL

Damaged Banknotes

(Note by Allied Secretariat}

4 the Coordinating aonsfdered on the above matter and, by Con- (525) of approved the following of the Finance Directorate:

Berlin for the of damaged and worn out notes shall be by the utilization of the finished notes at the to 169,636,000;

the requirements of the four Zones of Occupation for the worn out bank notes shall be by the cutting and utilization of the finished but uncut bank notes a t the Reichsdruckerei Lo be allocated as stated Appendix to

That the notes and stocks of paper the druckerei be under supervision, the of destruotion to be by the Printing Committee the Finance Directorate;

the cutting of uncut notes, the exchange of damaged worn out for cut notes and the of the damaged and worn out handed in shall under quadripartite control to be specified by the Currency Print- ing Committee the Finance Directorate in with the principles contained in the regulations already established for the of ourrency (46) Appendix

pages 81-85 80

The to instruct the Allied exercise strict supervision the the new notes and the destruction of and worn out notes which are replaced for Berliner Stadtkontor. , is designated “Approved Paper

Lieutenant Colonel Colonel 31 (47)223

Replacement of Notes

(Note by the Allied' Secretariat)

PURPOSE:

The utilization of finished, cut and uncut available in the for the replacement of worn out and damaged bank notes, t o meet the of denomination . and..the HISTORY:

(a) In its letter of 12 February the Berliner Stadtkontor requested the Allied to put at its disposal finished Rentenbank and notes, a value 169,635,000 held at the It is proposed that these notes should be over i n exchange for damaged and worn out notes which could no be left in circulation.

The Allied accepted request of the and all the papers t o the Allied Control since the Reichsdruckerei falls under the jurisdiction of the Finance Directorate of the Allied Control Authority.

(c) its meeting on the 16 1947, the Direotorate , after considered the request of the Berliner Stadtkontor, instructed its Banking Committee t o provide a statement on the extent to which old notes need replacing by new notes in all four Zones and in Berlin and to recommend how the notes should distributed.

(d) The visited the on the 28 August 1947 and confirmed the existence of the finished and unfinished notes according to statement i n Appendix

I 82

The Finance Directorate considered the report of the Banking at its 84th meeting on the 26 September 1947 and took the following decisions:

Directorate agreed:

(e) that the Berliner requirements for the replace- *. of damaged and worn shall bo by the of the finished bank notes at the

that the requirements of replacement of and worn out bank notes shall be met by the cutting and utilization of finished but uncut bank 'notes a t 4he allocated stated at

that the notes and stocks of paper a t the druckerei shall be destroyed quadripartite supervision, the of destruction to be decided by the Currency Printing Committee of the Directorate.

to request the Coordinating to instruct the Allied to exercise supemision over the withdrawal of the new notes from the Reichsdruckerei and the destruction of the and worn out notes which are being for the Berliner Stadtkontor.

that cutting of uncut the exchange of damaged and worn out noted for the cut notes and destruction of the damaged and worn out handed i n shall be made under quadripartite control to be by Currency Committee of Directorate in accordance with contained in the regulations already established the printing of' currency, Appendix

4. OF THE

In these the Finance Directorate that:

(a) necessity for completing the uncut notes of low has become increasingly owing t o the scarcety of such notes and the exchange cost of obtaining such as are available in 83

(b) the amount of low denomination notes for exchange in is insufficient to remedy this

the implementation of the above proposals will in any increase in the note circulation as the issue of notes from the be dependent on the withdrawal from circulation an equivalent amount of damaged and worn out bank notes,

The Finance Directorate recommends that the Coordinating approves the above and the Allied accordingly, it with the task set out in of para.3 above.

This paper is submitted t o Coordinating Committee a t its meeting on November 1947.

Lieutenant

Lieutenant Colonel

Reference: 84

w w

w ow

00 00 .

I I

I 86

14 1947 46)

Report oh the,Agreement Reached with Regard to the First Shipment of Deliveries

its meeting on 1947, the Coordinating

Committee, by conclusion of approved

on the above subject,

(46) is Approved 26,

, Lieutenant Colonel Lieutenant, Colonel

Allied

*) 87-89 87

5 November 1947

Report on the Agreement Beached with t o the First. Shipment of Reciprocal

(Note by the Secretariat)

report the already reached with regard to the delivery of the first of deliveries.

its on 2 October 1947 the Coordinating Committee considered the question of reciprocal (46) and agreed to instruct the Deliveries and Restitution ate to to the Coordinating a report on the agreement reached with regard to first of deliveries,

At its 78th meeting on 21 October 1947 Reparations, and Directorate agreed to submit a report to ing on the agreement reached on this subject Appendix

3. This paper is submitted for consideration by Coordinating at its on 14 November

Lieutenant Colonel

Lieutenant ,

Lieutenant Colonel

Allied Secretariat

Directorate Ref Report on Reached with Regard to the First; Shipment of Deliveries

In accordance with instructions given on 2 Ootober 1947 by the {a) the Repara- tions, Deliveries and reports to the of the agreements already for the delivery of the first of Reciprocal Deliveries which must be within the frame- work of advance program outlined by on 20 1947 the Control

October 1947 ths Soviet, British and French Delegates on the Reparations, Deliveries and Restitution Directorate agreed on goints the general applicable to this delivery which will be made w ithin a limit of 60 days starting from the when the is of the agreement on and points of delivery.

The Soviet Union is ready to deliver for the first the following in with the distribution by zones below.

Commodities Kind. of Total------Conditions unit ,, . French

Wheat Ton 5,400 4,300 300 In bulk in covered trucks in good dition Pit-prope Cubic 8,200 6,600 200 On truaks (high sided) in On flat trucks the log Petrol 1,600 100 In Synthetio 590 400 In aovered trucks Rubber in condition Gas-Oil 5,000 2,200 200 tank trucks. , 89

If. POINTS OF

is agreed that delivery of these Will. bo made at points on the line of demarcation between tho Western Zones of Occupation and the Soviet Zone,

first delivery will be by railway. Tho will without transfer a t 'the of demarcation, Change of' cars will be agreed by the competent transport authorities.

Tho conditions of of the commodities study,

V. OF PRODUCTS

Union has detailed for each and are accepfablo re- presentatives. the Western Zone Commanders. The question of prices is now being examined and will be settled in the near This will not the first advance consignment on of reciprocal deliveries. DELIVERIES

The Soviet Union requests with a to the delivery, would be after the 1st January 1948, a list giving a con- siderable variety of desired should be sent to it, 14 1947

APPROVED No, 27

Allocation of, General from i n the

(Note by %heAllied Secretariat)

At its on 1947 the Coordinating considered the above subject and agreed :

(a) Ta plants numbers 2030, 2038 2039, 2134 and 2137 for reparations, in mind that plants numbers and 2078 had already been available for regarations by the Coordinating Committee;

To take note of an the of equipment from war plants the reservation that the retention of certain parts of the general purpose equipment Plant No. would not as a precedent in future of reparations plants;

that following approval by the liquidation plants for should observe established procedure for the of these plants on reparations

2. is considered as No, KOSTENKO,. Colonel Colonel 91

4 November 1947 ( 47 )224

AUTHORITY

of Purpose from I Plants in the French Zone

PURPOSE

(a) To the Coordinating the allocation to the and of equipment fro0 war plants in the

To ask the Committee in the future, the of the by the Committee is alent to a of availability for

The of is made i n accordanae instructions the Committee in is the the on the first seven allocations being as fallows:

Order of plants value of which General of allocated allocated in RM to to USSR Directorate was

1 70 58,164,677 75.02 24.98 2 79th 30 13,067,672 21.84 3 98th 8 13,743,834 84.86 15.14 4 99th 58 1 5 7 4,705,871 6 107th 5 2,106,075 Ni1 7 23 18,117,659 to to the for in-

to the uf and 2078, in

to 2237 shown

to of US in for. the mentioned in

of not for case of of from war

(e) Deliveries Restitution will be responsible for to of

(f) having had the opportunity to bid for these plants to be allocated, have the to within a reasonable time any unit allocation in it

attention of the Coordinating Committee is called to that (with the exception of Plants and 2078) the plants on this list had not been specifically as available for reparations, but that Plans in of them had been approved by the

4. Regarding the Above-Mentioned Allocated Plants

The nine plants i n the French Zone a total residual value of 3,470,716 of them, valued at 667, 787 of total residual have been allocated to the and to Poland.

The six other plants, valued a t 2,802,929 RM the total, residual value) have been allocated

5. Requested by the Directorate

The asks the Coordinating Committee whether, i n the future, the Directorate is to approval of the liquidation plans by the Coordinating Committee as equivalent to a declaration of availability for reparations. Secretaria Directorate

47) of from Category I WarPlants the French Zone

No. of of Plant ! Re Plants allocated to 2038 191 468.542 2039 Zeppelin tadt 127,546 2078 Ffscher 150 plants to

2030 41 185 561 2031 Tre is 14 2045 1.661 28 16.156 2134 25.692 dorf 202.137

Total to 2,802,929 Total allocation to 667.787 RM

The of of Plant 2045 was 1,749, The residual value was 2,721,575 (The items excluded from the are shown in Appendix The proposed comprises the entire with exception of the electric power plant.

, not be removed expiration of one year they are a t present urgently required by utilities (cf Liquidation Plan) 95

of General Purpose from Category I Plants in the Zone

2045

Items. to be Excluded from the

No. Residual Value 12 M-68 2625 M-75 2625 2625 6800 4500 M-129 1875 680 680 c-79 1100 c-94 1734 570 A-209 17729 1688 8227

74290 (36100) 1641 64 99 68 99 0-14 375 H-69 111 207 139 H- 101 186 H-102 166 186 174 H-227 728 279 F-48 703 F-53 464 F-54 464 1425 1425 1140 285 P-20 1075 1875 1406 P-42 9-70 1710 47)224 No. Residual

P-76 56 P-77 181 P-86 2786 4920 400 A-71 4800 B-44 1400 2900 B-33 1500 B-32 8500 c-80 2500 c-77 1650 C-70 10615 69 9817 c-21 520 1-15 3593

210 210 210 210 100 H-219 540 3500 D-46 9000 1800 D-51 1800 52 3900 D-55 6000

18 300 300 Ad-45 120 M-46 2500

2500 18 6500 P-8 325 I?-28 3000 P-34 6000 P-74 1200 P-75 1500 F-3 750 F-36 960 F-49 800 140 50000 379,132 CONTROL

APPROVED , No. 28

Report Debt

at its 144th meet on 25 November 1947, the Coordinating Committee considered the above subject and agreed, by (554) of 47)48:

to note the first five paragraphs Appendix to 231;

to approve the Finance contained i n paragraph 6 of Appendix to

to the Allied to Allied of above decisions together with a request t o implement the instructions in of Appendix to

2. 231 is designated Approved No, 28,

Colonel Colonel

Secretariat BY FINANCE

The is requested to note the first five paragraphs of the report and t o approve and to the tho instructions contained in paragraph the report.

4. This paper is submitted for consideration of the Coordinating Codttee at its 144th meeting on 25 November 1947. Colonel

Lieutenant Colonel

Secretariat Ref leading officials, submission of requested additional information, inspection of phases of the work, together with several meetings of the Public Finance has established the following facts:

2. At the time of the investigation, the former Reich Debt Ad- ministration was performing the following functions: accounting; keeping records and a card-index consisting 12 cards pertaining to the former Reich Debt (Reich debts, Reichspost debts, debts, highway debts, the former Prussian State debt); preparation of copies of the Reich Debt Book; tion of a card restoration and of archives of microfilms containing addresses of all creditor8 of the former Reich); registration of changes affecting creditors (death, transfer of rights to heirs, change of address, control of securities and their movements; registration and processing of securities; establishing of blocking under Law 52; concerning the confiscation of securities owned by Jews; cords concerning preferential annuities; conducting with domestic (within Germany) clients as well as clients abroad.

3. (a) Correspondence carried on by the former Reich with private persons and a8 outside Germany, consists of answering enquiries of and is on a extensive (During the Occupation approximately enquiries have been received)

(b) The replies of this organization are, as rule, informative nature. In some cases the information given is by a reservation to the affect that the question of the Reich 100

( c ) The Committee notes that correspondence without the reservation concerning the Reich and also the requests received by the former i n connection with the clarification of the former Reich debt, might lead creditors to assume that a decision on the former Reieh debt has already been

basic documentary material of the Reich Debt tration (Debt books, etc,,) is a t present

(b) The archives concerning of the debt, involving approximately 9,000 are now in the present premises of the former at - 7 and the archives covering of the debt, involving approximately 650,000 are in Koenigstrasse in the Soviet Sector of Berlin,

(c) The restoration of to of the has completed. Given the in b of paragraph 4 and no additional material from outside, complete restoration of a l l archives might be accomplished i n five to six months.

The staff of the Reich Debt Administration consists of 119 members a t the present moment.

(b) into the volume of the work of the former Rsich Debt and i n aacordance with the personnel of the organization should be limited.

6. The Finance Directorate makes tho following recommendations to the Coordinating Committee:

activities of the Reich Debt Administration should the following:

To the safety of the archives of the Debt

To maintain and systematize properly the material in the possession of the former Reich Debt Administration.

restore the based on the materials mentioned in paragraph 4 of this paper.

reply to letters from according to the records existing in the archives administered by this Group. Replies to the letters sent by the creditors must be of a strictly informative and must have specific reservation that no decision of the Allied on the question of the former Reich Debt has been taken. 101

(2) The former Reich Debt should be prohibited from initiating correspondence the future of the Debt.

The Allied should be reminded that is their responsibility to determine the size of the staff of the former Reich Debt in with the work assigned to the organization, personnel to be kept as few as possible.

(4)The Allied should be notified that the Finance Directorate has decided to change the of the former Reich to the "Group for the of the Records of' the Former Reich Debt AIR the Netherlands on the of airlines in Germny . .. . 22

ion of Instructions tivit of former Reich Debt . . 97 57 . . . . 4 APPROVED No, 12 - Letter from the Netherlands Mission on the of in .. .. 19 13 - dlocation of from Plants in the Zone . . .. 23 14 - Transport by in Germany of International for the Civilian Popula- tion of the Four Germany . . . 26 No. 15 - of Berlin Insurance . . 29 No, 16 - Equipment of the Dutch Plate ...... 32 No. Designs and Plans of Fishing ... 37 18 - for International Telephone and Telegraph Services Terminating in . . . No, 19 - Delivery to Poland Previously Registered a t . .. . . a 49 20 - Post Service . 54 21 - Allocation of General Purpose for Reparations from in the ...... 59 No. 22 - General Purpose for Allocation from War Pfants in the British Zone .. 63 No. 23 the Reparations, and Restitution Directorate on the Submission of Reports on Dismantling, Packing and of Plants to be oh Account of Reparations ...... No. 24 - Establishment of a Uniform System of Time Changes in . . . . 75 25 - Replacement of Damaged Banknotes . 79 80 No. 26 - on the Reached Regard to the First of Deliveries . . 86 No. 27 - Allocation of General Purpose Equipment from I in the French Zone 90 No. 28 - on the Reich Debt 97 103

Paps

Replacement of Banknotes ...... 79 .85

Transport by Rail in Germany of International Cross Supplies for the Civilian Popula- tion of the Four of Germny .....26 .28 Union of Berlin Insurance ...... 29 . POST Parcel Post Service Transit ...... 58 International Telephone and Services i n Germany ......

of the Reparations, Deliveries and Restitution on of Reports on of Plants to be Delivered on of Reparations ...... 74 Delivery to Poland...... of Previously

of ...... 29 - 31 ON Directive 56 Basic Principles for Adult Xducation ...... 17- 18 ION Law No, 57 Dissolution Liquidation of Companies Connected with the Labour Front . 1 - 5 Law 58 - Supplement to Appendix to Control Council No. 2 Providing for the Termination ana Liquida- tion of Nazi Organizations ...... 6 Law No. 60 Repealing Legislation on Motion Pictures...... No. 56 - ...... for Adult in 104

Pages POLICY dlocation of General Purpose Xquipment War Plants in the U. Zone ...... 23 - 25 dlocation of General Purpose Gquipment Available for Reparations from Plants in the S. Zone...... 59- 62 General Purpose Equipment from Ca- tegory I Plants in the French Zone m . 90 - 96 Equipment of tho Plate Mill ...... 32 - 36 General Purpose for tion from Plants in the British Zone . 63 - 72

Directive No. 56 - Principles for ...... 17 - 18

Law No. 60 - Repealing Nazi Legislation on Motion Pictures ...... 8

Report on the Debt . 97

of General Purpose Equipment from Plants in U. Zono ...... 23 25 of General Purpose for Reparations Plants in tho U. S. Zono ...... 59- 62 wllocation of General Purpose from Ca- tegory I viar Plants in the French Zone . m m 90 96 General Purpose for tion from Plants in the British . . l 63 - 72 COMMISSION Delivery to Poland of Shipping Previously Regis

l 51

No, 57 - Dissolution and Liquidation of Insuruncs Connected with tho ...... 5 Union of ...... 31 Pages

i of Purpose Equipment from Plants in Zone ...... 24 - 25 of Purpose for Reparations from Plants in U. S...... - 62 Allocation of Purposo Equipment from tcgory I in French Zone . . . 91 96 Equipment Dutch ...... 32 - 36 Purposo for tion Plants in the British Zono ... 67 FRONT No. 57 - Dissolution and Liquidation of In- surance Connected with tho German ...... 1 - 5

No. 57 Dissolution and Liquidation Insurance Connectad with the Labour Front 1 - 5 No. 58 to to Control Council No. 2 Providing for the and Li- quidation of Nazi Organizations ...... 6 59 - to Council No, 13, of Property Tax ...... 7 No. 60 - on Motion Pictures...... 8 No, 61 - to Control Council No. 12 of Tux, Corporation Tax and Profits ...... 9 - 16

LEGISLATION ( ) No. 58 - to t o Control Council No. 2 Providing the and Liquidation of Nazi ...... 6 59 to Control Council No. 13 of Property Tax ...... 7 No. 60 - Repealing Nazi on Motion Pictures., ...... 8 Law No. 61 - to Control Council No, 12 of Tax, Corporation Tax &- cess Profits Tax Laws) ...... 9 - 16 106

Pages

Netherlands Mission on the Opening of i n Germany ...... 19 - 22

Designs and of Fishing Vessels ...... 37 - 39 MOTION PIC- No. 60 - Repealing Nazi Logislation Motion ...... 8 POST Post Transit ...... 54 .58

dlocation of Purposo from Plants in the Zone ...... 23 25 of Purpose for from Plants in U. S. 59 - 62 dlocation of General Purpose from I Plants in tho Frunch Zonc .... 90 - 96 of tho Dutch Plate Mill ...... 32 36 Purposc for dlocation Plants in tho British Zone ...... 63 72 of the and Dircctorato on tho of Reports on Dispatching of Plants to bo Deliver- cd of ...... 73 * 74

law No. 59 - to Control No. 13 Tax ......

Report on the Reached with Regard to the First Shipment of ..... 86 .89 CROSS Transgort by i n Germany of International Cross Supplies for the Popula- tion of the Four Occupied Zones of Germany .... 26 .28 107

REICH PRINTING ) of ...... 85 DEBT ON ( Report on the Reich Debt . , . .97 - 101

by in of International Red Cross Supplies for the Civilian Popula- tion of the Four of .... - 28

ion of Purpose Equipmiit in the U. Zoiio ...... 23 25 ion of General Purpose Equipment for from Plants in U. Zone . 59 62 of Purposo from gory I in . 90 96 of' the Dutch Mill . 32 36 Purpose for dlocation fron in the British Zonc . . , . . , 63 - 72 of Deliveries and Restitution Directorate on of tcrly Reports on of to be Delivered of ...... 73 74

56 - Principles for Education i n Germny ...... 17 .18 SHIPPING Delivery t o Poland of Previously Registered at ...... 49 53 Designs and of Fishing Vessels ...... 37 - 39

No, 59 - t o Control No. 13 of Property Tax ...... 7 No. 61 - t o Control Council No. of ...... 16 108

Regulations for International and in . 40 48 TIME of of T i m Changes ...... 75- 78 ON of a System of Changes in ...... 75 78 Letter the Military Mission on the Opening of ...... 19 22 Parcel Post Service ...... 54 58 Transport by Rail in of Cross for Civilian tion of Four Occupied Zones of ... 26 28

Letter tne Military Mission on the Opening of in ...... 19 - 22

Delivery to Poland of Shipping Previously Registered at ...... 49 Designs and of ...... 37 - 39 of No. 57 ...... 4 of the Directorate on of Reports on Packing Dispatching of to be on Account of ...... 73 74

of Purpose f Plants in the Zone ...... 23 25 of Purpose for in U.

of Catc I Plants ...... - 96 Purpose for in the British Zonc ...... Transport by in of International Cross Supplies for the Civilian Popula- tion of Four Occupied Zones of . . 28