CONTROL OF GERMANY
NO CENTRAL MOVE WITHOUT CONSULTING FRANCE POTSDAM DECISIONS STILL UPPERMOST Reed. 8.40 pun. London, Nov. 6 It is officially rtated in London that no decision has been taken, in Berlin or elsewhere, whereby Britain, America, and Russia would proceed with the establishment of a central German administration against the wishes of France, says “The Times” diplomatic correspondent. The position, in its essentials, remains as it has been. The British view, which the Russans and Americans share, is that the Potsdam decision, to establish central German departments for finance, transport, communications, foreign trade and Industry, should be ' implemented. It is felt that only tnus can Germany satisfactorily be administered during the occupation, and the Germans so trained that when the occupation ends the Allies will not leave chaos behind. The view does not exclude sympathy for the view put forward by the French, who, with a. watchfulness prompted bv three invasions from across the Rhine, are disinclined to bless any development that might seem to lay the foundations for a Fourth Reich.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 89, Issue 263, 7 November 1945, Page 5
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