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5.
Provided that the High Commissioners obtain a
satisfactory response from the Federal Chancellor on
the matters mentioned in paragraphs 2-4 above, they are
authorized to reach a settlement of the dismantling
issue within the limit of the conditions set out
below:
(a) They will not make any concessions regarding
Category I war plants or the demilitarization
measures which are not part of the reparations
programme.
(b) To the extent necessary to obtain a final and
satisfactory settlement, they may agree to:
(i) the removal from the reparations list of
the synthetic oil plants;
(ii) the removal from the reparations list of
the synthetic rubber plants, less certain
special laboratory equipment;
Note. The synthetic plants referred to in (1) and
(ii) above must be so controlled that they do not produce
any prohibited products or exceed the limitations, if
any, placed upon the production of any other products.
(iii) the limitation of dismantling of the I.G.
Farben plant at Ludwigshaven to that
portion which has already been dismantled
to an extent of 40%;
(iv) the cessation of all dismantling in Berlin;
(v)
the cessation of dismantling at the
following steel plants:
August Thyssen, Hamborn
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