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The High Commissioners are authorised to reply to

the letter received from Dr. Adenauer by informing him

that they are prepared to discuss the problem raised in

his letter with a view to seeking a solution which will

provide a final settlement of the dismantling problem,

and at the same time will satisfy the Allied requirements

regarding security.

2. As a first step in the discussions with the Federal

Chancellor, the High Commissioners should tell Dr.

Adenauer that in order to afford the necessary assurance

of security and evidence of good intentions the German

Government should agree to join the International Ruhr

Authority and declare its intention of co-operating

closely with the Military Security Board.

attention of

3. The High Commissioners should draw the

the Chancellor to the importance from the point of view

of security which their Governments attach to the

decartelisation of German industry, and should seek an

assurance from him that the Federal Government will

co-operate in the execution of measures designed to this

end, particularly Military Government Law 75.

4. As part of a general settlement the High Commissioners

will, at their discretion, take up with the Federal

Chancellor any other points which they consider can

usefully be included in this settlement.

They should

at the same time emphasise that their Governments intend

to observe continually the methodical development of

their programme in Germany as set out in their directive;

the present settlement is intended to promote this

methodical development and not as an indication that the

pace of development might be accelerated by the

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presentation of fresh requests.

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