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Huttenwerke Siegerland, Charlottenhutte

Ruhrstahl, Hattingen

Bochumer Verein, Gusstahlwerke, Bechum

August Thyssen Hutte, Niederreinische Hutte

Klockner Werke, Dusseldorf

Deutsche Edelstahlwerke, Krefeld.

except that electric furnaces should be destroyed

or dismantled save in those cases where the High

Commissioners determine that without such electric

furnaces the plant cannot reasonably function.

16. The High Commissioners should emphasize to the Federal

Chancellor that the established reparations programme aave

in so far as it may be modified in accordance with paragraph

5 above, will be carried out. The programme of reparations

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in the steel processing industry will not be affected by

modification now made in the steel producing industry,

17. With reference to paragraph 6 above, the High Commis-

sioners should seek an assurance from the Federal Chancellor

that the Federal Government will use its influence and authority

to ensure that the execution of the remaining dismantling

programme is not obstructed.

8.

The High Commissioners will make it clear to the Federal

Chancellor that the prohibitions and limitations on production

contained in the Washington Agreement on Prohibited and Limited

Industries are to remain in force. The Federal Chancellor in

his letter has proposed the establishment of a committee to

study the question of steel production and requirements.

High Commissioners will inform him that their Governments do

not consider that such a committee could do useful work at

this time.

9.

The

In enforcement of paragraph 8 above, all re-equipment or

modification which

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plants will continue to require license from

steel producing

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