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United States Department of State / Foreign relations of the United States, 1948. Germany and Austria
(1948)
IV. The Berlin Crisis, pp. 867-1284
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IV. THE BERLIN CRISIS Editorial Note Thepapers presented;in this chapter seek to delineate the main lines of development of the Berlin crisis of 1948. For reasons of space, the editors have been obliged to restrict the scope of the documentation to important high-level diplomatic exchainges and major meetings and negotiations between the principal occupati*on authorities in Germany. Documents defining the formulation lof the more significant United States policies at various junctures in the Berlin crisis have also been included where possible and appropriate. Important reports from re- splonsible lofficials in Germany regarding the situation in Germany and particularly in Berlin during the months of the blockade have like- wise been included. .Detailed tdocumentation on the conduct of the Berlin airlift and on the many aspects of the political, economic, and financial situation inside blockaded Berlin has not, however, been pre- sented. An ýofficial account ,of developments within Berlin .during this period ils included in Office lof Military Government, U.S. Sector, Ber- imn A Four Year Report, July 1, 1945 to September 1, 1949 (Berlin, 1949). A personal but authoritative account of the airlift appears in Clay, Decision in Germany, Chapters 19 and 20. A large-collection of documents on all aspects of Berlin life during the blockad& appears in Berlin Senate, Berlin, Quellen und Dokumente,, particularly chap- ters IX through XIII. A. THE BREAKDOWN OF QUADRIPARTITE CONTROL IN GERMANY 740.00119 Control (Germany)/1-2148: Telegram The Acting United States Political Adviser for Germany (Riddleberger) to the Secretary of State RESTRICTED " URGENT BERLIN, January 21, 1948-noon. 163. Under "other business" US Representative gave preliminary report 77th meeting Allied Control Council held January 20 re 'The Allied Control Council for Germany, composed of the military governors of the four zones of occupation of Germany, was the supreme Allied agency in the Allied Control Authority for Germany. For a survey of the organization and functions of the Allied control Authority for Germany, including a description Footnote continued on following page. 867 355-369-73 57
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