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Military government weekly information bulletin
Number 56 (August 1946)
[Highlights of policy], pp. [4]-[17]
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CENTRAL GERMAN ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT FOREIGN TRADE broad review of policy matters. It; is assumed that the authority to authorize contracts, to review prices, and to review licensing will not be assigned for some time to the Central German Depart- ment. Meanwhile the Allied Export-Import Bureau would perform them. Routine matters which fall within the frame of delegated powers will be reported -to the Allied Bureau at certain stated intervals. The Allied Bureau will, in turn, decide most other issues brought to it by the German Central Agency. Only matters of highest policy nature will be referred by the Allied Bureau to the Control Council through the Coordinating Committee for specific decision. HEADED BY STATE SECRETARY The 'German Central Administrative De- partment for Export and Import will 'be headed by a State 'Secretary who will be responsible to the Allie'd Control' Authority and participate in the Council of State Secretaries, if 'such be permitted. He will be responsible for the activities of his De- partment, 'and activities of the Laender and Provincial governments over which he may be granted executive authority. Under the 13 State Secretary there will be three Divi- sions: Planning and Research Division, which would assume the informational and advisory functions; Operational and Control Division, which would undertake the operational functions, and Personnel and Liaison Division, charged with internal ad- ministrative \ matters and general liaison with the Allied Control Authority and' the German authorities. It is expected that the divisions would be subdivided according to groups of countries and industries, but this organization of it would be left to the re- commendation or decision of the German authorities. In the field of foreign trade, at least for the present occupational period until Germany becomes self-supporting, a considerable degree of centralization of control is necessary and desirable. While matters of policy should be taken up with the Land ministers of economics and their counterparts in the provinces, for technical routine matters the Export-Import Sectio'ns of the Land governments should be made the executive organs -of the German Central Administrative Department for Ex- port and Imports. They should carry 'out their' functions under instructions from the (Continued on page 15)
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