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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-01617A006000040065-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 24, 2006
• Sequence Number: 65
• Publication Date: July 20, 1948
• Content Type: SUMMARY

NO CHANGE in Class.
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DECLASSIFIED
Class. CHIT ED TO: TS S
DDA M mo , 4 Apr 77
Auth: DDA EEG. 77/1763
25X1 Date: 15 MAR 1978
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'GENERAL
1. UK desires negotiations with USSR on German situation--US
Ambassador Douglas reports that Foreign Secre vin
believes the western powers should reply without delay to the
Soviet note on the German situation in order to keep the initia-`
tive. Bevin takes the view that the US, the UK, and France
should remain firm in setting forth their rights and rejecting
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the Soviet arguments but should not close the door to discussion
of the, outstanding differences with the USSR. Bevin believes
that the Soviet Government would be willing to discuss the
problems further and that the western powers are now in a
position to contemplate the resumption of negotiations on a
basis of equality if not superiority. Bevin is inclined to be -
lieve that these negotiations could include not only the German
problem as a whole but also the "general situation." Douglas
adds that Bevin insists that the western powers must maintain
supplies to Berlin and keep up resistance to Communist infiltra-
tion.
Estimated food and fuel requirements for western Berlin---
The US Office i ry overnmen Berlin es tes
that minimum daily requirements for the western sectors in that
city during the summer months are: food, 1178 tons; medical
and maintenance supplies, 73 tons; military supplies, 160 tons;
coal, 2380 tons; gasoline and diesel fuel, 20 tons (3811 tons. total).
OMGUS reports that on 17 July the reserve stocks of food for the
entire population amounted to a 30-days supply, which was being
maintained by the air lift; reserve stocks. of fuel were estimated
to amount to a 40-days supply. OMGUS further estimates that '
during the winter months of December, January, and February, the
coal requirements will be increased by 620 tons, thus maldng a
daily total of 4431 tons. OMGUS believes that although any reduc-
tion of this total would mean considerable hardship to the popula-
tion of Berlin, if necessary the figure for coal could be lessened
by about one half, thus reducing the average daily air lift to 3000
tons. (Air lift tonnage as of 19 July was averaging about 2400
tons daily.)
State Department review completed
ARMY review(s) completed.
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Soviet s and radio atlet on -According to US
B mbassy oscaw oariet peoi2 a are aan ormed rt gard .
3g the Berlin crisis except for the tantz of the 13S note of protest
and the Soviet reply. in evaluatisg this =usual lack of Soviet
propaganda treatment, the Embassy comments that: (a.) It 1,q
Wrong to interpret the continuing press silence as "any rail
indication" of Soviet irattntic a to retreat on the issue; and (o)
the Sc ist leaders are primly awaiting Mier western pc ier
reaction to the Berlin blockade before eo tti themseltes
With their people to a definite course in the fluid Berlin sib aatici.
(OIA Comment: CIA concurs in the foregoing ezplas ati<
of the lack of Soviet press and radio comment on tae 18erlin Lame.)
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