Endnotes for Chapter XXII

1 The area of the U.S. zone, not including Bremen and Berlin, was 41,000 square miles. The total area of the four zones was 138,400 square miles. The 1939 population had been 13.7 million. A census in October 1946 reported a population of 16.9 million for Hesse, Wuerttemberg-Baden, and Bavaria and .5 million for Bremen. These figures included large numbers of refugees, expellees, and released prisoners of war taken into the zone after the fall of 1945, at which time the population was probably about 15.5 million.

2 Final Report, Hqs, Seventh Army, ACofS G-5, 25 Mar 46, in USFET, Hist Div, 11068/100.

3 EUCOM, Hist Div, Military Government in Munich, 1951, OCMH 8-3.1, EA 3, p. 3.

4 Functional History of Military Government in the Bremen Enclave, 26 Apr 45-30 Sep 45, in OMGUS 48-1 /6, pt. 1, p. 121.

5 One collection not scheduled for return to German ownership was the Weltkriegsbuecherei, a privately endowed library of works pertaining to World War I. Described as consisting of 687 cases of books and 12 truckloads of uncrated materials, it was given into the custody of the Library of Congress.

6 (1) History of Military Government in Land Wuerttemberg-Baden, vol. I, ch. IX. (2) Hist Rpt, Det G-28, Dec 45, in OMGUS, 10-1 /5. (3) Hist Rpt, Det B-211, 20 Jun 46, in OMGUS 81-3/10.

7  Hist Rpt, Det E-281, 30 Jun 46, in OMGUS 77-3/10.

8 Wk Rpt, Det 205, 22 Nov 45, in OMGUS 1-2/5.

9 Memo, Hqs, USFET, IG, for CofS, sub: Delay in Transmission of Orders, 26 Dec 45, in USFET  SGS 461/1.

10 In the Byron Price Report of 9 November 1945. See The Department of State Bulletin, 16 Sep 45, p. 891.

11 New Republic, vol. 113, no. 15, 8 Oct 45.

12 New York Times, 19 Sep 45.

13  The Department of State Bulletin, 30 Sep 45, pp. 456-61.

14 Cable, Eisenhower to Marshall, 13 Oct 45, in USFET SGS 000.7.

15 (1) Diary, Hqs, XV Corps, 8 Oct-10 Dec 45, 12 Oct 45, in XV Corps, 215-0.3. (2) Memo, W. B. Smith for Byron Price, 14 Oct 45, in USFET SGS 014.113.

16 Report of Byron Price to the President, 9 Nov 45, in The Bulletin of the Department of .State, 2 Dec 45, pp. 885-92.

17 Ibid., p. 885.

18 Min, US Gp CC, Staff Meeting of Division directors, 22 Jun 45, in OMGUS 12-1/5, V60-12/1.

19 Memo by Acting Secretary of State Joseph C. Grew, 10 May 45, in Foreign Relations, 1945, vol. 111, p. 509.

20 Ltr, Eisenhower to President Truman, 26 Oct 45, in USFET SGS 114.113.

21 Memo by Mai Gen Lucius Clay, 11 Apr 45, in Foreign Relations, 1945, vol. 111, p. 934.

22 Hqs, ETOUSA, Organization for Military Government of the U.S. Zone, 13 May 45, in SHAEF G-2, GBI/CI/CS/322.

23 Ltr, Clay to McCloy, 25 Jun 45, in OMGUS 410-2/3.

24 OMGUS, History, Office of Military Government for Germany, ch. II, p. 5.

25 (1) Memo, Hqs, USFET, ACofS G-5, for CofS, sub: Program for Introduction of Classified Civil Service, 6 Sep 45, in USFET SGS 200.3. (2) Diary, Hqs, Seventh Army ACofS G-3, 2 Jun 45-25 Mar 46, 1 Oct 45, in Seventh Army, 107-0.3.0.

26  Ltr, Clay to McCloy, 25 June 45, in OMGUS 410-2/3.

27  Memo, Dep Military Governor for CG, USFET, sub: Organization of Military Government, 15 Sep 45, in OMGUS 177-2/3.

28 OMGUS, History, ch. I, pp. 63-67.

29 Ltr, Clay to McCloy, 16 Sep 45, in OMGUS 410-2/3.

30 Diary, Seventh Army, ACofS G-3, 2 Jun 45-25 Mar 46, 1 Oct 45, in Seventh Army, 107-0.3.0.

31 (1) Byron Price, Preliminary Outline of a Report on Relations Between the American Army of Occupation and the German People, 4 Oct 45, in USFET SGS 014.1 /3. (2) Memo, Clay for Price, 14 Oct 45, in OMGUS 177-3/3.

32 Memo, Smith for Byron Price, 14 Oct 45, in USFET SGS 014.113.

33 Under Secretary of War Patterson had succeeded Stimson when. Stimson resigned in September 1945.

34 Memo, CAD, Econ Sec, for the Director, CAD, 1 Nov 45, in ASW, 370.8. (2) Foreign Relations, 1945, vol. 111, p. 989.

35 Ltr, Eisenhower to President Truman, 26 Oct 45, in USFET SGS 014.113.

36 Memo, CAD, Econ Sec, for the Director, CAD, 1 Nov 45, in ASW, 370.8.

37 Memo, USFET, Civil Admin Br, for CofS, sub: Proposed Directives, 4 Oct 45, in USFET SGS 014.1.

38 Hqs, USFET, to CG's, Eastern and Western Military Districts, sub: Reorganization of Military Government Control Channels, 5 Oct 45, in USFET SGS 014.1.

39 Hist Rpt, Det E1A2, Oct 45, in OMGUS 9-3/5.

40 (1) Hqs, USFET, OMG (U.S. Zone), Internal Affairs Div, Opns Br, sub: Opns Rpt of  Det E-202, Oct 45, in OMGUS 1-2/5. (2) Hist Rpt, Det E-206, Oct 45, in OMGUS 1-3/5. (3 ) OMGUS, History, ch. I, pp. 68-70. (4) History of Military Government in Land Wuerttemberg-Baden, vol. I, p. 1459.

41 Hqs, USFET, Director of Military Government (U.S. zone), to Directors of Military Government, sub: Action to Strengthen German Civil Administration in the U.S. Zone, 21 Nov 45, in USFET SGS 014.114.


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