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 63 STAT.] MULTILATERAL-WESTERN ZONES IN GERMANY-APR. 8,1949 10. To the greatest extent possible, all directives and other instru- ments of control shall be addressed to the federal and/or Land authorities. 11. The Trizonal Fusion Agreement will continue in force until mDuation of a oree altered by agreement among the governments. AGREED MINUTE RESPECTING BERLIN It was agreed that the provisions of the Agreement as to Tripartite Controls shall be applied as far as practicable to the western sectors of Berlin. AGREED MINUTE ON CLAIMS AGAINST GERMANY The governments of France, the United Kingdom and the United States will proceed, in consultation with other governments concerned, to develop proposals for the settlement of financial claims against Germany, claims arising out of the war which remain unsettled, claims with respect to Allied property in Germany, and other questions of an economic or legal character arising out of the existance of a state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. There should also be appropriate consultations with the German Federal Republic. Prior to the relinquishment of reserved powers in the field of foreign exchange, the three governments will give consideration to the desirability of obtaining from the German Federal Government formal recognition of such claims. AGREED MINUTE ON WUERTTEMBERG-BADEN PLEBISCITE It was agreed that the status quo in Wuerttemberg and Baden would be maintained for the time being and that the plebiscite recom- mended by the German Minister Presidents would be postponed in the interest of avoiding any possible delay in the establishment of the German Federal Government. It was further agreed that the question of the Wuerttemberg-Baden Land boundaries would be reexamined after the establishment of the German Federal Government. AGREEMENT REGARDING KEHL The French control authorities with the assistance of the Strasbourg French authorities will maintain under existing conditions jurisdiction over the Kehl port zone until establishment of the German Federal Government and conclusion of negotiations between the French and German Authorities with respect to a joint port administration for Kehl. It was agreed, on a proposal of the French Government, that the city of Kehl would gradually be returned to a German administration. 81989--2 -rP. m -84 2823

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