London 
 
Dated September 9, 1944
 
Rec'd 7:22 p.m.
 
 
Secretary of State,
   Washington.
 
U.S. Urgent
 
NIACT 7430, September 9, Midnight
 
PERSONAL AND SECRET TO THE SECRETARY AND UNDER SECRETARY
 
 
 This morning Ambassador Gousev told me that as
chairman of the European Advisory Commission he was
calling a meeting for Monday afternoon.  We have already 
forwarded the draft surrender terms, which have been 
accepted without conditions by the U.S. and U.S.S.R.
Governments and by the British subject to conditions
which, I have been informed by Mr. Eden, will be 
cleared.  Gousev told me that he is now in a position 
to agree to recommend acceptance by the EAC of the German
protocol covering zones, leaving in blank the designation 
of the U.S. and U.K. zones with the understanding 
that the U.S. Government and the U.K. Government will
decide on their respective zones and areas of occupation
in Germany and Berlin.  That means that this document
will have received informal clearance in all other