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October 19, 1944
 
 
     The Secretary of War, the Secretary of State, the Secretary
of the Treasury and the Foreign Economic Administrator announced
that:
 
     1. Mr. Dewey's statement about the lack of plans for the
occupation of Germany is inaccurate.
 
     2. Beginning about a year ago plans were started in the 
American Government to work out a Joint and unified policy by the 
War Depmrtment, Navy Department, State, Treasury, Foreign Economic 
Administration and the other interested departments and agencies.
 
     3. Contrary to popular speculation, the basic plans to
be used immediately after the occupation of Germany were worked out
and unanimously agreed upon by all the interested agencies of the
United States Government months before any American soldiers set foot
in Germany. All of the pre-surrender terms and the directives to be 
used by the American military were worked out in concrete form even
before this.
 
     4. The proclamation issued by General Eisenhower as Allied
Commander was based on the agreed presurrender plans and on the
other plans for the occupation of Germany as were his orders for
the abolition of the Nazi racial, sterilization, concentration camp
and other similar Nazi laws and institutions.
 
     5. The detailed plans for the unconditional surrender of
Germany have been woked out not only in the American Government
but with our Allies.