'We shall not leave them a single element of military power-- or of
potential military power.
 
 
'But I should be false to the very foundations of my religious and
political convictions, if I should ever relinquish the hope -- and even
the faith-- that in all peoples, without exception, there live some
instinct for truth, some attraction toward justice, and some passion
for peace-- buried as they may be in the German case under a brutal
regime.
 
 
'We bring no charge against the German race, as such, for we cannot
believe that God has eternally condemned any race of humanity.  For we
know in our own land how many good men and women of German ancestry
have proved loyal, freedom-loving, peace-loving citizens.
 
 
'There is going to be stern punishment for all those in Germany
directly responsible for this agony of mankind.
 
 
'The German people are not going to be enslaved -- because the United
Nations do not traffic in human slavery.  But it will be necessary for
them to earn their way back into the fellowship of peace-loving and
law-abiding nations.  And, in their climb up that steep road, we shall
certainly see to it that they are not encumbered by having to carry
guns.  They will be relieved of that burden -- we hope, forever."
 
 
AIMS
 
 
a. To show German civilians that it is to their interest to obey
Allied orders.
 
 
b. To show them that if they wish to prevent the chaos which the Nazis
are fostering, and save themselves from starvation and want, they will
keep essential services and key consumer goods industries, particularly
agriculture, (but not necessarily 'key industries') going.
 
 
c. To make clear to minor administrative officials that it is to their
and Germany's interest for them to cooperate with allied authorities.