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a paper into the EAC or state their conclusions, the policy presented
has been completely cleared by their Government and can be considered
authoritative.  I have found in negotiating that advancing papers which
have not had full clearance by our Government and on which, I am not,
therefore, able to take a definite position simply confuses our
relationship with the other two delegations, and particularly with the
Russian delegation, and retards business rather than expediting it.
 
 
        I feel it my duty to call your attention most urgently to the
tremendous lag in clearing our documentation on Germany.    Since the
first meeting of the EAC in January nine months ago, I have received
only five fully cleared policy papers relating to Germany. By
Department's instruction 3667 (January 28) I received WS - l0 A and WS
- 12. By Department's instruction 3735 (February 12) I received a draft
instrument of surrender and a commentary thereon. By Department's
instruction 3784 (February 26) I received the United States paper on
control machinery (WS-15 C).  By Department's instruction 4347 (July
25) I received the Working Security Committee's comments on the British
directive on control of German inland transport.  Since March 1 I have
received only one United States policy paper with authoritative
clearances.
 
 
 From time to time in answer to my specific requests, I have received
telegraphic comments on urgent matters under immediate negotiation.  I
have also received a substantial number of memoranda prepared in the
Department. These latter studies are helpful to the United States
delegation but lacking clearance by the Working Security Committee,
they cannot be used effectively in discussions of the EAC.  Despite the
promises contained in EACOM 29 (Department's 6315, August lO) I have
not received any fully cleared materials of the type urgently requested
in COMEA 68 (my 5412, July 8, 8 p.m.) and COMEA 82 (my 7433, September
10, 3 p.m.).
 
 
       I request first priority consideration and clearance for the
following documents:  (One) Proclamations and general orders
transmitted by my despatch 17222 (August 1); (Two) United States
directives prepared by Army Planning Committee and reviewed by my
advisers of which 21 have been transmitted to date.
 
 
Except for one or two minor details which have been fully reported in
my despatches, the proclamations, general orders and draft directives
have been approved unanimously by