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to think that eventually it would either have to be abandoned or the
further step would have to be taken of setting up an economic boundary
between it and rest of Germany similar in scope to the economic
boundaries between nations. (See Embassy's 9977, November 15). 
 
 
Having regard to this advice from the economic aide, political advisers
evaluate the Massigli Plan as partition dressed up in soft clothing.
Although we have not had time to check up on opinions among all
political advisers, we have not up to now found evidence of any going
away from the view that Germany should remain "a substatial unitary" as
assumed in the Malkin report.
 
 
Both Jebb and other officials thought that an attempt to adopt the
Massigli Plan might be interpreted by the Soviet as an attempt to set
up a special sphere of economic influence designed to strengthen
France, UK and US.  Hence the Soviet might claim another sphere.
 
 
Officials in Whitehall, though they do not seem to take the Massigli
Plan very seriously, have roted with satisfaction that the French show
no desire for peace