THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE WASHINGTON MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT Subject: Comparison of the recommendations of the Kilgore Subcommittee with those of the Department on the economic treatment of Germany . The present recommendations of the report of the Kilgore Subcommittee with respect to the economic treatment of Germany are as follows: 1. There should be a sweeping reform of the structure and control of German industry to permit a peaceful and democratic Germany to arise. This reform should consist of a breaking up of monopolies and cartels, punishment of, say, ten thousand of the leading imperialist-minded German industrialists, and confiscation of German property abroad and patent rights. 2. All direct munitions industries should be dismantled and the primary indirect munitions industries including the metallurgical and chemical industries should be dismantled and removed to devastated areas of Europe. The fate of the remainder of German industry is made depehdent upon future political developments in Germany. The Kilgore report also contains certain recommendations affecting international cartels, patent licensing agreements, and the exchange of technological "know how". The |