-5- #3278, March 29, 9 p.m., from London of the committee to includding a french representative. In view of the simultaneous discussions about including France in the reparations committee in Moscow , Mr. Eden and I have refrained from raising the question of French membership in the Disarmament Committee. Meanwhile the formal adherence of France to the surrender instrument for Germany is also in abeyance until the three powers decide to inform the French of the addition to Article Twelve of the instrument as agreed at Yalta. (my 1852 February 22, 8 p.m.). Yesterday Massigli made representations to Mr. Eden, urging propmt formal adherence by France to the instrument. In any case the French would probably be embarrassed if they were asked to join in discussions of dismemberment until they know the attitudes of the other three governments on this question. In private talks I have asked Gousev if the dismemberment of Germany would not react unfavorably on the amount of reparation which could be secured from the German economy. Gousev professed to see no connection between German economic unity and the total amount of reparations obtainable. On another occaision Mosely asked Gousev if his information led him to believe that any strong separatist movements would arise in Germany proper as a result of defeat and if he thought the German people would itself either |