DMH-509
This telegram must be closely paraphrased before being communicated to
anyone (SECRET)
 
 
London
Dated November 18, 1944
Rec'd 5:52 p.m.
 
 
Secretary of State
 
 
Washington
 
 
10115, November 18, 3 p.m.
CONFIDENTIAL FOR THOSE CONCERNED WITH REPARATION AND ECONOMIC POLICY
TOWARDS GERMANY. NO. 3.
 
Following are points arising out of personal conversation which Penrose
had with Jebb of the Foriegn Office on the Massigli Plan and with UK
officials in EIPS and in the iron and steel control on the questino of
controlling Germany stocks of strategic minerals.
 
 
One.  Jebb characterized the Massigli plan vague and sketchy.  It
provides for international control of productive activities operated by
an international authority superimposed on the German authorities which
would continue to function for most governmental purposes.  IT is
apparently intended as a sort of half way house between partition and a
complete unitary state.  Neither Jebb nor other UK officials with whom
we have spoken on the subject up to know