Allied High Commission Relations with the West German Government 1949-1951
Office of the U.S. High Commissioner for Germany, Office of the Executive Secretary, Historical Division, 1952. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. [2], vii, [1], 209, [1] pages. Footnotes. Table. Appendices. Formerly Restricted, overstampped with Unclassified. Cover chipped and creased. The Historical Division monographs are primarily concerned with the organization, activities, and interests of the Office of the U.S. High Commissioner for Germany (HICOG). In each volume and in this volume, the selection of facts and their interpretation represent the judgment and opinion of the author(s). No part of any study be considered a statement of U.S. Government policy, and the points of view expressed are not necessarily those of HICOG or of the Department of State. The object of this study is to present a general survey of the relations of the Occupying Powers with the West German Government from the time of the establishing of the High Commission on September 21, 1949, to the revision of the Occupation Statute in March 1951. Chapter 1 present a general outline of the development of the basic machinery and functions of the Allies in dealing with the German problem. Chapter II-V analyze some of the more important relationship of the High Commission with the West German Government which involved the undertaking of assurance by the latter. The remainder of the study describes Allied review and approval authority, procedure, and experience. The Allied High Commission (also known as the High Commission for Occupied Germany, HICOG) was established by the United States, the United Kingdom, and France after the 1948 breakdown of the Allied Control Council to regulate and supervise the development of the newly established Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany). The Commission took its seat at the Hotel Petersberg near Bonn and started its work on September 21, 1949. It ceased to function under the terms of the Bonn–Paris conventions, on May 5, 1955. The Occupation Statute specified the prerogatives of the Western allies vis-à-vis the German government, and preserved the right to intervene in areas of military, economic, and foreign policy importance. These rights were revised in the Petersberg Agreement several weeks later. With the creation of the Federal Republic and the institution of the High Commission, the position of the Military Governors was abolished. Instead each of the three Western allies named a High Commissioner. John McCloy was the first U.S. High Commissioner and James Bryant Conant was the final one, and transitioned to become the first U.S. Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany. Condition: Fair.
Keywords: Military Occupation, Allied High Commission, Land Commissioners, Federal Civil Service, Income Tax Law, Allied-German Negotiations, German Debts, Export Controls, Displaced Persons, Legislative Review, International Agreements, Treaties
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