Central (C): General (C). Political Exchanges Leading Towards Four-Power Talks on the Future of Germany

A file containing documents concerning plans for four-power talks on the future of Germany, a German peace treaty, and post-war reparations and compensation. The file includes a note from the Cabinet Office concerning preparations for the proposed four-power talks; initial drafts of a possible German peace treaty; comments on a proposed tripartite consultation prior to the four-power talks; and comments on the proposed German peace treaty from various ministries. The file also includes the United States State Department's views on the proposed tripartite consultations; a record of a conversation with the French minister on the four-power talks; and a report of the Allied High Commission on the organisation of free all-German elections and the establishment of a German government.