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Bevin, the Ruhr and the Division of Germany: August 1945 – December 1946

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2009

Sean Greenwood
Sean Greenwood
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Christ Church College, Canterbury
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The Historical Journal , Volume 29 , Issue 1 , March 1986 , pp. 203 - 212
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References

1 Conversation between Massigli and Harvey, 28 Aug. 1945: C 5309/22/18, F.O. 371/46722, Public Record Office. For general discussion of the Ruhr proposals see Rothwell, V., Britain and the Cold War, 1941–47 (London, 1982)Google Scholar. Bullock, A., Ernest Bevin: foreign secretary (London, 1983)Google Scholar and Young, J. W., Britain, France and the unity of Europe, 1945–51 (Lancaster, 1984)Google Scholar.

2 Record of meeting between Bevin and Dalton, 17 Aug. 1945: UE 3689/3683/53, F.O. 371/45731. See also Greenwood, S., ‘Ernest Bevin, France and “Western Union”: August 1945–February 1946’, European History Quarterly, vol. XIV, no. 3, 07 1984Google Scholar

3 Heavy papers, British Library: dairy entry 13 Aug. 1945.

4 Harvey to Massigli, 28 Aug. 1945: C 5309/22/18, F.O. 371/46722

5 F.O. brief dated 31 Aug. 1945: C 5657/22/18, F.O. 371/46722.

6 Bevin to Bidault 31 Sept. 1945: C 6134/22/18, F.O. 371/46723.

7 Oliver Harvey to British Element in Berlin, 24 Nov. 1945: C 8904/22/18, F.O. 371/46726.

8 E.I.P.S. memorandum, 29 Oct. 1945: C 7726/22/18, F.O. 371/46725; Minute by Waley of the Treasury, 25 Oct. 1945: C 8129/22/18, F.O. 371/46725.

9 Bevin to Spaak, 26 Nov. 1945: Z 13223/188/4, F.O. 371/48982.

10 Conversation between Bevin and Bidault, 18 Feb. 1946: C 2188/14/18, F.O. 371/55400.

11 E.I.P.S. report on ‘The Control of the Ruhr’: C 1740/14/18, F.O. 371/55399–

12 CAB 130 (9); GEN 121: Public Record Office.

13 Troutbeck minute, 12 Feb. 1946: C 3216/131/18, F.O. 371/55586.

14 See: C.M. (46)23, 11 Mar. 1946, CAB 128/5; C.M.(46)25, 18 Mar. 1946, CAB 128/5. CAB 130(9), GEN 121/1.

15 Strang minute, 27 Feb. 1946: C 2311/14/18, F.O. 371/55400.

16 Harvey and Troutbeck minutes, 28 Feb. 1946: ibid.

17 O'Neill minute, 9 Feb. 1946: ibid.

18 CAB 130(9); GEN 121.

19 Conversation between Bevin and Bidault: C 2188/14/18, F.O. 371/55400.

20 Hynd's plan was discussed at a meeting on 3 April 1946: C 3997/131/18, F.O. 371/55586. The F.O. development of the plan emerged on 10 April 1946: C 4391/14/18, F.O. 371/55401.

21 C 4555/14/18, F.O. 371/55402.

22 Meeting between F.O. representatives and British Element in Berlin, 15 April 1946: C 4777/14/18, F.O. 371/55402.

23 C.P.(46)139, 15 April 1946; CAB 129/8.

24 Franklin minute, 19 Mar. 1946: C 2968/2/18, F.O.371/55362.

25 Troutbeck minute, 22 Mar. 1946: Ibid.

26 Memorandum by Strang, 6 April 196: C 4145/130/18, F.O. 371/55580; Report by Roberts, 20 Mar. 1946: C 3648/130/18, F.O.371/55579.

27 Bevin to Dutch premier, 13 April 1946: C 4633/14/18, F.O.371/55402.

28 W.M. (45)35, 22 Mar. 1945; CAB 65/51. Also Moscow embassy's report on Churchill/Stalin conversations of 17 Oct. 1944: F.O. 181/990/2.

29 C.M. (46)48, 16 May 1946; CAB 128/5. Memorandum by Bevin entitled ‘Germany – the next steps’, 17 May 1946: O.R.C. (46)51, CAB 134/596.

30 Meeting in the F.O. on 23 July 1946: C 8643/131/18, F.O. 371/55589.

31 C.M. (46)100, 25 Nov. 1946: CAB 128/6.

32 C.M. (46)92, 29 Oct. 1946: CAB 128/6. Bevin's paper was circulated as C.P. (46)398, CAB 129/13 and dated 24 Oct. 1946.

33 Bevin to McNeil, 3 Nov. 1946: C 13726/14/18, F.O. 371/55408 and C.M. (46)98, 19 Nov. 1946, CAB 128/6.

34 C 8423/9083/131/18, F.O. 371/55589.

35 Paraphrase by Burrows of minute by Hankey, 19 Nov. 1946: ibid.

36 Bevin to Attlee, 16 April 1947: Cfc/47/4, F.O. 800/272. Sargent papers, vol. I.

37 C.P. (46)383, CAB 129/13.

38 Memorandum by Strang, 3 Dec. 1946: circulated to cabinet on Bevin's instructions, 19 Dec. 1946: C.P. (46) 461, CAB 129/15.

39 Troutbeck minute, 12 Feb. 1946: C 3216/131/18, F.O. 371/55586; Franklin minute, 19 Mar. 1946: C 2968/2/18, F.O. 371/55362.

40 Bevin to Dominion P.M.s, 21 May 1946: C 5822/131/18, F.O. 371/55587.