INTELLIGENCE service, FOREIGN relations of the United States, BRITISH foreign relations, ALLIED occupation of Germany, 1945-1955
Abstract
Presents a study which examined the scientific intelligence cooperation between the U.S. and Great Britain during the Occupation of Germany from 1945 through 1955. Exchange of paper and ideas between London and Washington D.C.; Flow of atomic intelligence in 1946; Exchange of scientific and technical intelligence.
FOREIGN relations of the United States, 1945-1953, SOVIET Union foreign relations, 1945-1991, WORLD War II -- Territorial questions, ALLIED occupation of Germany, 1945-1955, V-E Day, 1945
Abstract
This article explores the diplomatic implications of United States troop movements in Germany before and after V-E Day. Existing accounts emphasize American good will and Soviet refusal to cooperate, pointing to the example of an American convoy en route to Berlin in June 1945. Citing an “agreement” of which the American convoy commander had never heard, the Russians would allow only one-half of his troops to proceed. The agreement did exist, however, and the episode must be seen against the backdrop of Soviet suspicions regarding Western willingness to withdraw from the Soviet occupation zone. United States President Harry S. Truman did overrule British Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill's calls to link withdrawal to concessions from the Soviets, but he waited two months before doing so. Prior accounts have ignored the delay's effects on Soviet perceptions. The article argues that American actions had the unintended consequence of reinforcing Soviet Chairman Joseph V. Stalin's belief in Western bad faith. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]