Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, 2:30 p.m.
CCS 197th Meeting
| Present | ||
|---|---|---|
| United States | United Kingdom | |
| General of the Army Marshall | Field Marshal Brooke | |
| Fleet Admiral King | Marshal of the Royal Air Force Portal | |
| General of the Army Arnold | Admiral of the Fleet Cunningham | |
| General Somervell | Field Marshal Wilson | |
| Lieutenant General Hull | General Ismay | |
| Vice Admiral Cooke | Lieutenant-General Macready | |
| Major General Norstad | Major-General Laycock | |
| Rear Admiral Flanigan | Major-General Hollis | |
| Secretariat | ||
| Brigadier General McFarland | Brigadier Cornwall-Jones | |
| Captain Moore | Lieutenant-Colonel Haddon |
CCS Minutes
Potsdam, July 19, 1945
Top secret
Approval of the Minutes of the CCS 196th Meeting, 19 July 1945
The Combined Chiefs of Staff:
a. Approved the conclusions of the CCS 196th Meeting subject to the amendment of the conclusions under item 4 to read as follows:
a. Operational Information and Intelligence
That the United States and British Chiefs of Staff will pass to the Russians such operational information and intelligence regarding the theatres in which they are respectively responsible as either may wish and without bargaining.b. Information and Intelligence Other than Operational
The United States and British Chiefs of Staff will consult together before passing to the Russians any information and intelligence other than operational. Neither party will pass to the Russians information or intelligence derived wholly or in part from the other party’s sources without their consent.
b. Approved the detailed report of the meeting, subject to any later minor amendments.
Directive to the Supreme Allied Commander, Southeast Asia (CCS 892/1)
The Combined Chiefs of Staff had before them a draft directive to the Supreme Allied Commander, Southeast Asia, proposed by the British Chiefs of Staff.
The United States Chiefs of Staff proposed a few amendments to the text of the directive.
GENERAL MARSHALL said that the United States Chiefs of Staff were prepared to accept the directive on the understanding that the British Chiefs of Staff would be responsible for obtaining the approval of the Australian, New Zealand and Dutch Governments to the proposed reallocation of areas and command set-up in Southwest Pacific and Southeast Asia, since these governments had been party to the original arrangements.
The Combined Chiefs of Staff:
a. Approved the directive to the Supreme Allied Commander, Southeast Asia, in CCS 892/1 as amended during the discussion. (Subsequently circulated as CCS 892/2)
b. Took note that the British Chiefs of Staff would take steps to obtain the agreement of the Australian, New Zealand, and Dutch Governments to the proposed reallocation of areas and command set-up in Southwest Pacific and Southeast Asia.
Disposal of Enemy War Matériel in Germany and Austria (CCS 706/11 and 706/14)
The Combined Chiefs of Staff: Approved Appendices “A” and “B” to CCS 706/11, as amended in CCS 706/14. (Subsequently dispatched to SACMed as [message number] Fan 603)