1 Omitted clauses correspond to the basic directives for other liberated nations.

2 In CCS 505/2 CCS advised SCAEF that his responsibility for distribution of civilian supplies did not "extend to such areas and territories as may now or hereafter be decided to be areas which will be occupied by the armies of the USSR."

3 The Four Party Committee, with numerous subcommittees, was established in Paris in the fall of 1944 to deal with all problems relating to imports for the civilian economy. The first step was the formation of a Civilian Import Program (see Section 3 of this chapter). SHAEF was represented on the Committee through its Missions.

4 The Norwegian aide-mémoire was referred by the State-War-Navy Co-ordinating Committee to the joint Chiefs of Staff on 23 April 1945 with a request for review of the military considerations involved. JCS maintained that the Norwegian aide-mémoire presented no new information on the basis of which the CCS should be requested to modify their policy.

5 On 31 January 1945 Lt. Gen. A. F. Andrew M. Thorne (Br), had been appointed Head, SHAEF Mission (Norway) and Col. Charles H Wilson (U.S.), Acting Deputy I-lead. General Thorne was given the usual functions of a SHAEF country mission. On 19 April Brig. Gen. Edwin E. Schwein (U.S.) was made deputy Head of SHAEF Mission (Norway) vice Col. Wilson. See CCS Memo 281, 6 Feb 1945, and CM-IN 18000 (19 Apr 45) SCAF 287, CCAC files, 014, Norway (8-16-43), sec. 1 and 2.