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ter the termination of the war. This plan the economy totally shrank. Apart from DOSSIER
became current when its contours be- Germany, the other European countries
come part of the official US policy as an also faced with major difficulties in the
Occupation Directive of the Cabinet of renewal of their economies and societ-
the President number 1067. While on the ies despite of the help they get from USA.
territory of Europe, the western military The conclusion is that the political limita-
powers of the alliance have already pen- tions of the German economy hinder the
etrated deep in the European Continent, development of the entire continent. This
in September 1944 in Quebec, Canada, the is one of the main reasons why the United
Second Conference took place between Kingdom and Churchill strongly opposed
the military and political leadership of Morgenthau’s plan. At the beginning of
USA and the United Kingdom. Apart the Cold War this condition in Europe
from the adoption of the military-tactical led to political instability. Most countries
plans, the so called Morgenthau’s Plan is were affected by the influence of the new
aligned in this so called OCTAGON confer- communist ideology, and the Russian in-
ence, wherewith a program is determined fluence in Europe intensified. The geopo-
which would be implemented after the litical challenges opened an opportunity
defeat of Nazi Germany. In addition to the for a new approach, a new doctrine led
separation of Germany into two separate by the western powers, which should pro-
countries, this plan provides additional vide “pro-western” recovery of the coun-
industrial regress of the country so that tries from the European continent.
it won’t have economic and technological
capacity to start a new war in the future. GEORGE MARSHALL
In addition to the military industry, the George Marshall is a real representa-
plan also provides complete elimination
of the heavy industry in military actions, tive of the army school. Immediately af-
and what will remain preserved will be ter the graduation at the Army Institute
disassembled and transferred to some of in Virginia, in 1901, the US Army joined
the neighboring countries. In addition, and participated in the military actions
the large industrial regions Saar, Ruhr of the American- Philippine war as a com-
and Silesia should be taken away from mander of an infantry brigade. As an ex-
Germany and/or they should become ceptionally capable military analysis and
an international protectorate, or to be expert, soon the high army officers gained
awarded to the neighboring countries.
Actually, as indicated in this occupation
plan, the idea is to turn Germany most-
ly into an agricultural country after the
victory over fascism. This policy of over-
all weakening and regress of the German
State gets a strong support by Russia and
Stalin, however at the same time it faces
with huge disapproval by the United King-
dom and Winston Churchill. The imple-
mentation of Morgenthau’s plan started
after World War II ended. The powers of
the Alliance divided Germany into two
independent countries, the industrial
provinces become protectorates of the
neighboring countries, and partial disas-
sembly and destruction of the industrial
capacities began. Germany imposed tech-
nological and political limitations in the
operation of the industrial capacities, and

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