The carrying out of the Potsdam Agreement has, however, been obstructed by the failure of the Allied Control Council to take the necessary steps to enable the German economy to function as an economic unit.
James F. ByrnesWhat we want is a lasting peace. We will oppose soft measures which invite the breaking of the peace.
James F. ByrnesThe American people want peace. They have long since ceased to talk of a hard or a soft peace for Germany.
James F. ByrnesIt is not in the interest of the German people or in the interest of world peace that Germany should become a pawn or a partner in a military struggle for power between the East and the West.
James F. Byrnes