Release of Internees Note by the Secretary (Report by A.C.C. Austria)

(g) Even if this is not the case, the possibility cannot be excluded that, in the meantime, the question of release may have been complicated by the introduction of legislation embodying the Austrian conception of punitive denazification, though it is unlikely that this factor will cause us serious difficulties. 3. The argument supporting these conclusions is set out in the attached paper. (Signed) H.B. HITCHENS, B.G.S. I, Chairman, Joint Intelligence Committee Austria. Co-ordinated with representatives of: Director, Director, Director, Director, Director, Director, DISTRIBUTION: List "A" plus: Naval Division Air Division Political Division Economic Division Internal Affairs Division Legal Division.