Records of the United States High Commission for Germany [USHCG] (Record Group 466)

This collection consists of monthly reports created by the U.S. High Commissioner for Germany. [USHCG].

Size: 5 linear inches (about 800 pages).
Access: Open.
Copyright: Records created by U.S. Government employees in the course of their official duties are in the public domain.
Processed by: David Clark (2023).

The position of U.S. High Commissioner for Germany [USHCG] was created by Executive Order 10062 on June 6, 1949, following the Presidential appointment of John J. McCloy as USHCG on May 18, 1949. The Office of USHCG was established in the State Department on September 21, 1949. The USHCG represented the U.S. Government on the Allied High Commission for Germany, and with respect to economic matters of concern to the Economic Cooperation Administration and the Mutual Security Agency. The USHGC was abolished on May 5, 1955, by proclamation of the Allied High Commissioner for Germany.

This collection consists of monthly reports created by the U.S. High Commissioner for Germany [USHCG]. The reports are arranged chronologically.

The printed reports relate to various subjects including: the Berlin airlift, coal, cultural relations, currency reform, democracy, denazification, the economy, education, emigration, employment, entertainment, farming, governmental institutions, health, human rights, labor, the Marshall Plan, medicine, occupation, public affairs, radio, refugees, religious affairs, repatriation, steel, trade, women’s affairs, and youth. The subjects of the reports vary from month to month.

Related collections include the President’s Secretary’s Files, Official File, John Paton Davies, Jr. Papers, and James W. Riddleberger Papers.