regime in the judiciary and procurator offices by persons
whose political and moral qualities are conducive to the
furtherance of democratic principles in Germany.
3. To ensure, in pursuance of the decisions of the
Berlin conference, the unconditional prosecution of lead-
ing supporters of the Hitler regime and war criminals,
without, however, permitting the wholesale prosecution of
former rank-and-file and non-active Nazis.
Today we have heard Mr. MarshaU's proposals. The
Soviet delegation will closely study these proposals, but we
can say already that the Soviet delegation considers them
acceptable in principle.
II. DEMOCRATIZATION
The Berlin conference decided that local self-govern-
ment shall be restored throughout Germany on democratic
principles; that all democratic parties and free trade unions
shall be permitted and encouraged; that representative and
elective principles shall be introduced into the regional,
provincial and Land administration; that certain essentially
important central Germain departments shall be established;
and that freedom of speech, the press and religion shall be
permitted. The implementation of this program adopted at
the Berlin conference should prepare the way for the final
reconstruction of German political life on a democratic
basis, and the eventual peaceful cooperation! of Germany
in international life.
Certain success has been achieved in this respect. Con-
siderable democratic forces have appeared and are devel-
oping their activities in Germany. The utter bankruptcy
of Hitler's regime, of the German war economy and of
the fascist ideology have strongly undermined the former
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