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>They had already made clear unconditional surrender (because the Third Reich COULD NOT BE TRUSTED)

To be fair, they were also entertaining overtures by Himmler on and off going all the way back to 1940. I'm sure they could have been flexible on what was considered "unconditional" surrender if it meant ending the war with drastically fewer deaths

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn38TLpvRp0