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Truman Confers With Cabinet Consultations On New Note To The Kremlin
Washington, July 19.
As all coal stocks in the Wostern sectors of Borlin were frozen this morning as the Soviet blockade of these areas continued to worsen the already serious shortages there, American deter- mination to stay in Berlin and to continue to air-lift supplies 'in- to the beleaguered zones was re-affirmed following a meeting between President Truman and Mr. George Marshall today. During the conference, which lasted 30 minutes,
Mr. Marshall informed the President of the latest developments in Berlin and, directly afterwards, Mr. Truman conferred with Cabinet members.
They included the Secretary for Dofenco, Mr. James Forrestal, the Assistant Secretary of State, Mr. Robert Lovett, the Secratory for the Army, Mr. Kenneth Royall, and the Assistant Secretary for the Army, Mr. William Draper, who recant- ly arrived in Washington from Berlin.
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JULY. 21, 1948.
Coal Board Profits
London, July 19. : The National Coal Board Announced tonight that it had made an estimated profit of more than 2500,000 on the operation of the nationalised cost industry during the first quarter of this year,
The announcement came a few days after the disclosure that the Industry had lost £23,250,000 - during the first year of nationalisation Rou
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WAR WITH RUSSIA
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The Military Governors for Western Germany 'an- nounced today that they had agreed to meet the German Ministers-President on Tuesday in Frankfurt to discuss their counter-proposals to "Allied plans for à West German state.
In the background, meanwhile, according to re- liable sources, was a growing hesitancy by the French to push the plans through a reluct- once increased by the tension between East and West.
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Wichita, Kansas, July 19. The Secretary of the Interior Allics betweon Western Gar-Julius Krug, sald today there many and Berlin, has been torn will be war with Russia if she Ministers-President of the Bri-proposals.
A conference with the cleven on July 8 by German counter- up by the Russiana.
continues to believe that
shol tish, The same report was carried can overrun other countries.
American and French German leaders said their pro by Rias, the American-sponsored Krug said, "But we still have at the request of the French.
zohes was postponed last week poials, reached at a conference: radio station in Berlin.
In the French zone city of chance to make Russia see the Marshal Vassily Sokolovskylight. Our only hope for a per- of the Military Governors, high
After today's four-hour session they would be accused of "split
Coblenz, arose out of fears that bus stated that this he couldmanent peace is to nut be used by the Western Al-
have the
American officials said that Tues-through plans for country
Germany Iles because of technical dif- Russians
ting strong that
by the
carrying meeting "will have nothing day's culties."
will not dare make
Western to do with any final pction"
Germany. Trains on this stretch
move of aggression. now
As a result they proposed a operate on
"Recent developments in Berlin the proposed West German Gove "pendulum basis," demonstrate :
weaker the paper said. One train car-wisdom in reopening
version of the London ernment. Government's
The Military Governors "will recommendations substituting Airways Dept., JARDINE MATHESON & CO., LTD. rics passengers up to a
the draft try to get a clarification from the West German executive committee point The draft is vitally necessary for Ministers-President of their pro- A Government spokesman
where the track is broken. Pas the nucleus of the armed ser-posals," these officials said. American officers reported that aengers must then walk or take vices."United Press. declared, after the conferences, a formation of 12 Yaks appear-a bus to
Government und A11 organisational or administrative that the attitude of the United ed and that two of them swept tracks resume.
the point where the
Gen. Lucius D. Clay and Gen. statute for a constitution. States towards Berlin was un-down to "buzz" the field.
The track dis- They mantling
Pierre Koenig met was not all in
the Britlala: A report published abrond changed. He added that con-lso said the two fighters than
оле stretch but at neveral 'different
Military
Governor, Gen. Sir
the United States sakod sultations regarding a new de-zoomi upward and made n
Brian
Britain Thondarenster at the latter's]
France and marche to Moscow
"belly pass" at an American places, the paper said. were still
in Berlin.
meeting to Join a #4 proceeding among the United
transport plane passing the
breaking of the Berlin blockade feld. States, British and French
The US officers expressed the
was denied tonight by both General Lucius D. Clay's office opinion that the Russians hnd
and official British sources. the British feld for
The
Governments.
Sources close to the State De- mistaken Truman and M. Marshall dis-six miles away. russed the Berlin situation in the
Berlin Paralysis
this
GERMAN REDS DISCARD HAMMER AND SICKLE
were
for
that
#
at the forcible
the report was not carried by the Associated Press.
partment declared today that Mr. their own, which is only about dulum basis" be undertaken, DeSouthern Germany will abandon Jin name even under the German (move would be a governmental|
Track Torn Up
Before the meeting at which the German proposals examined, rellable Allied sources Soviet authorities have not yet
said one aim was to overcome proved a proposal that railway
French reluctance to establish hter-zonal trame on this "pen-
Munich, July 20. the envisaged West German stato. The Communist party of This would exist in fact if not Kurler said. light of two main considerations
Economalo paralysis.is spread the Russian red stor and the United States'
A British official said that be-
the desire to
ing in Wuxtern Berlin.
hammer and sickle as its em exhaust all possibilities to breakween eight and 10 Yaks flew Nearly 1.600 industries have blems in what looks like an at- the deadlock by diplomatic and said a short time before a single cut off the flow of coal from the that it does its own
over Galow "doing rolls," He closed since the Russian blockade tempt to political
publia persuade the means; and to proceed
thinking, in such a way that the Soviets Russian fighter few "In the would, unquestionably.
independent of Moscow. vicinity" of on American C-54
By the end of this week as Further, ponsible in the event of any in-which was passing the field. He many as 200,000 rcople may be said, it does not intend to
☐ party spokesman a collision be-aid it did not make a mock at- unentployed, according to mili-linked with the Cominform. eldents, such as tween American and Russion tack on the US plane.
tary government experts. The
This development French licensed news- pinnes.
In the American sector alone,nounced by Hugo Erlich, deputy paper Der Kurior reported to. 409 out of day that ten miles of track be closed their gates so far, throw-nists, who said:
2,000 plants have chairman of Bavaria's tween Magdeburg and Marlening 8,500 people out of work- born,
"We are 11 the
1 German party. We railway line Agence France-Presse and Asso-stand for German interests." formerly used by the Western ciated Press,
be rea-
The same sources stresmed the fact that attempte to force the blockade of Berlin ware
entirely out of the ploture for the time being.
Now Damarche
The United .Sintes* position
concerning Berlin was stated to
be as follows:
The United States will con-
an
Ruhr.
NOT NO. I
MOSCOW
BERLIN NEWS
IN
Moscow, July 19.
tinue to air-lift supplies and will From outward appearances the Berlin situation is
not leave Berlin, whatever pres
sure is exerted by the Soviets,
The United States is preparing
A new demarche to Moscow on Berlin.
Was
It was pointed out that such a
could not be
matter which handled at this level.
proposais.
Germon Fears
be
state to
An official British statement Today's official statement on the meeting wald no other sub- included in the agenda for the wald the Berlin altuation was not Jects such as the Soviet block-meeting
between ade of Berlin were discussed.
the three The
Western Allied three Commanders first Berlin today. The discussion held
Governors
in presented the Allied plans for a did not include any aspect of the Western German ab- German
the Berlin situation or any additional a method of overcoming the block- This was followed lado”,—Associated Press.
Commu-
"The abandonment of the Soviet star and the hammer and sickle shall make it clear that we haven't any dealings with
tha Soviet Union. As a German party we haven't any connection with Moscow.
of the
were
American Military Govern- ment ofcials and leaders of other German parties sceptical creating no excitement whatever in Moscow.
communists' plans. Albert Schweizer, head of The press today made no re- Sunday's Aviation Day was, of the political activities division in terelice to the meeting of the course, the biggest news in the Bavaria, said he had been told if there are any new incidents, Western Powers' Military
Soviet capital together with the the Communists intended to the Soviets will be responsible. Governors.
unnouncement of Soviet progress, Observers here believed that there
especially industrini, so for made morground in Bavaria and this
be one way of doing difference of views
Pravda published a despatch
it. This topped the news.
Other between Amerlenn political lead-from London-quoting ADN and with Berlin and
today. Communists may merely be try- Allied authorities said the Germany ers in Washington and American Reuter to the effect that there down the list.Associated Pressing to win-more votes and sup- military chiefs in Germany na is a stretch on the railway
Ma
port-Associated Press.
the latter are anxious about line linking Berlin and the what to do if and when the wea- British zone which needs repair-
ther
deteriorates to such an ex-ing.
tent, as to make the air-lift of
supplies impossible while the The message
added that re-
former desire that Moscow pairs are going on at "rapid should unmistakably ba the tempo".
aggressor if the air-lift is inter-
fered with.
While the Russian press has
It is pointed out here that any taken a serious view of the Ger- attempt to force the blockade by man altuation да a whole, land would be branded by Mos-particularly the Bix Power de- cow as aggression,
cision on Western Germany, it
Yaks In Bartin
Meanwhile a fight of Rui-
has never taken a gloomy view
of the Berlin situation,
Fronouncements in London and situation
alan Yak fighter planes arrived Washington of a grave
In Borlin from the Soviet zone in world affairs brought on by;
of Germany today and did a Berlin have not been
bit of aerobatics as they passed nor reflected in Moscow, over the British Held In the German capital.
A British official said Russian authorities had notined the four power air control centre some- time earlier that the Yaks would be flying
repeated
The view here seems to be that come
progress could be made on the entire altuation. The Russian people realise the situation, is serious but there is into the Berlin area. no alarmist talk here now.
He said they did not Interfere
with Allled air-lift operations into Publication of the
the Soviet blockaded city.
reply to the American,
Hussian British
There were Iwo versions of land French notes оп Berlin what the Russion plots did as caused considerable stir and
they passed over Ciatow alsport, comment, but It appears to have? the British base,
idled down.
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