THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1948.
AMERICAN OFFICIAL SEIZED
Forcibly Arrested By Soviet Military Patrol
Tension In No Man's Land Area Of
Berlin
Berlin, August 22,
A Soviet military patrol forcibly arrested a key American Military
Government official today in Berlin's "no man's land”.
Decisive Meeting In Moscow
Moscow, August 22.
The United States Ambus- sador. Lieutenant General Walter Bedell Smith, and the envoys of Britain and France met for two hours today, It was understood they ready for the sixth and per- haps decisive meeting with Mr. Molotov, the Soviet For- eign Minister.
While his wife and two children looked helplessly
on,
Russian soldiers corrying tommy guns, dragged the former New York journalist, Mr. Thomas Headen, into their jeep and carried him off to Soviet Headquarters,
Mr. Hoaden had stopped off the pavement on the British side of strife-ridden Potsdamer Platz, where the British, Soviet and American sectors moot. in central Berlin, when the arrest took placo.
the whole square has been a Mr. Henden, after taking sever- "no inan's fand" for East and snapshots from the British side stepped off the
West since several hundred Ger- of the square,
and walked a few nans stoned Soviet-controlled Pavement were
German policy there last weeknds into the square Itseft. inn riot in which four persona
Barring suurpeles, however, the next meeting is rot expected to take place until Monday, exactly one week after the last three- hour 40-minute session at thr Kremlin.
were shot.
US Incomes Still Soar
the
Washington, August 22. Individual Incomes in Uulted States arod to the record breaking total of UB$- 100,000,000,000 in 1847, the United States Commerce De- partment cald tonight.
The figure amounts to USS 1.323 for every man, "woman and enlid in the nation. .. It is a nine per cent in.
cresas over the 1948 per capita income and 25 per cent. over the war-time peak your of 1944.Associated Press.
RAIDERS MURDER PRIEST
STALIN EXPECTED TO SEE ENVOYS
London, August 22, Marshal Joseph Stalin is likely, to receive the three Western onvoys very soon, according to a French Foreign Office spokesman in Paris to- night.
The spokesman added that the interview-expect- ed to be a crucial one in the attempt to solve the West-East deadlock over the German pro- blem-might take place tomorrow, or even to- night.
In Berlin, meanwhile, the rift between the Soviet Zone and Western Sectors police forces reached a new climax .today with the arrest of Herr Franz Erdmann, Chief of the Russian Sector CID.
Here Erdmann was arrested by Western Sector police this afternoon while watching a box-
Albania Puts
Complaint In
London, August 22.
ing match in the British Sector, Radio Tirana reports that According to the Soviel-licensed | Albania has protested to the German News Agency.
United Nations about frontier
A British spokesman was not violations and "nonstop provo- yel available to state the charges cations" by Greece, agolnat Негт Erdmann. Mr.
A telegram from the Albanian Johannes Stumm, Western police Deputy Foreign Minister, M. president, threatened three weeks Kapa, to the United Nations Serre- 480 to
arrest Herr Erdmann on taiy General, Mr. Trygve charges
Lie, of kidnapping several gives a total of 19 Greck soldiers Western Sector policemen at the killed in skirmishes on Albanian me of the East-West split in the and Greek forces. It alleges that control of Berlin's police.
five Incursiona were made by Greek troops into Albania.
Food Stocks
Sprinagar, August 22. Raiders killed the Lama of According to British military Ganskar Pudam Monastery, one police, he was clanding close to of the biggest in the Lodarich two other persons taking pictures, Valley in Kashmir, after carry-
"These provocative acts demon. Increasing Soviet hostility in though his own camera Wis
As the world awatted news trate the aggressive and warlike the struggle to force the West. {folded up. A Soviet Jeep swept fing him afT to their headquar-trom Moscow
whether Russia intentions of the Greeks and their ern powere from Beriln, into the square.
The two other ters at Kargil, according to the and the Westers powers would be desire to maintain on the AL coupled with renewed Bovlet photographers ran away,
latest reports from Leh, the
banian border a situation detri "He ok not run because he chief elty of the Landarkable to come to an understanding mental to peace; and to attacks on Western press
on the Berlin issue. General powers, were taken as indica.
Lucius D. Clay. the American trouble in the Balkans in viola- tion here that Soviet au
Military Governor
tion of the high principles of the in Germany, United Nations. thorities in Germany do not
stated today that food stocks in expeat any settlement to come
the Western Sectors of the Ger- Infringe world peace and securi
"These provocative acts Biso out of the present big four
man capital were on the average | ty." conferences in Moscow.
sufficient for 35 days.
The arrest of Mr. Headen, who Chief of the US.
WIN another
was afraid they would shoot," Valley. Mr. Henden's wife said.
The Husslons dragged the pro-
testing official into their deep
and those off.
"It was horrible," Mrs. Helen salt. *Wo could not do any thing,"
American military police. Hai-
The vicky since the last-meet- ing with Mir Molloy is believed
poused by minor to have been disagreements minong the three, Lis: Deputy Western powers and by The Mitary Government Information
son officers, notified of the ar- necessity for exchanging nume-Control Division. rous messages among the three ineident in
series which has.st, started working to get Mr. Western capitals. Informed son- had armed
'Braden releascıl British. rees said the hard core of East and Soviet troops fheing one un- West differences WAS renched
jöthen over the city's ruins, suring the last theating with Me Malolos,
They added that the conferente was proceeding efficiently bemuse of the extraordinary secrecy sur rounding it.--United Press.
7
American
Took Photographs
Mr. Henden's wille said her husband and two children were visiting Potsdamer Plats "out of curiosity."
LITTLE FEAR OF WAR
IN PALESTINE -
Tel-Aviv, August 22.
The diplomatic correspondent for the Palestine Post wrote from Hokirya today that there appeared to be little ground for belief that war in Pales- tine would be resumed on a large scale in the near future.
sume
based
Crente
The Lama was publicly sho after the raiders had failed to win him over, the reports saki.
The Ladork district lies in
The Greek Foreign Minister, M. southeastern Kashmir. Leb. the chief city of the Valley, stand
announced He made this statement in his Constantin Tsaldaris,
in Athens last night that Grosre nen the upper waters of the in- fortnightly report published to is lodging a strong protest to the
miles west of the day. Tibetan border.
A British Military Government
United
Notions against Albania, Kargil is roughly по miles pokesman also expressed optin charging her with having allowed General Markos' guerillos to re- northwest of Leh and the same ism on the future-food outlook group on Albanian soil after being
northwest of Srinagar. Without Charges
stating that the situation today defented in the Grammos opera- distance
According to Kashmir Govern- compared favourably to the one Hons-Reuter, arresta, the ment estimates, Usually, in such
on first existing Immediately after the Russians hold the person any-hand information, the raiders Soviet blockade of Berlin began. where from three hours to three have put to the sword about 100. days without charges. They are Buddhists in the Ladarkh Valley.
In the Bizonal area, the August usually released after continued desecrated and sacked Ringbom been raised to 1,830 calories, and ration for normal consumers has American pressure through the Gompha, the second biggest rity's liaison section.
*** September rations However,
monastery In the district, and twa Americana arrested
consumers on the
would looted and destroyed
Beveral higher, border of the Soviet-U.S.
zone
ather monasteries,
sakt, In Germany have been held for They were sald to have re- more than 10 days.
moved statues of the Buddha Fresent tension in Berlin start-studded with precious stones, and ed when Soviet-controlled police priceless tapestries from those storted ralding Western sectors monasteries. The
of the
General
for normal alghtly Clay's report
Harvest Prospects
COLD WAR "STRATEGY
London, August 22, Pravda asserted today that the United States State Depart- ment is encouraging a campaign against Soviet citizens in the Harvest prospects in the Bizon-U.S. to cover up the failure of raiders were fal area are good and crops of rye
elty, repeatedly kidnap- now concentrating on monasteries and wheat should be about 30 foreign policy.
ping Western Bretor
German in the Nubra Valley, northwest of pet cent higher than in 1947. police and dragging them into Leh-Reuter
the Soviet sector.
Soviet soldiers backed the So-
MECHANISATION
Pravda said: "The strategy of Meanwhile, 1t WI ometally the cold war literally rages" in announced in Berlin tonight that U.S. The anti-Soviet cam-
the viet zone German
Berliners police when
Western Sector
who paign....is accompanied by un- hundreds of Germans stoned the
want to register their ration cards precedented provocations against German
in the Soviet Sector will not be Soviet citizens on police who were trying
the part of Parls, August 22. to raid Potsdamer Platz for black
given Western Sector ration cards white guard The
terrorist centres, French Minister of in future.
which act on the dlect orders of marketeers,
Agriculture announced today that The British ani American several milliards of francs would A British food oficial declared American Government organs.
the American security and other Military Government strong armed pnirols
installed be used in the next few months that the Western Suctor to repel the to
"Matters have reached the point nough, both politically and raiders, turning Polsdamer Platz agricultural machinery and fer-
improve equipment in the "might find their way into wrong which act on the direct jers of litarily, for the government to into a "no man's land" with bar-tiliser industries.
hands. He added "the order the American police, which do not be able to hold its own diploma-bed wire barricades.
does not alter the British Mill-shrink from direct violation ically during the weeks ahead."
tary Government's policy of not the legal rights and privileges of He appealed in a broadcast to preventing any inhabitant of the the Saviot consular representation farmers to keep prices at a rea- Western Sectors from drawing in New York, are encouraged and sonable leval. 12 avoid fresh in- this rations in the Soviet Sector, protected by the U.S.-State De cution of the franc-Reuter. if he so wishes."-Router.
partment."—Associated Press,
The paper said any Jewish¦preted after "very serious Árab military action during the pre- provocation." sent truce could only be ex-
Alleged Jewish Atrocities
Cairo, August 22.
tIsrael has proved
Meanwhile, the Jewish Foreign Police Chief Arrostod Minister. Dr Moshe Shertok, has Frabted the United Nations-secre
......Luto today the chief of the Jary General, Mr. Trygve Lio, ask-
Soviet controlled criminal police, Franz Erdmann, was ar- [ing for elucidation of two parag- The Arab Leaguețin a "strongly raphs of the Security Council re- rested by British sector polies worded" note has asked Count slution of August 19 regarding
at the Olympic Stadium willo Folke Bernadotte to investigate
watching a boxing match. several cases of alleged "Jewish
was not immediately known atrocities in Palestine, a League
whether the arrest was a retalla- source told The Associated Press
tory measure for the Soviet ab- to-day.
- 50 and women between 17duction of Western
sector police.
breaches of use.
I! A cordon of troops has been thrown around Tel Aviv.
Alen between the ages of 17
The informant sald that among and 35 were carefully checked in It was believed Mr. Headen the charges was one that Arab "Operation Consulriction" to and was arrested because he carried
girls from Acra were allegedly draft evaders.
abducted by Zionists, "brought to
a camera, The Russians have
Up to four p.m. more than 30,-been arresting everyone carrying
Tel Aviv, marked on the forehead to persons had been checked.
and exhibited noked and prosti- United Press. tuted."
Another, he and, was thint at Salwan village, Zionist alleged- ly ran tanks over Arab children, crushing them in the presence of their parents."—Associated Press.
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