THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1948.
SOVIET UNION WILL RESUME BERLIN CRISIS NEGOTIATIONS
Berlin, October 2.
The Soviet Union is prepared to resume negotiations on the Berlin crisis on the basis of the four-power agreement reached in Moscow on August 30, Marshal Vassily Sokolovsky, the Soviet Military Governor in Germany, declared here tonight.
.
The August 30 agreement provided the directive to the four Military Governors in Germany, whose talks began the following day but broke down eight days later.
"The instructions received by the Military Governors provided
That
the Soviet Zone mark
should become the sole currenez in Berlin. The Western Military Governors showed by the positici,
they
"The Western Military Gov.
The directive, sent after a month's negotiations in which they adopted that of the Moscow between the onvoys of the three West-wished to be in control
Anancial policy not only in Berlin ern powers and Marshal Stalin, Mr. Molotov but also in the Soviet Zone. and other Soviet leaders, instructed the four commanders in Germany to work out details of an agreement on currency and transport to re-acceptable to solve the deadlock.
101
an
Marshal Sokolovsky, interview with journalists from
Soviet-licensed newspapers, de- clared tonight that the Western
the
Detween 1945. air traffic Western Zones and Berlin wa
to serve the only intended nerds of the occupation troops. "The Sovlet Command
powers did not want to reach Berlin had mergly suggested that
and were
fheir
change in
a solution of the Berlin problem this decision should be recommisext
"using the
Berlin and had proposed no crisis to divert attention from.
It is clear und tactics in West-In any case,
the Soviet authorities must have
entire The Soviet marsund denied that control over the
directive traße. Including be departed from the received from Moscow and said protect the that,
the ពវរ the contrary, "Western Commanders mide de mands in cumplete contradiction to the directive."
Zones
*
to
"T feruors did not show goodwill or the rlesire to reach a compromise all sides, They showed their wish to use the Finance Commission
to dizor- use the currency circulation in the Soviet Zone,"
The Russian marahal denled that the Soviet Command had departed from the terms of the Moscow directive. He said the Western Commanders had made demands in complete contradic. tion to the directive tion to
with the
tries.
Prospects Of Solution
Aaked what were the prospects for a solution of the Barlin question, Marshal Bokolovský antwered!
The
Boviet Government declarod
28 Beptember on that it was ready to have further talks on the question of Berlin on the basis of the agreement roached Mo cow on August 30.
"Thus it is entirely up to the Governmɛents of the Unit- od States, Great Britain and France if an agreement on the Barlin problem on a prad- tical basis la to lie reached.
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"Any attempt to reach solution of this problem In another way is obviously in tended to
ab. prolong the normal situation in Berlin, which, however, may not load to the result which the Western powers are counting on."—Reuter.
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had shown that they wanted to Sovie! occupation prevent the
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of
Japanese Cabinet Faces More Scandal:
Tokyo, October 2. With the fate of the Ashida coalition government still in the balance over a black-markot scandal which led to the arrest of Cabinet Minister Takeo Kurusu on Thursday, the Japanese police officials today revealed another high loyal case of corruption involving the disposal of millions of tons of war equipment.
The chairman of the Arms Disposal Committee, the quosi-government organisation appointed to dispose of war supplles, was arrested today, the police said.
the
He will be charred with ↑ The payments made to malpractice in the disposal of Government by the committee 1,270,000,000 tons of Japan's responsible for the disposal of war-time supplies, including this enormous quantity of goods tanks, airplanes, and all types totalled only 200,000,000 Yen. of heavy equipment.
REGIONAL PACTS NO INSURANCE
ensure
Japan's Comition Cabinet' al- ready faces a demand for its resignation over the Bhowa Denko scandal, which led to the Takeo Kurusuḥ resignation of
the Director of the Japanese Economic Stabilisation Board.
arrested and He has been charged in connection with the dent under which the Shown Denko Fertiliser Company
have received two- alicged thirds of the totas Reconstruction Bank allocation for the industry and diverted
fertiliser to the black market,
was
alm of "breaking up the talk and making impossible the and realisation of the agreement authorities from having any say
Paris, October 2. reached in Moscow."
Dr. Herbert Evatt, In the question of trade between
Austro- air freight.
Another question addressed to Berlin, the Western Zones and lian Minister for External Saviel Zane from Marshal Sokolovsky dealt with
other countries.
Affairs and President of the Political <bservers now gay legal freight and contraband the Soviet proposals for regula-
U.N. General Assembly, sald there is a fifty-fty chance of slew of the fact that two separate tik trade between Berlin, the He said the whole course currencies are circulating in the Western Zones and other coun- the tiscussions showed that the today that regional pacts in the Cabinet dissolution early next week. Much will depend upon Eastern and Western
Western Military Governments themselves could not
the results of conferences be- "The Berin problem would Germany.".
Marshal Sokolovsky said that had agreed in advance to turn the peace of the world, and f
Prime Minister Hitoshi tween have been solved long ago if the
in the course of the Berlin dis-down every proposal made by pushed too far they might even
Ashida and high occupation off- Western powers had wished to
Marshal Sokolovsky declared: cussions the Western Governus the Soviet authoriiles.~~~Reuter, disrupt the United Nations.
cials during the week-ard it was reached a solutions satisfactory to "I must contradict most sharply |
jold
stated. He
A ress conference: all tour parties," he stated
The lying declaration recently i
"Regional arrangements are all right as long as they are kept within the provisions of the Char- ter. But without a strong United Nations, no regional pact will in ilucil Brovide security against whr.
"Must Contradict”
"They wish to use Berlin as made in the British House of
Advance
against
in the position
light Commons that the Soviet authori. democracy nud socialistCor
ties are attempting to starve out Marshal Bokolovkey said the the Berliners. Immediate cause of the Berlin!
The Western demunt crisis was "the separate qurrency reform carried out by the Western powers in June, which was extended to the Western
sectors of Berlin later."
1ew
day
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"New York
York Times"
To Support Dewey
New York, October 2.
No Support
At a specil meeting of Gov- ernment Party leaders last night the Chairman of the Social De- mocratic Party, Tetsu Katayama, Is understood to have told the "There is certainly a tendencyPrime Minister that his Party to shift emphasis to regional pacts would and it dimeult to support
the largest in fle Coalition- nway from the United Nations.
Nations."
that minions on transport. between Berlin
tend the West should be before resumption uf negotiations gave obvious proof that the Western power had
of the abandoned the basis of
agree-
The "New York Times," which in 1944 supported That tendency ir pressed too far the present Cabinet ment renched No Blockade
Muscow, he said. Ile revealed
Berlin that the
Franklin Roosevelt against Thomas Dewey, to-might even endanger the United "The Soviet demand to carry through a currency reform for the talks between the four Military day announced its support of Dewey against
broken off on was ignored Governors were whole of Germany
Truman in next month's Presidential election.' General because by the Western Allies," He suid September
American Governor) the Western powers look drastic (Clay (the
"Times," one of the publican leadership on foreign it. measures to undermine and dis insisted upon
influential independent policy in the Senuto and Dewey's Asked what was his stand-most of the credit the new currency
in formulating Re- Soviet Zone Its soon
i was point on the lifting of restric-newspapers in America, said its active role
on the
prompted by publican foreign policy during communication decision was Introduced,
large-seuse
Nnos between Berlin and the changes in the Republican at-the last four years.
organised
They speculation with the Soviel Zone currency on the blackmarket, he added, xing 111 unfavourable the Soviet Zone Car- rate for rency.
tions
7
each
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The
Ashida repiled that his Party (the Democrats would find it difficult to support a new Coalition Cabinet, under Kata- yama, and that the only altor. native therefore appeared to be the emergence of an oppoal. tion Liborsi Democratie Gov. ernment.
Continuing, Dr. Evalt sald: "The next two months will be critical for the
peace of the world. Almost all the grost issues that divide the East and West will be up one form or another before the General As- Government Party leaders will sembly or the Security Counolt.Įmeet again on Monday to make a final decision on the fate of the Ivations was not Government.
"The United
Western Zones, Marshal Boko-titude on foreign policy, by "As President," the Times said, lovaky gave a list of the pro-Dewey's administrative ability we believe he could be expected intended to malie the pence after
Newspaper editorials have posals made on September 7. and broadening international to carry out the bipartisan Am-the last war.
stressed that the Government These bichided a proposal that views, by disintegration of the erican policy with firmness
and
"Nevertheless, one, by
one, could not regard Kurusu's 0850- a total of 16 truias in
issues that arise from disputes on clation with Democratic Party besausd of effetency, and without the con-
the Showa Denko' be allowed The Soviet rafshal continued: direction should
by frequent fusion of thore sudden turns and the pecce settlements are coming scardat as a matter of personal Helmstedt-Berlin line.
indecision, and "There is no blockade of Berlin." be
in
qulek reversals which have chur- to the United Nations because the interest only. administration: Ife said the whole population which three should
be military excesses
lacterised the course of the pre- which are the traditional all their trains. had the chance to get
smt administration on such Asked what was
onc supplies in the Soviet secure, in
his attitude sults of
party's stayingssue as, say. Palesting." - towards the *so-called chuting coal for the winter.
Berlin overlong in power." the alr
Western bri-lge
The
"thoroughly
purety
purch
Lanecessary
propagandn
which only burdened
with debts.
In reply
a blockntle and are was
it In 1944 the "Times" said
Kreat
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powers have failed agree."Reuter
from foreign
"When we turn. and powers justitied in demanding its supported Roosevelt because of pulley to the domestic scene,' measure" lifting as a preliminary to talks us strong, International leader- the Times continued, "the already Germany on the Berlin question," the So-ship and his foreign polley which good case for 1upport of the Re- was more reliable thun that of publican ticket in 1948 is greatly viel_commander answered: Mar "There was and is no blockade the Republican Party. It sard strengthened. air traffe ut Berlin. If there was a blockade Dewey, the Republican candidate,
of Berlin, the population would had been isolationist only have been deprived. of the pos-1 years before.
to a question, shal Sokolovsky kid
with the Western Zones for the supply of the Western powers would be carried
tut "}n
cordance with control Counell de- efsions of November 30, 1945."
sinity of getting food and coal.
Soviet Supplies
for the
four
In an editorial "nearly three columns long, the Times said a strong argument against sup. parting the Republican ticket 110 in the criticisms of Re- publican foreign policies in the House of Representatives.
POPE TO SPEAK TO CONGRESS
Vatican City, October 2.
10 The
Kyodo news agency, In a special article by the chief of its foreign division, predicted that the Cabinet was doomed for a down-fall.
The Prime Minister was said to decision de- have indiented his pended upon the altitude of the Social Dem
Democratic Party, agency said.
the
Since the Socialist Party lead-
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He said these suggestions of "As a matter of fact, the whole the Saviet Command would population had the chance to get have fully restored the normal all their supplies in the Soviet
conl including supply routes, but the Western sector, Military Commanders used the winter.
of the provision for air traffic as an
Is only because
the Magistrat, which excuse for refusing the Soviet opposition suggestions.
is loyal to the Western occupation The marshal added that under powers, that the population can the Control Council ruling of not buy these supplies in the November 30, 1945, air traffic be shops in the Western sectors."
Zones and tween the Western
Other proposals mentioned by was only intended to serve the Soviet marshal, said to have Berlin
the right wing into rebellion. In- the needs of the occupation troops (been made on September 7, were:
It cited the emergence of an decision rules the centre."- in Berlin.
Food and coal sent over the
Berlin enlightened and courageous Re-United Press. rallway line for the population will be bhecked at the control point in accordance with permite which will be produced.
The Soviet authorities, he said, must control all goods traße, in- cluding air freight, to protect the Soviet Zone from contraband.
Fully Restored
Military trains will be checked "The suggestions of the Soviet by a joint patrol at the point Command would have fully res-of entry and exit, from the Soviet tored the normal supply routes. Zone and the same form of con- Traffle to and from Berlin by trol will be exercised over road train, for instance, practically traffic. never required the 10 trains in
The
cach direction provided tor by will issue orders
the Soviet suggestion.
These suggestions were garded by
the
four occupation powers forbidding the carrying of both Eastern and Western_marks in these trains, Western Com-cars and anroplanes. manders as important, However, Air trafe with the Wester they concentrated their attention Zones. for the supply of the pn the point about air trafe Western powers will be carried which they used as an excuse for out in accordante with Control refusing the Soviet suggestions, decisions of November 30, 1945.
"They attempted to exclude the question of air traffic from
the
Currency
discussion us
us If this was When Marshal Sokolocsky was something which lay their competence ** solely within asked · what was the standpoint of the Soviet Command on the
ot
He added: "1 am, forced to question of the introduction recall that, under the Control the currency of the Soviet. Zone Council ruling of November 30,|into Berlin, he replied:
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