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DIVISION OF GERMANY New Proposal Credited To United States Five-Point Plan For Western Zones

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London, April 8.

The United States has proposed a five-point programme setting up a West German Government within just over a year, it was learned here tonight.

The five stages in the plan are believed to be: 1. The formation of a provisional Government em- bracing the present Anglo-American Bizone and the French Zone,

2. A territorial reorganisation of the Laender (Pro- vincial Governments!, whose present borders ore determined by the zonal division of Ger- mony,

3. The election of a Con- 1 year-of which the French For- stituent Assembly,

eign Ministry denies any offlelal knowledge-rented great mls- givings omong French officials.

4.—The drafting by this As. sembly of a constitution.

5.-The formal establishment of a new West German Govern- ment.

the tulks in

M. Conve de Murville, France's representative st Berlin between the British, The United States plan is be- American, French, Belglan, Dutch lieved to be the main subject of and Luxembourg representatives tonight's meeting in Berlin of considering the German situation, the United States,

is expected to oppose the setting British,

jup of a Western Central German French, Belgian, Dutch and Government. Luxembourg representativės The French considering the German situa-government set up at Frankfurt tion, according to a reliable could never hope to Influence the

Germans source here.

away from the centre

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view

is that

Anglo-Soviet Enquiry

Moscow. Apr. B,

A Joint Anglo-Soviet com- mission has begun to In- vestigate the colllaion between British Viking airliner and a Soviet Yak fighter near Berlin on Monday, Tax, the official Bovlet news agency. reported tonight from Berlin. -Reuter.

Deal Plans Big

Show

British Delegate's Riposte

Berlin, Apr. 8. The British delegate accused. the Soviet authorities of crip- pling Berlin by restricting the freedom of movement of people- and goods when the Kommun. daturn-four-power body ruling | Berlin-met today,

Brigadier R. Benson, British Deputy Commandant, was denying charges made by Cefonel Jelisurov, the Soviet De- puty Commandant, at the meet- ing on April 2 that the three Western Allies were conniving at "the pillage of Berln.'

In reply to the Soviet al- legations, Brigadier Benson said that the charges were ap- parently being made to justify the

new Sovlet traffic restric- tions, which were throwing rail- way facilities west out of Ber- Bin back to the level of the 19th

century, Deal, England, Apr. 8.

"Goods traffic is being stran- The Cily Council voted today gled by efficient and unbust- to make the 250th anniversary ofnesslike Soviet control," he said. Deal's Civic Charter next year "Malls are held up for days on the end with a celebration running

and the remarkable re- It is believed to have been of attraction, Berlin, where any entire year.

covery which the city has inude government, even one controlled | It suggested that u pageant, slice it framed in the light of recent

was stripped by the by the Russians, would events in Berlin and to repre-

have tracing Deal's history from the Suvlet authorities in 1945 is in

Julius Caesar. lunged on her Jeopardy."-Reuter. sent the latest official attitude more appeal.

beaches 2,000 ago, through 1088 French

to the present day, should be the highlight of the celebration.

ed

In the name of the

In Washington and at the Unit-Government, M. de Murville will

States occupation head. quarters in Frankfurt and Bar. urge the Anglo-Americans not to Welk into a Russian trap and give the Kremlin an excuse to sel is own puppet government in Berlin-Reuter.

tin.

The British representatives at the meeting of experts in Berlin are reliably repcrted to have given broad support to the United States initiative to revise the timetable of the zonal fusion.

American Mood

Observers here belleve the Americans are in a mood to press whead with their programme, be- cause, in their view, the recent crisis in Berlin has increased the sergency of consolidating Western Germany politically

and econo-

It also planned to work Dent's historical contacts with America the celebration-United to

Press.

Crossman's Plan For Germany

London, Apr. 8.

mically as part the wider de Mr. Richard Crossman, a leading Loft Wing Labour

sign for the

recovery of

Communist Europe.

non-

A second reason is that they have clear ·Indications that, uniera stopa are taken to give tha Western Zonea visional Government, they Will be faced with an East German

2 pro.

Biste and Government, for which Soviet plans are believed to be already far advanced. Meanwhile, the Western pow- ers in Berlin today agreed to Russia's demand for the abolition of six committees of the

Kom-

Member of Parliament, today called for an all- German Government with its headquarters at Frankfurt in an article in the Loft Wing weekly, the Now Statesman.

"During the last six months," Mr. Crossman writes from-Frankfuit, "it has become increasingly clear that the present division of responsibility in Western Germany has become totally unworkable.

Czech Parties In Line

Progue, Apr. 8.

All Czechoslovak parties have now agreed to joint lists of can- didates for the general election on May 23, it was learned to night.

of

Although party leaders had categorically affirmed within the Inst fortnight their intention going to the polls independently, there was

a Gwift readjustment following a demand for agreed single lisis made by M. Antonin Buratocky, the Communist Vice- Premier.

The demand was promptly endorsed by M. Erdon, the Social Democrat Minister of Social Wei- fare and later by M. Vojance, the spokesman of the People's Fariy, The Farmers Union also decided to take the same line and the Influential Trades Union Council voted without dissent in favour of presenting the electors with single lists of candidates—

"The half-way house be in genuine German self-govern-leuter. mandatura the four-power body tween milltary government and ment has meant that neither the which rules Berlin-ihus ending one of the East-West conflicts in Germany.

The original Russian demand wns to abolish eight committees and to merge their functions with those of other committees. Russian Success

The

Western powers' conces-

that the

Allics nor the Germans feel much sense_of_responsibility."

To remedy the situation, Mr. Crossman suggests three succes sive steps which he urges should be taken quickly.

Nothing New

Frankfurt, Apr. 8. The United States Army Eu- ropean Headquarters today branded as propaganda Austrian 1-A currency reform com-Communist charges that Ameri- bined with a capital levy.

can arms were being shipped to "occupation 2.---Ali

statute" Italy from Germany, unambiguously the powers

Army of the occupying powers and of the German officials.

3.The summoning of a Con-

Jackal Barking

stati Louder

Bogota, Apr. 8.

"Shipments of surplus material have been going to Italy for some time," an Army spokes- man sold.

sion, regarded by Kommandalura officials as at least a partial suc-. cess for Russia, came as General Sir Brian Robertson, the, British Military Governor, who today The crisis facing Britain pro-stituent Assembly and the crea flew back to Berlin from the Bri-vided a "propitious climate in Hon out of it of

He added, that shipments can- German sisted of surplus "demilitarized" tish Zone, was preparing his re- which to press ply to Soviet charges

his country's Cabinet to which the full transfer U.3. Army property purchased by British authorities were to blame the Guatemalan Foreign Minis-

claim against British Honduras, of authority can take place. | Italy-United Press.

Prophesying the emergence for Monday's Viking-Yok air collision over the capital, costing ter, Senor Muenoz Meany, said 15. Tives.

at the Pan-American Confer- The agreement on the commit-lenge here today. teca issue was reached at a meet- Speaking at a plenary session ing of the Kommandatura after of the Conference, le criticised

Russions, on the

grounds of teh presence of British troops shortage of personnel and the in Belize, British Honduras, as need to streamline the organisa- an "affront to the Amerters", tion, had kept, up week-long

boycott of the committees.

The sub-committees, which the

Russians originally proposed

ta

were building, and

says

RESIGNATION

of two German Governmenta. one Eastern and one Western, >Mr. Crosaman

Russia would have Borlin до her trump card, while the Western

Boston, Apr. 8. powers would have full mem-

Dr. Serge Koussevitzky an- berhip for Germany In the nounced today that he would re- sigh next year after his 25th sea- Western Union as theirs.

son as conductor of the Boston "We have got to prove" ho Symphony Orchestra. anachronism" of all colonies. In adds, "that participation in the Dr. Koussevitzky will be suc the Western Hemisphere should Western Union spreads more ccaded by Charles Munch, found-

Не Instated that. the

be ended, although he referred butter on more alices of German er and director of the Paris to Britain an aelendly" pow-bread than participation in the Philharmonic Orchestra ---United Ir and Implied, that Guatemala | Eastern bloc.”—Reuter, bilstera pared to

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empires of the world." 8.15 A.M. Fighter Escorts?

The frail Gautemälan. Foreign Minister, who rose from ht British oniciols in Berlin were sick-bed to make the specch tonight assuming that General toll the other 20 delegations Robertson's order to employ that Gautemala intended to act fighter escorta-announced and with perfect judicial correct- cancelled on Tuesday, night after nets"

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spokesman said tonight.

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Diplomatic Friction

"Washington,” Apr.-8.* gcribed course, which appeared to The United States. has with-

Soltolov

drawn « two » members......... of: : the sky's letter throwing the blame American Embassy, staff at Bra entirely on the

British WI the spokesman, who choslovaks Government, diş futed by

gub on the demand of the Cz quoted Air Commodoro R. Ne

today: Walia, the Commandant at Gutow the offerte disclosed, here, Alfport, as stating without our The officials said.. the, servation that the wiriingh was on week's demand. by the United diewal was made before last die normal route as it approached States that the Czechs recall Getaw, for a landing.ftauten two members of thein Emblesy

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