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GERMANY DIVIDED

DIVIDED IN TWO Tathay Pacific

Currency Reform Brings Ban On Movement

Thousands Of Smugglers

Berlin, June 19,

More than 5,000 German currency amugglers have bean urrested by Gorman 'and Russian frontler police since the 'currency reform for the Western Zones who annbune?' ed yesterday, the Russian- licensed German nowa agendy reported. tonight-Routër.

UN Guards Bound For Palestine

New York, June 19. Fifty United Nations guards úre scheduled to leave alinard a chartered plane at 2130 GMT for Palestine today to help Count Folke Bernadotte and his mediation team to super vise and enfore the Holy Land armistice.

The blue uniformed

guards-

the first United Nations army"

all volunteered for the Pales- tine assignment.

th

Leading the group is Lieut. tenant John Cosgrove, former tax student und United States Army Intelligence office who up to traw has been runcerned with the peaceful job of running the

marined Kr

of guards st United Nations Luke Succusa headquarters. When the forre tches Palestine 1hey will be Issued with arms. Forty of the 150 guards came from, the Lake Success headquarters' force. The | others were selected from nearly 10 secretariat employees who | volunteered,

rod-

force

ALL NORMAL TRAFFIC

CANCELLED

discuss

Berlin, June 19.

British, American and German ́officials hold' three separate and secret conferences in Barlin today to

the currency reform for western Germany, announced: last night, and the resulting Soviet ban on-all-but-freight- and air traffic into their zone.

The only passenger link between the capital and the British zone, today was an emergency air shuttle service, started by the British authori- ties within a few hours of the announcement of the Russian ban.

In their place, the British authorities In Bertin started an air shuttle service and a re- gular schedule

passenger nights wilt be Instituted as EDIT 20 extra planes from Britain.

arrive

In the isolated capital, General Sir Brian Robertson, British Military Governor, called in his advisers. General Lucius D. Clay, United States Governor, iniked with His senier officers, including the An official

lal of the American Air American commandant of Ber-Force in Europe said that it was lin. Colonel Frank Howley. unlikely the additional planes Members of the Berlin City would be put on the Frankfurt- Alministration met behind Berlin flight unless there was "a closed doors.

sudden transport pineh."

A special session of the Allied Kommandatura, called by the French Chairman to discus cur- rency reform was concelled when the Soviet representative sald terid. that he was "too busy" to at-

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This was the fret time delegate had refused to attend a of the Kom- special meeting had been called within the past mandaturn, only three of which

year.

Margaret-Is- Introduced

Bristol, Juna 19. Just a week after they wore born, Mrs. Margaret", Godd saw her quadruplet daughters on Baturday at the South mead Hospital.

-Her-Brot-remark-wan-UMy goodiness,” then à nurse had to make introductions saying: "This i Oridget, this is Franoce, this is Eilzabeth and this is Jennifer."—Associated Pros.

Jewish Recruiting In Britain

The

London, June 19. The American had transport

Office Foreign

wns planes available, he added. The understood today to

be pre- comment of one American off-paring for action ngainst a cial in Berlin on the Soviet truffle ban was: "We would have done, secret organisation with head- (quarters in London which, oxactly the same thing if they and reformed their currency."

according to a newspaper re port. is recruiting Jewish fighting men in Britain and sending them to Palestine by an underground roule,

"Wait And See"

with the western.zones of Ger.com roof to the contrary is forth-n

On the roads linking Berlin

many today traffic was "one way only."

had

In London, the keynote of Bri- tish official reaction, reported by

A Foreign Ofca spokesman said this morning that he could Reuters Diplomatic Correspon- The next

confirm" a regular meeting of dent, was "wait and see," British broadly

by 2 report. he said, are ready to the Parls correspondent of than the four commandanta will probaffeinls, ably be fixed by their deputies admit that the Soviet measures London Daily Sketch that "saver- in ure en understandable. precaution of hundred Jews, toughened when they meet on Wednesday.

hkiden against currency smuggling "un-

battle training school France, have already been taken

10 the Holy Land. Five freight trains, permitted

He said that several men, who under the Soviet ban to

enter had

applied to British consulates Berlin, were been delayed longer than usual up"

reported to

had been have in France,

"caught in the machinery of Üle

organisation and at the Bussian control post while alleged Soviet soldiers combed the freight made "second thouglits." and personal belongings of the All claimed to be holders of fare

crews, looking for "contraband" British passports, but in sonic old

cases they had been taken from Frankfurt, United

States them..

The organisation appeared to zone, today. bank employees de- manded heavy workers' rations be well organised and to operate through their union because of on a fairly | plan for a semi-permanent Unit-

wide scale. It was Regular Inter-zone Nations Ariny. They said trains were cancelled "according the currency reform.

passenger the extra work in dealing with stated.--Router. that ultimately, Lie wants the to Russian instructions," the Ger- 58 United Nations to allow him

Cigarettes in Frankfurt re man Central Railway Administra-mained the temporary medium of 10 recruit an armed force otton in the Soviet zono announced. exchange. Five pounds of flour about 5,000 men. The forre Military passenger trains have cost three packages of cigaretics would perform

pencekeeping been suspended since April 1 and today and a-pound of coffee costs tasky until the big five break the sintemats

proposals the last three of the special buses 87 cigarettes. No money for a permanent world security which had replaced them left taken. Router.

Westbound Allied traffic on the United Nations officials

Berlin Helmstedt Autobahn was eeded that as an armed

normal this morning but at the the group IN Jusignificant. Its

British border post at Helmstedt main job will be the supervision all British, American and Ger- of traffic on the Jerusnien-Tel man cars and lorries heading for Ανίν highway. The officials Berlin were being turned back. saic that the Secretary General. Trygve Lie regards the 50-manı force as the first step of his

over

Trains Cancelled

army to back up the Security Berlin this morning with 70 Bri Council's decisions.-United Press tish passengers on board.

GREAT DIFFICULTIES CREATED FOR BERLIN

Berlin, June 19.

Frau Louise Schroeder, the Social Democrat acting Mayor of Berlin, opening a special meeting of the City Assembly here tonight, expressed 'great sorrow that it had been impossible for the Allies to agree on a currency reform for the whole of Germany.

Time Flowing Rather Fast

New Dell, June 17. Premler Pandit Nehru said to night that "no change is possible or permissible" in the draft agree- ment on future relations which the Nizam of Hyderabad failed to sign this week.

He told a press conference that the agreement represented the "utmost limit to which the Indian Government can go.

"As time flows on it may not be`enough—and time fows rather

fast."

India's draft agreement provides for-immediate accession-in-sub- stance" until a plebiscite decides the issue at a future date:.~*

"This fact creates great dum- culties for Berlin," she said. The galleries at this City Hall were crommed with British and American, French and Russian, officials present.

"We have heard with satisfac-|

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"Denunciation".

was

of

The German Feople's Council, Executive body of the Commun fat-led People's Congress, tonight issued a formal denunciation "tho erection in western Ger- many of a separate state, an result of the western Zones' cur- rency reform.

The

Big Shipment For Europe

Washington, June 19. Six European countries- France, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, Greece, Britain- with German Bizonia, Trieste and

North French

Africa, were granted $215,071,075

of goods by the Economic Coopera- tion Administration here today In the biggest authorisation yet under Marshall auth

Industrial

Council, which is regard-tural combines, ed in political circles here

aid.

worth

equipment-agricul- electrical and mining

equipment, turbines, the "shadow Government" for a

as radiators, mechanical shovels, persible East German state, des-for the first time, Included

tractor and dump wagons—wak. cribed

currency reform an the allocation.s nouncement 25 the "rape of Previous shipments have been Germany

Marshal Vanțil Bokolovskylief" goods.-Reuter,

confined almost entirely-to "re-

the

Bovlet Commander, was -- tok night understood, to have ao. cepted the advise of the Ger.

man Economic Gounoff in his

zone that East Germany cur- roney reform should.

ild, be post- poned until the position of

Berlin had been clarified.

CONGRESS MAKES

HISTORY

Washington, June 17.

A high Russian political officer] Congress made history

in

today,

tion the statements by the West- wos understood to have told by passing major legislation over orn Allies and by the Russlansteading German politicians to President Truman's veto for the that supplies will continue come into Berlin," Frau Schroeight that the Russian military third time in four

adruinistration

our days. would take no By 207 to 102 vote, the House. der said.

further steps in Herlin until af- passed a Senate-approved buil ter tonight's meeting of the City permitting railways to make rate Council, reported to have been agrestments of the type now bar- postponed from this morning. red by the anti-trust laws.

"It is no longer a currency The vote was 31 mare than problem but the political problem the two-thirds needed to make of the great city of Berlin which the measure Iaw over · Mr. has to be solved," the Russian Truman's objections.-Associated officer is reported to have said. Press.

"Measures are being taken to prevent the old bank notes from the Western Zone streaming in to Berlin. The police have re- ceived immediate orders to pre- vent the import of large quanti- ties of bank notes into the city."

Молеу paid Into Berlin banke after tomorrow will be valid for Berlin's anticipated currency reform only if it is proved not to be "Tugea" money from the othar 24X8**—————

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"Any plan to include the West- em sectars of Berlin in the India and Hyderabad agreed on Western currency reform would the plebiscite but differed on the be an economie tragedy for the nature of the interim arrange-elly," said a spokesman of the ments.—Associated Press.

Communist - dominated Socialist Unity Party.

PAKISTAN AIR SERVICES

Karachi, June 19.

It is officially, announced that Karachi will be linked by air with Calco and Teheran and with Rangoon and Singapore.*****

Licences to operate these routes

The Soviet military adminis- the problem alone but with the tration does not want to solve help of responsible German quar- teri."--Reuter.

PRESS ON REGARDLESS

London, June 19; Mr. Anthony- Eden,. the De- "There is no way out of, the puty Opposition Leader, said present situation; except to today that the six Western strengthen the links of Berlin powers should go ahead" with with the Soviet Zogic, in which their programme for a' West- It lies," he added.--Reuter.

Germany regardless Soviet objections."

Mr. Eden told the Conserva tive Patty' rally that the six power agreement is, an oppor- tunity for making progress with the Wealera union ave

AIRLINER HIJACKED

Vienna, Juse 18.

ern

of

He said: They recognised

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in Balzburg in a divided... time, and; again the who arrived Karachi-Colombo and Ka highjacked Rumanian airliner Western Allies have tried to go rachi-Rangoon Singapore routes will run a service three times tend to return to Rumanla. Bappily there has been ao ros

yesterday said- thoy, did not in-cure the co-operation of the "THE

****Soviet Union in this works... Un- weekly while the Karachi-Teher- An 'Army official said that none an-Cairo route will have a twice would be forced to retum against and crowe must go ahead now *ponse to any, of these: efforts Weekly service.

1: their Will Vikings, Dakotas and Sky- The announcement said. "As the fun and sook to establish a do with those who will work with is is known there is no outstand-mocratic form of Governmen masters will be used,

The air licences, granted with ing political: Ogures among the in-Woem Germany, and Seneble effect from Jify it next, will be praanogers."

that cufantry to play aN CONT väld for, eight years depending The Army withhold details of five part in sile, oco upon the capital expenditure in the Wight and the identity of the covery of Weste volved. Associated Press.

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