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PLANES TO BEAT BLOCKADE

Americans To Fly Supplies To Berlin FIRST ACTION TO COUNTER SIEGE

Berlin, June 26,

Every available United States transport plane will.

be thrown immediately into service to fly sup plies to blockaded west Borlin, a high United States military government official announced today.

This was the first action taken by the Western Allies to counter the Russian siege" of the city's three Western Zones, which began on Thurs- day. This huge transport plane Herr Wilhelm Pieck, Chairman the Communist-led Socialist fleet will carry foodstuffs and of emergency supplies for the Unity Party, declared this morn- Germans as

well as supplies Ing that the crisis would not end "until the western alles leave for the western occupation Berlin."

forces, the official stated.

No gure could be obtained' of

Three trainloads of potatoes

the number of planes available, arrived at a Berlin western sec- but the fact that the British |tor station today, a British trans Gatow airfield is being used In- port oMcial disclosed, adding dlented that it was well over a that he thought the trains had 100.

slipped through the Russian blockade "by accident."—Reuter,

The

officials stressed that I would be quite impossible to fly in full rations of food and coal the civilians, us such on would require at legsi heavy plones daily.

for

0

maintain electricity sup→

plies in the western sectors al-

so cut off by the Russians coal

will shortly be allocated to

the

RED LEADER'S VIEW

Berlin. June 28. Wilhelm Pleck, Germany's Com-

Elephants In A Glass

"PANG," "Jung”20′′ Harry's New York Dar was the first on the market today' with * "Dewey Cooktall." Andy McElhone, son of the proprietor, Invented the drink which

two-thirds' rye whisky, and eno-third Italian Vermouth" with two dashes of ource.

It makes you see Repubil. can elephants,” Harry guaran- teed. United Press.

ALLIES JITTERY,

SAY REDS

Lord Louis Envoy To Russia?

London, June 20. Persistent reports that Rear Admiral Lord Louls Mount- batten may be named British Ambassador to Russia were. revived today by the dis closure that Sir Maurice Potorsen, present envoy in Moscow, is returning home

soon.

British Foreign Office oficials and other Whitehall sources have discounted strongly but not ruled out altogether the possibility that the ticklish Soviet diplomatic post will be pressed upon Lurd Governor- There was

of India,

who-retumed to among Allied personnel in Ber-London only this week, lin, the. Soviet-controlled Bor-

London, June 20.

nervous tenslonntballen, former

lin Radio sald tonight, adding b. Hepticism thus far has been

upon Lord Mountbatten's

determination to

that between 100 and 180 Alll-avowed ed officials were leaving Berlin back into active Naval service as soon as possible to avoid loss of daily.

seniority, which might handicap

munist boss, declared today that waiting list for plane bookings, Lord,

There was a three-weeks his chance of becoming First Sea

carrying

a post held by his father the "Berlin crisis can only be} it electric plants from the Ameri- settled when the Western Allies evacuating their quarters in the

It added. The Americans were prior to World War I.

The Foreign Oce, meanwhile, can army stocks in the city, it leave Berlin. The tension hero suburb of Zehlendorf and 140 reported that Sir Maurice Is due was stated.

is still-increasing and nobody can aircraft were leaving Tempelhof for leave from Moscow and said say whether the crisla can and Airport daily,

away definitely he was not being re- will be solved by peaceful means. furniture from villas occupied by cult of East-West tension in Ger- called for consultations as a re- the Americans.

A spokesman sald Air The Radio declared it was the many. chairman of the Socialist Unity official British opinion that the Maurice Fetersen's health has ret or Communist Party claimed that Western. Allies could not stay on

Feen of the best-Associated the Russians fed Berlin after its in Berlin if the present Soviet Fress,

British Roquest

to

Earlier today, the British Military Governor, Bir Brian Robertson has asked the Soviet to reopen the traffic lines Bertin's three western sectors. Up to this evening, there was no hlat of a Rusalan reply to General Robertson, but it was thought that they might order a limited relaxation of the ban on passenger trame when their money conversion ends on Mon- day night.

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The white-haired 72-year-old i

capitulation in 1945 and would do

|it again once the Western Powers

clear out-United Press.

MR.

measures continued.--Router.

NEW IRAQI

BEVIN ANGRY CABINET

London, June 26.

(Britain angrily denounced Russia's food and fuel blockade of Berlin as a “ruthless" attempted singe - and sought a Western Power plan" for combatting it.

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For the second time within

Baghdad, June 20, Muzahim El Pachtchi, diplomat with a long career in foreign capi- tals, today formed a new Cabinet replacing that of Premier Sade.

Puchachl took the portfolio of Foreign Affairs along with the Premiership.

In- Other members

-All—the American-Embassy cluded-four-members-of-the-out- 24 hours Foreign Secretary would say was that "the fullest going Cabinet Interior, Mustfa Ernest Bevin and United States exchange of views took place." Ambassador Lewis Douglas met

El Basiam; Works and So-

Elumarl; Communicaencor

to discuss the Soviet action. In the official statement Bovincial Affairs, Jadal

Throughout the day the tele. formally reaffirmed Britain's in-Education, Najib en; and

This would enable thouEancis of Berliners, stranded in the western zones, to return home.

sector The 2,000,000 western Berliners pulled in their belts little tighter as the battle of the mark entered the week-end.

The British and American, au- thorities have banned partles and receptions by the occupying forces which would use up food urgently needed by the Germans.

Soviet To Blame

sxpected that the

Bevin was given a report from currency, already nicknamed the "rouble mark," the Togliche Rundschau, Soviet- would be pulled out of ale controlled newspaper in Berlin, culation. At noon because of quoting London circles as saying largo-scale forging of the Britain plans to get out-of-the- stampe which distinguish it German capital and is now con- from the old Reichemark. aldering a method. In hia letter

He called Marshal

William in Sir Sokolovsky, Soviet Commander Strang, Permanent Foreign Of- In Germany, General Robertson fice Under-Secretary in said that the responsibility for of German-affairs.

It was now Bovlat

.to

"undue and avoidable suffering"

in Berlin lies with the Russians

traffe channels were not

opened.

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Gener

In a separate letter,

Military Clay, American Governor, said that he was still prepared

Το meet Marshal Sokolovsky, to discuss the con- tinuing trade relallons between the Soviet and American_zones, cut since the currency, reform-a week ago.

Strike Called

}

The others brought in were All phone lines between Berlin, Lon-tention to sit tight in the Ger-

Finance; Mohammed don, Paris and Washington wore max capital. U. S. Secretary, of Muntaz, busy

the Western Powers State George Marshall en pre, Hassan Kubba, Justice; and Mir- sought a concerted plan for vious -occasions-has-taken-the|Jah--Hlilah, Economics-United-

same position.-Associated Press. Press. peaceful solution.

ame

Strong Languago

charge

CAPITULATION BY

EMPLOYERS

Washington, June 26,"

|John L. Lewis' now coal miners contract today ap- peared to signal the final collapse of industry's hold-the-line campaign against a "third round”. of post-war wage increases.

Together they placed to. gether a torse dénial but one!... wrapped In sama of the strongest official language used thus far by the Foreign of- fice in dealing with Rusla versus the West disputes. It was read to

to Daws 'con- ference by a spokesman who emphasized that it represented. Bevin's official views.

The spokesman said it was drafted Independently of the other Western countries.

Western Allies Talks

Capitulation by U.S. Steel and other steel companies to Lewis' ware demands removed vir- tually the last resistanco in a once-solid front. That front was broken-first-by-General Motors and then General Elec- tric, Westinghouse and other big companies in the last weeks.

Although the steel-companies signed a con-

two

London, June 27. -Union-moetings—today—de~] Meanwhile U. S. Ambassador The United States, Britain manded that workers in the Lewis Douglas met Bevin and and France are consulting to whold of Berlin should be call» | Strang.. They talked for

more day on the first Joint-action have not actua United Me

track

ad out on strike, extensibly in than an hour. What agreements to counter the Soviet attempt protest against the introduc" they reached If any remained a

their spokesman admit- to remove them from. Berlin. tion of the western currency. sécret.

Talks are under way in Berlin, luctantly with the dollar-a-day ted they would go along “re- London and

Washington. pay raise and 20 cents per ton American Ambassador, Mr. Lewis Douglas, saw the British Under welfare fund contribution. Secretary, Sir William Strang yesterday and may see him again today Sir William saw the French Ambassador, M. Rene Massigli

BOAG

Biost of the British press" pre-

Thoss ware the major points| In the agreements "aigned on Friday by Lewis and the opera, tors who produce 70 percent of the nation's coal.

Steel companies which run so-

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The Times said: "It the Rus pits on July from their annual sians were to force a frisis they vacation which begins: today would reverse the general trend United Press. :

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ture with the Wost........It: máy

ill be the Rusalons are coldly

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