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Vain Attempt To Break Deadlock Tathay Pacific

Four-Power Talks In Berlin Prove Fruitless

ANGLO-AMERICAN AIR LIFT PROGRAMME INCREASED

י,

Berlin, July 4,

Marshal Vassily Sokolovsky, the Russian Military Governor in Germany, was today reported to have sent letters to the American, French and British Military Governors, loss than 24 hours after they had joined in four-power talks in. ļa vain attempt to break the Borlin deadlock. There was no official confirmation late today of this and nothing was known of the contents of

• the Russion Marshal's letters... Meanwhile, new Western | The Russian-llcensed "Berlinor move to end the "alego" of Zeitung” said. "one way for a Berlin's western sectors was solution would be "all embrac- awaited.

ing negotiations over the

Gor- man problem,"

With the three Western milt- tary lenders receiving no assur- ances on the resumption of traffle from Marshal Sokolovsky at their half-hour talk" last night, many observers, belleved 'action would now be transferred to the highest diplomatic plane.

thought in London

This newspaper insisted, how- ever, that proposals made by the Russian-led Warsaw conterenco should be the basis for such talka and not the recommendations made by the six-nation London conference Associated Press.

US Backing Of The West

Washington, July 4,

The long-awaited six-na- tion talks, on United Statos partiolpation in and backing or a Western Europaan mitt tary face, will begin in Washington оп Tuesday, It. was learned here today.""" The talks will be informat. In character.

at, the

outset. Router,

Lambeth Conference

London, July 4. Bishop Rashiro, of Japan, read the Eplalle; and, a United States bishop preached tho sermon at St. Paul. Cathedral today when

Manila Freedom Celebration

Mandla, July

The Republic of the Philip- pines today celebrated the "second anniversary of her in- dependence with an impressive four-hour military · and elvil parado at the Luneta. Manila's waterfront.

The ceremonies, in which an estimated crowd of 500,000 took part

were highlighted by Pres!- dent Quirino's address on the true blessings of freedom. a solemn

flag-raising ceremony in front of Rital's statue, and a parachute drop from plane Dying 10,000" feet over Manila Bay by Major Cushlog, the famous guerilla lea-

President Quirino said. the Philippines Fourth of July signi- fed both freedom to the Philip-

* Cabinet Meeting Mr. Devin will report to a spe- circles that thereal Cabinet meeting on Monday over 300 bishops from all parts pines and gratitude to America.

оп

the

wan diplomatic will be no final decision of the aending of

to discuss developments in the of the world attended a service To both countries it should like- note from the

Berlin crisis. On Saturday United Slater, Britain

the inaugurating the Lambeth Con-wise signify from now and France to Moscow at least un.

of faith, Russian commander there refus-fference of the Anglican Com periodle reaffirmation til Mr. Ernest Davie, the For-

ed to tell the Western

friendship and copfldence in one Alles munion

their when the food blockade might be

solemn A gloomy morning did not de-another, based on eign Sperstary, retučna Lon-W

ufted.

tract from the scarlet and white covenants and mutual commit don tomorrow.

While

attending a rally in splendour as the processions, ments-Reuter. Stepping up the great Anglorer from the Foreign Office in siomury Dioceses of the East and

Norfolk, Bevin received a messen-beaded by bishops of the Mis American airlift to keep Berlin's Ker western sectors supplied with London with the latest informa- | Africa, moved slowly round the food, Britnin today sent giant tion on the Berlin situation,

Cathedral. Sunderland fytug boats to join

Some observers think the next The Conference opens ht Lam- the fleet of transport planes serv

move will be United gatesbeth Palace, the end on hame In

ing the capital at an ever-in-Dritish - French joint protest of the Archbishop of Canterbury, creasing tempo,

directly to the Kremlin. Asso- tomorrow. It will be its eighth |ciated Press.

session since 1807,-=feuter","

Air Lift Expansion

The first five Sunderlands

la

be used to supply Berlin touched down near Hamburg this after- noon. They will take von sup- plies and land on one of a string of laker running through the Westerh'sectors, of Berlin..

COLD WAR MAY BE

INTENSIFIED

Borlin, July 4...

At the American sector airport, The Russian-licensed pross today bitterly attacked

161 British and 187 American

planes, loaded with supplies, jonded in the 24 hours up to noon today.

was reported by the

7.

the city's non-Communist Magistrato as "bank- rupt” and “incompetent" and once again. took up Soviet demands that the Western - Allies leave Berlin.

Air. Disaster Mexico

.

Mexico City, July 4 A chartered airliner missing two days over South-eastern Mexico has apparently crashed about 70 miles north-west- of: Vera Cruz, killing eight Ameri- cans and six, Mexicans aboard, according to a report by. the United States Consul in Vera Cruz.

An American Embassy search plane sighted airplane wreckage in that area, but has not yet identi- Red

It positively os the missing plane.

The Consul said, “A native of Vera Cruz saw & plane fly over them and heard an explosion.

He went to the place, looked in-

COAL FOR BERLIN

The Western military leaders lold Marshal Sokolovsky at his headquarters Berlla

hear

last The Soviet German press Maron claimed that the side the plane and saw several night of the diMalt-food-position-completely ignored the refusal magistrate has proven z himself bodies. Apparently the plane. in the western sectors, according of Marshal Vassily Sokolovsky "not only unable but also un-bursed, leaving no survivors to the official Soviet version of yesterday to lift the Berlin willing to represent and secure The missing plane had been the talks. The Soviet marshal blockade. They carried only a Berlin's Interests" and added, chartered by the Joint United- magis States-Mexico Commission study- Soviet brief report of the Soviet News "The bankruptcy of licensed Gerrian news agency to Bureau with no comment.

trate

policy is com

ing foot and mouth discase among have told the Western generals

But that the holdup on the railway magistrale, who staunchly

Meanwhile, a British Air Min- Mexican cattle.--United Press. press blasts against the istry spokesman said that glant from Berlin was only one of

Sunderland flying boats with a sisted Communist domination, many parts of a complex ques were seen as an indication that capacity of some six tons will

! Duesseldorf, July 4. He said the Soviet authorities the Russians may go much fur-begin landing on Berlin's lakes next week in an Anglo-Ameri- in their rapidly warming can air blockade running opera DENA, reported that the North The German, newa agency, were taking steps to repair the "cald war" in Berlin. railway line

tion. Ten of the great, water Rhine-Westphalia Cabinet deeld- He blamed the three Westernmann Matern, charged in a front command squadrons at Calshot of coal to the western sectors of The Communist länder, Her- planes will leave their constated today to allocate 100,000 tons Allies for having "produced the present difficulties themselves page article of the party news-near Southampton tomorrow and by their "separate acts and split-paper, Neues Deutschland, that y to the Elbe estuary near the anti-Communist "majority' of Berlin's magistrate and City Hamburg to pick up supplies for

besieged Berlin.-United Press. Assembly are already at work to destroy the basis of living

tion.

ting measures."

Now Currency Law

ther

Under, a new currency law conditions of Berlin's popula- Issued last night. Western sectortion, workers will

be able to claim reasonable and far-sighted peo- "Has not the me come where only 25 per cent of their wages.ple of all parties in Berlin should gather-to-secure a uniform onl

in the new Deutsche marks.

The

-regulation thus re-

Bombay Riot

1

........ -Bombay, July 4*** “Rioting-between Hindus and

cognises the existence of the orderly administration of the elty į Mosierius liroke out In Central |

capital's doulite currency. This provoked fears In some German quarters in the west- ern sectors that, the Western ppware › were taking the first

step to abandon the attempt to Introduce the Western "Deut. icha_mark” into Berlin,

A statement expline what is

law declared: . valuable is scarce, the Deutsche

mark must remain comparatively scarce in Berlin"-Reuter.

· Not Unhopeful Wymondham, Norfolk, July 4,

Mr. Ernest Bevin, the Foreign Secretary, told an audience of several thousane here today that he would not accept the stärva- tion of 2,500,000 Germans in Ber- In to be used as an instrument of policy by the Russians.

The

Ja

"I am not unhopeful that sanity will prevail," he declared. great "air liti." over the Ger- IOAN capital would grow strength as the days went on and the starvation-weapon_would-not- be allowed to succeed, he add- od ---Neuter.

Allied and German' oMcials alike are looking to Washington, London and Paris to undertake direct negotiations with Moscow.

Such a

a stop is generally re Tarded as inevitable and impera five following the fallure of the four occupation commanders to ut come to agreement yesterday. the Babelsberg headquarters

ters of the Soviet commander, Marshal Vassily Sokolovsky.

The authoritive British-licensed newspaper

paper "Die Welt" comment- The Habelsberg deadlock that the blockade of Bar- Un can no longer be resolved in Berlin. The centre of this su lies in Moscow. That fact wi 'dotermino' the. nox! step of tho

three western" government, 11:1 assumed

long."

they

of Berlin?" Matern asked.

Order To Mayoress

Bombay tonight. People

About nine

It was Matern who on Friday, ad were injured, the police told the Communist-sponsored A-tramear_wa_set_on_fire_ People's Council that the Rus-

The rioting started after a per- slans had sent an order to the son had fallen from a tramcnr.in city Mayoress, Fraulein Louise the Matarbouri district. Within Schroeder, demanding that she an hour, the trouble spread to

Soviet authorities.

stone-t

accept only instructions from the four adjoining and knife attacke. leader, Karl Maron, niso nitack are not linown. Police chiefs Another Berlin Communist Casualties through police firing ed the magistrate in an article visited the riot spots and the in the official Soviet German situation was reported under con- newspaper, Taegliche Runds-trol thortly before midnight.---

Reuter.

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