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TERROR REGIME IN THE RUSSIAN ZONE

'Divorce Husbands,' Advice

Berlin, February 8.

The Social Democrats alleged today that the droad Soviet secret police forco (AVD) has imposed a terror regime in the Russian occupation zone, The anti-Communist Western Berlin press reports

• that 100 political refugees are fleeing to Berlin daily from Eastern Germany.

In a report entitled "political

'The American-leonser Der suppression of the German Abend reported renewed nelivity population In the Soviet occupa- by the Soviet secret police at tion zone," the left of centre So-their main prison in Berlin.

"At present about 200 pri. einl Dernocratic party says:

thera, sonera are hold since 1945 without having been Interrogated more than once," Der Abend reported.

London, February 7, Two Soviet wives who are not allowed to join their British

"The real holder of stato power husbands over here were conli- dentially advised last November in the Soviet zone is the Soviet by the Gritish Ambassador, to secret pollee."

Russians have re-estab-

Ir them

wome

them

Include children and

orbitince then the Westereed Thr the testonding Cells

Slate, My Hector McNeil. foldful terror regime developed by

They Parliament today.

the Nazis with an all-powerful At the time

they were belanseret dice force, concentration mothers with babies, it said and persecuted by the Soviet authori- camps aut forced labour camp added:

live In "The prisoners ties, he added, and recently were

The driven to such a state of despair flussions have one Informer for crowded cells without windows,

every 100 persons in the Bo-and

that they tried to commit sui» | ckle.

report sald

viet zona. *The

Frenelf-licensed

that the

Mr. McNell said the Ambassa-

Kurier ctor' wrote to the

Russian au-reports that an average of 100 thorities pointing out that their Germans are fleeing to the Wes molestation was able to cause tern sectors of Berlin every day

"This unfortunately a tragedy.

from the Soviet zone, har litle or no effect on the So- viet authorities," he said.

Borlin Prison

Most

the of them are from uruntum mines at Aue, Saxony.

The Kurler said that other re- fugees Inelle "men and women

and rarks of nil professions.

of the population from all areas of

"The Ambassador could not encourage them in any hopes of change of Soviet policy and thought the course he took would be the kindest in the circumstances."

Mr. Christopher Hollis, Con- aervulive,,who had asked why divorce had been advised, said the Soviet recupation zone.

he had a letter in whirly one of

An American military govern- reported that

the wives stated the Embassy adetent official has

vice "makes me more delerinin 10 German fled from the S- ed to go on,"-Reuter.

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Landan. February 7. Helen Creswell, believed to be the oldest actress in the world, died at her London home today aged 103.

viet zone Into Berita during the first two weeks of January.

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Importance

Of Colonies To Britain

Hastaden, February 8.

Mr. Emanual Shinwall,

War Minister, sald here to- day that a auro, way to eco- nomlo independence for Bri. tain is the development of

colonies.

her

"There are vast possiblil- tiss In Afelca, where we can safely invest financial and

materia!

resources with ultimate benefits to ourselves and also to the native peo- ples," the Minister kald.

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IN OPENING

EVIDENCE IN PARIS LIBEL CASE

Paris, February 7,

A tall, strongly-built blonde, Madame Zinaida Gor- lova, ex-wife of Victor Kravchenko, author of tho anti-Soviet bost soller, "1 Chose Froadom," said in court today that he had beaten hor and used obscene language. Dressed in black, with an upswept hair style, she told the court hearing Kravchenko's libel oction against the French Communist magazine, Les Lettres Francaises, that she now has only feel- ings of "repulsion and contempt" for him. The court was crowded by jbeen forced by the Soviet politi- people anxious to hear Madame cal police to come to Paris and Gorlava, who flew from Russia testify against him.

He alleged the police had al seitetes ne stirrere context text tesupainatustresskorpus

husband.

" am not one to despise what is called the Empire," he added.

e no reason why we should not seek to coment In a great economic countries of tha unit the

That con- Commonwealth.

of nations, but would be a stop in the right direction." -Router.

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Kravchenko sat only a few feet away from his former wife, Oc- casionally he lifted his head from his notes to glance side-

that Kravchenko

and left

gone away

their only light comes TANKER'S MISHAP ways at her through a slot in the door. They plank beds sleep on wooden

is com- without blankets, Food pletely insumclent. either are denied any food, are For punishment the prisoners

handcuffed or are brough! to 'stonding cells where they have

Try on Mar MacEUTRUSTA

was "a formar Tearlet officer" and her mother had been sent to Siberia,

Madame Gorlova Interrupted I refuse to listen to him with: such lies,"

This wns followed by con-

Sho London, February 7. had hod

her fusion when Kravchenko, Ma- The Norwegian tanker Norh-without a sou" for some time, dome Gorlovs, their lawyers and vind (8,234 tons) Bound for and Swansea, South Wales, from the ad when he came back he beat translators all began shouting at broke the crockery, her,

WDZ once. Persian Gulf, put in at Aden to very jealous and overwhelmed In the opening stages of to- tiny with a broken

cam shaft, her with. reproaches. "becaute day's hearing, Kravchenko's law- Lloyds ngent there reported.

she had no dowry."

yer said that some the Soviet Repairs have started. Anders.

witnesses are members of the Communist Party and are bound by its discipline. In these circums- tances the evidence of Soviet witnesses must be treated with the greatest reserve, he added. Reuter.

to stand all the time."-Associat-Jahre and Company are the man- ed Press..

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British Property

In Palestine

London, February 7.

British claims and British property interests in Palos- tine are to be considered following de facto re- cognition of Israel by Britain.

This was stated in the House Answering question on an- of Commons today by the other subject, Mr. McNell said Minister of State, Mr., Hector that up to December 31, 1948, the number of German Jews and McNeil.

anti-Nazis resident in the British Mr. McNeil Bald the questions Zone of Germany, who claimed

Kung Hong broalcasting on frequency of 845 kilocycles per second and on She began her earver in 1872 8,52 megacycles per second in the will be considered with various that their properties were taken and retired from the state 1031 meire baut, years later. Reuter.

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One evening he said to her "Well, it is time for you to go. for want a highly paid job." She went back to her family.

Wanted Abortion She told the court: "I have not seen Kravchenko for 12 years. I pray God, that not a single trait of this man remalas in my son. Do not think I hate him. I have no longer any feeling for him-- just repulsion and contempt. This man is capable of any lies."

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