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BLOCKADE IS RAISED Army Jeep First Car Through The Barrier RESUMPTION OF TRADE
Berlin, May 11.
leave Berlin for the lifted at one minute
An American Army jeep was the first car to Wostern Zonas when the blockade was past midnight (local time) tonight. At the same moment, street and domestic lighting went on in Western Berlin.
A report from Helmstedt, on the British-Soviet zonal border, said that a Bri- tish road convoy, heading for Berlin, passed through the British check- point at six minutes poss midnight.
The first jeap out of the city drove through the Western chock-point at
Hamelin bridge on the South Western outskirts of Borlin and headed-- --down-the-mas-for-the-Scviat-shock-peint 300 yards awak it was.
jeep of the United States 16th Infantry.”
16 A Day
by Russian Zone locomotives with Western Zone englue drivers and fremen,
Police patrols, who still check- know my plane's position. 1 still trains will be pulled into Berlin
passing feel safer in the air. el cars and pedestrians between the Soviet and Western sectors this evening, were with- drawn at aldright. Most of the barriers on the sector boundary were taken down on Wednesday
A Germon threw a bunch flowers inter the Jeep as it started over the line. It was followed by a second jeep and then by a Gri- man Mercedes with an attractive girl nt the wheel.
One of the train guards on the American sveting of the train pointed to his revolver and said: "This is just for decuration and only time I hope any of us 12
have to take them is to clean them."
In contrast to the heavily- armed guards who manned the last train to Berlin when it was stopped last year. the guards of The big Soviet sector
power as station of Klingenberg began when the blockade is lift
the trams steaming Into Berlin lifted will deliver electric current to the berotueled by nothing! Western sectors a few minutes fotbal than
automatic pis → Tour tuls within tutal of 56 rounda.
The train in due in the Bri. tish sector of Barlin at about:
6.30 am D.30 . Berlin time. Sir Ro.
Herr before midnight.
itucialf Wissel, West Berlin electricity
chief, told a reporter. "Every- thing has gone Sinoothly." said.
The stream of vehicles passend j quickly through
check post, where
The Russion
the sentries
gave their papers only a cursory glance. Colonel
Boris Kalinin.j
Chief of Staff of the Soviet Gar rison of Berlin, supervised 1814 operations at the Soviet cheek post.
As the British road
COLLVON poured through the British and Soviet checkpoints at Helmstedt
та
bert Ingle
Inglit, Chairman Bipartite Transport travelling in
#pecial
1 24
more
British offelals in Berlin and
Helmstedt refuse to comment on the reports. "The whole matter is a German responsibility und we do not intend to interfere, a
British spokesmon in Berlin
stated.
THE CHINA-MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1949.
Blockade Teaches Value Of Freedom
New York, May 11.
The Mutual Broadcasting System today announced that General Lucius D. Clay, re- tiring United States Military Governor in Germany, sald tonight: "The German peo- ple have toarned the valuo of freedom because of the Berlin blockade."
General Glay made the
.
comment in
Interview with a commentator at the precise moment the blockado was lifted.
General Clay also said: "The airlift has been expen- sive. However, it has paid for itdolf over And through' the advances wo have made in military avia- tion,"United Press,
over
AIRLIFT WAS THE GREATEST EVER
London, May 12.
Britain's Air Minister, Arthur Henderson,, said yes- terday that the Anglo-American' airlift carried 1,583,686 tons of supplios, in 195,530 flights into Borlin.
In the 318 days since the airlift began, Mr. Hender- son told a news conference, British aircraft mode 63,612 flights carrying 369,347 tons of freight.
American planos made 131,918 fights carrying. 1,214,439 tons of food, fuel and supplies, he said.
Mr. Henderson anid-the figures were until noon on Wednesday.
the
"The British contribution in Alights and tonnage has been ap proximately quarter of total," Mr. Henderson suld, "and the U.S. Air Force, with its large Skymaster fleet built during the war, has carried the larger part. The RAF, however, has been responsible for the
the ground organisation."
HONG KONG hulk of
POLITICAL APATHY
London, May 11. The Colonial Secretary, Mr. Arthy Creech Jones, said to day that it is the fault of the, people of Hong Kong if they have not acquired the constitu-
in
On this last day before the end of the blockade of surface routes. sald, British
Ir. Henderson
plantes CATTIEU"
2.102
Tune into Berlin, the best effort to date, Greatest Evor
Mr. Henderson Bald the air- lift will continue for the time boing. Its immediate misalon, he said, will be to restore da. pleted stopke in Berlin.
the
"The operation has given RAF invaluable training in In-
paver £45 million, at roared/stant in all Colonies, the con- craft carried cyt of Berlin about
on, it Is expected to continue "As untli at least 200,000 tons of stocks have been bullt up.
than
ISRAEL VOTED IN TO UN
Flushing, May 11. United Nations
Israel was voted Into the
50th
tonight as the member of the world organisation.
Israel became a nation under UN auspices a year ago on Satur day. Opposition to admitting it to Unambil-dome-solidly-from-thre Arabic bloc, with no other state Joining the negativo, vote.
The galleries burst forth ́ Into Joud cheering when the result of the vote was announced and the General Assembly President, Dr. Herbert Evatt, repentedly rapped; for order.
Dr. Evatt
invited the Jewish
Foreign Minister,
Dr. Moshe Sbrett, to take a place on the speaker's platform immediately A protocol officer escorted Dr. bolow the presiding officer's dais, Sharett to the platform, and, the galleries, joined by applause from delegates on the debating floor, ing. United Press..
Robeson Going To Philippines
lonal position they desire. strument flying and Instrument
Answering questions
the approach procedure in all wea- House of Commons as to whether conditions." Mr. Henderson Airlift Carries On ther the Hong Kong legislature said.
has the confidence of a large and "It has been the greatest all-again broke out into wild cheer- Meanwhile, the airlift, which responsible section of the com-weather flying operation even un-
ostimated to have cost munity, Mr. Creech Joncs
said dertaken by the Service." American and British tax constitutional changes are con- Besides carrying in supplies,
under review.
Mr. Henderson said. British air- stitutional position is constantly 30,000 tons of Treight and more under, review and, where neces-
65,000 passengers.---A550- sary, steps are fuken," sold the ciated Press. of the
An offeint statement tomight Secretary, adding "The slow- group: frums
Lieutenant General Ress of constitutional change in car. John
Cannon, United Hong Kong arises from the mttleg their landing and States Air Force Commander Inapathy of the general public." think ! should not Interfere Europe, said: "The airlift will In answer to another question, with the Government's diacre-
tion in this matter. continue as at present, until an Mr. Creech Jones said that Chi adequate stockpile Is available, nese repatriates from Malaya ore "If the Government have pre- and we are certain that surface sent to a Chinese port in accor-vented deported Chinees
from all the dance with International agree- Indonesia transportation can meet
there requirements of Western Berlin. ment
that would be a matter within Only the future
"The Hong Kong Government their can determine)
have good reason for not per- and Reuter.
said that he hopes that, with
hours, the Holmstedt. Berlin line will again be carry.
ing ita dally pre-bieckade quota
of 8,000 tons to Berlin,
་
Sir Robert said that it is plan-
nest to send an
of 16 average dally freight trades
over the Helmstedt-Berlin
for The time being. Of these, 19 50-car
will carry
only Col.
run
immediately after midnight four will carry fresh potatoes
re-cpen
to communications with Berlin as the blockade was lifted. German police and British mi-
two will take miscellaneous freights.
As the Russians have agreed to) tary price linked arms to hold restore the schedule in effect be back a crowd of almost 800 on-re the blockade, Ave Allied and 4 lookurs.
A
British Train
A
11
German
passenger trains will also operate daily.
Instruc-
K
the exact date whea will end."--Reuter.
-
the airlift
AIR MAIL TO COMMONWEALTH
London, May 12.
The provision of air mail ser- tions for loading transport to Ber- vices for second class mail on lin were given last Friday. Robert said.
Hitch Provented
from
landing
discretion."--United Press
NAVY'S PLANS FOR STANDARDISATION
London May 11.
Sir Commonwealth and Empire rou-The Admiralty aims at the maximum dogroe of
tes to India, South Afrien and Australia is now being considered, the Earl of Listowel, Minister of State for Colonial Affairs. told the House of Lords today.
Still standing in the station as the trucks set out was British military passenger train, listed a DBA.671. which will be the first Allied train to cross
Soviet Zone. Ita de Into the porture was set for 1.23 a.m. The military train will be lewed by
goods train and by a coal train.
On the British military train at Helmstedt was an interpreter. Jaroslav Sawedczak, aged 21. He was deported from his home in Poland to Germany as a slave minute labourer In 1942 shortly after his time)- bitch was reported. It father, a Polish Air Force cap-f was stated that the Sovlet nu- tain, Was shot by Russian and
thorities had demanded that all trains through their Zone Sawedczak,
who became an Berlin should be drawn by Rus- American soldier after immigrasian Zone engines. ting it the United States as
averted Manlia's were displaced
The pipeline of coal, food and other goods can be expected to gow steadily from now on into The Postmuster General hoped Berlin. "We are looking forward to extend the services, 113 und fol-112 a resumption of trade and the when it becomes possible to cover thenwering of barriers," he added, all the area concerned, by the "Together with the Russians we end of the year, he added. can co fol-apart, only very little."
Better services to Canada, in addition to those available to the British West Indies,
also planned.--Reuter.
Earlier-four hours before the Berlin blockade and the counter blockade were due to end at one midnight (local
past
Complications
to
were
ESCOLTA FIRE
standardisation between the Royal Navy and, those of Europe's Western Union countries, the Commonwealth and the United States, Lord Hall, First Lord of the Admiralty, stated today.
He told the House of Lords in a debate on the Royal Navy that a special high level committee and a new division of the Naval Star is being set up within the Admiralty to promote such standartiisation in all its aspects.
Other points he made; The menace of the submarine with a fast underwater speed is a real one,
"We are confident
could deal with any threat which might develop at the present time and the plans we have for the future will enable us to cope with any fast submarine which might come into being," he added.
We
Manila, May 11. The Yateo store on the Escolta, lending business person, expects no when Herr Mueller, the station thoroughfare, was burned out by trouble from any Russians he master at the Helmstedt railway a fire of undetermined origin last may encounter during his duty station, announced later that all night, clestroying merchandise On a suggestion that Russia
trip, I
over the worth about $200,000. outstanding dieullies
as an interpreter on the
The establishment's formidable iron grile prevented the Bremen from fighting the flames effective-
can't ever like them because of resumption of rail traffle to Ber- my father, and if they talk in have been overcome, after rough, I can talk rough, too." day-long conversations between First Lieutenant Allan Porter. East and West Zone railway ex- Bged 30, with more than 120 air- perts. A time-table has teen ly.-Reuter.
was on fixed for trains Crossing the
lift missions to his credit.
board the train, making his first Zone! in crossing the zenal |
to Berlin on the ground.
Each
"It is funny," he said. "When border will have
the
naw
train passed a station and locomotives at Russian
a line
to
change
request,
reading 'Fulda' I but the Russians have dropped found myself reaching for a the demand that personnel will microphone that was not there, also have to be changed. This ready to let the ground stations means that British and American
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Manila, May 11.
The headquarters of the Con- gress of Labour Organisations, the Philippines' most influen- tial labour union, announced today that Paul Robeson, Inter- nationally famous American negro baritone, will be one of the Organisation's special guests at its fourth annual convention in Manila which begins on July 29 and ends the next day.
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except for States General tonight approved American and, Indeed, battleships, the
French War: Ministry, budget for the British battle- current your of 318,594,146 gull- ships are among the most modern ders (about $51,059,500), 33,000,- in the world," Lord Halt also 000 guilders more than last year. said.-Reuter.
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