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MUTUAL ACCUSATIONS Alleged Hampering Of Inter-Zonal Trade

PLANNERS GET BUSY

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Berlin, May 14.

The Eastern and Western authoritics today accused each other of hampering inter-xonal trade, while four-power economic plan- ners here quietly got on with the job-and are reported to be making good progress.

British transport advisory officials alleged that the Russians are not allowing vehicles to use the Autobahn trom Berlin to Western Germany between 8.00 p.m. and 6.00 a.m., demanding supporting documents in addition __to_inter-zonal passes from travellers entering the Soviet Zone.

The Russian authorities, complaining that the Western powers had failed to"

lift the counter-block ade entirely, are reported to be claiming the right to decide whether exports from Western Berlin should be allowed through thair Zone.

the Suviet ! of

Today,

cargo

Western transport ollicials said The delegates

It was the 110-ton barge Anna, that so far few goods have left Zone Economie Commission and which is transporting gift parcels the city, most food trucks relatn the zonal Economic Adminis- and general cargo to Berlin. The

tration will discuss the restump-skipper of the

Rudolf ing empty to the Western Zones

barge. The Western Commandants of tion of inter-zonal trade in Ber-Schuetle, who has made hund- Berlin, meeting As the Western Ba on Monday, the Soviet-Beens-reds of Journeys on the Elbe to Koinandatura, terlay approved an

ed ADN News ed AL

agency reported Berlin, said that he is not wor- "Occupation Statute" for Greater today.

ried by the Russian control but Berlin, which gives the "Western" The Bizonal Economic Adminis-he doubted whether the Russian

officials will elvil authorities practically thetration,

message

inspect the same power as the Western Al-Jagreed with the Soviet Zone Com- until tomorrow. He hopes to be iles have already given the Westmussion's proposal to send a de- in Berlin on

on Monday afternoon. German Parliamentary Council legation to Berlin, the agency said, The owner of the barge is his at Bonn.

father, who,

Like many other Bizonal exports topped #26-barke proprietors the Eibe, 000,000 during April and set up jħas only one boat, powers to

A new monthly post-war record, He said the next barge to come Mr. William Logan, Director of up the river will be the Martha, the Joint Export-Import | carrying a load of oranges Agency, ha announced here.general cargo for Berlin

It grants wide legislative, ex- Judicial

ecutive and

The April exports surpassed the March figures by £3,750,000.

the "Western" City Assembly, but reserves to the Allied Kemmanda- turn control in several folds, ins cluding disarmament and demitt- sation, banking, external re-

and foreign trade. The Berlin headquarters of the Communist-sponsored

People's Congress estimated tonight that 12,000,000 Russian Zone Residents will vote in the Congress of Germany's trade with Eastern tions" tomorrow and Monday,

The Congress, in an appeal to voters, who can only accept or a block list of candidates, reject has called tar:

The Economic Co-operation Administration is prepared fully to restore the post-war pattern

not

European countries, Mr. Norman H. Collisson, head of a special ECA Mission, reported in Frank- furt

today. This will

draw Western THIS WH German unity, and an early Germany into the Russian orbit of peace trenty. The withdrawal of

influence, but

pierce the all occupation forces. East-West Iron Curtain and probably spur falks between Germans and a

Eastern European interest in trade common

throughout with the West, he said. Germany,

currency

"Unity" Appeal

will

on

nd

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The Russian control point is miles further up the river at Wilenberg-Reuter.

Royal Visit Definitely Off

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 10, 1949.

SMUGGLING ALLEGED IN HK SHIPS

werd

Ban Francisco, May 15, Smuggled

worth goods 120,000,000 in Chinese Com. munist doltare night wileged by the Com munlet controlled Palping Radio to have been recently discovered aboard two Hong * Kong ateamora which had sailed from the British colony to Tientsin.

The names of the stormors are given as the Nanchang and the Hunan which, the Radio sald, belong to a firm in Hong Kong.

The #muggled articles, which were all confiscated, Included plastics, saccharino and dehydrated coffee, the Radio claimed.

It

It also wald that since wae the steamers' first voy- age to Red-occupied Tiontin the authorities there. trasted the caso lgniently. The cap-

the

given owners word stern warning-Reuter.

RIOTERS FIRED ON BY POLICE

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Tripoli, May 14. The police opened fire several disperse times here today to attacking crowds of Arabs, who were incensed over the British plan for Libya. Troops were called out.

Earlier today, an angry crowd had stoned civil and military po- lice after an Arab general strike and protest demonstrullons.

AGREEMENT NEAR ON INTER-ZONAL TRADE PROBLEMS

Borlin, May 15.

The three Western powers and Soviet Russia toach- od almost complete agreement yesterday an the mechanics of restoring Germany's East- West trade and full agroomont is'likoly next Wednesday.

From then on, says Lawrence .F. Wilkinson, econ- omic adviser to the US. Military Government, inter-zonal German commerce should start moving. At the moment, despite the lifting of the blockade on Thursday, it is merely a dribble.

Simultaneously, the United States, Britain and France ap-; Western Berlin, and the Rus- slans declared their intention to resume reciprocal deliveries to members of the Inter-Allied Beramilansågenus {anëtar for reparations delivered to her from Western Germany in the past.

The economic advisers of the big four military governmenta wound up three days' of cof- ferences yesterday.

Business Leaders Warning

Washington, May 14.

American business leaders warned the United States Gov..

Mr. Wilkinson issued a stato- |èrnment today that, unless State ment saying:

very

good Is that

"We are making

position progress. The both sides give and take a little and we will probably come out with a solution somewhere in the middle."

Currency Issue

Russia wants the revival of old East-West German trade egreoments

were 最佳畾~

The

arc

on

spending is cut, the stability and efficiency of the national conomy will be seriously af- fected.

They suggest, through their powerful Economic Development Committee, that the President be empowered to streamline Gov- crnment departments as 1 start. towards eliminating hundreds of millions of dollars waste.

The Committee states that the! which pended when the Ruslans, budget is too big, and lists among blockaded West Bertin fast the factors raising Federal ex- June.

penditure, a $6,000 million in- crease in defence and foreign aid, Western powers have con- tended that the agreements are

The Committee say that Pre- outmoded, violate the current sident Truman proposes next year supply

and demand markets and

to spend over $40,000 million. based a single Mark With increased taxation, this will currency for all Germany, since reduce the cash surplus to less supplanted by West Marks and than $1,000 million East Marks for which there is no

even if the present level of national income completely satisfactory exchange does not decline. formula.

The Committee says u tax in- Mr. Wilkinson said the meet-crease is not necessary since.

be suspended ings wil

until barring unforeseen international Wednesday to give all a chance developments, spending can be to work out new trade charts. reduced. President Truman has He said it is likely that the full asked for $4,000 million in addi- agreement will be signed, sealed tional taxes.-Reuter. and delivered that day

A hundred leaders from all t over the country mel and decid- ed on disobedience and armed resistance against the implement-

of the British plan for Libya, which was passed by the United Nations Political Com- milice.

ation

Sydney, May 14. The "Sydney Herald", in a report from 'its Canberra cor-

said today that Mounted police barred the road respondent, Ministers who have talked with from the Senusst mosque to the the Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, British administration headquar- demonstration oc- since his return from Londoners as fresh are convinced that there is no General Assembly has decided to curred over reports that the UN likelihood

now of the King return former Italian colonies In visiting Australia.

Africa to Italy.

British military police and continue to patrol

Willing To Soll "Western Germany is ready to sell Eastern Europe everything it An article by Dr. Otto DI.

wants to buy-everything except, bellus, Evangelical Bishop of

King George and Queen Eliza- war materials," Mr. Collison de-

beth were to have visited Aus-ocal police Berlin and Brandenburg, "ear-clared.

New Zealand with the city. nestly and urgently demanding He predicted: "Under the imtralia and

half of this year, but the visit was cancelled because of the King's health.

Mr.

the unity of Germany," publish-pact of revived East-West trade. Princess Margaret during the first ed in the official Boviet news: the Iron Curtain will fall; it is bound to fall, and I do not mean paper, "Taeglische Rundschau," boun on the eve of the elections, is through armed force." expected to have effect.

considerable

(Sir Ivane Kirkpatrick, Under- Secretary of Strite for German Affairs in the Foreign Office, said in Paris today that it would be

He considers it self-evident that Western political ideals will now Eastwards on

the heels of ports.

Last November,

All British families have been advised to remain in their quar- ters except when doing necessary marketing under an armed guard.

Incidenta Included rock throwing and vandalism AS small groups of Arabs formed at points in Tripali olty and paraded with Senusal banners Red flage. They were dispersed by police.

Las

Chifley read to the House of Representa- tives in Canberra a message from the King in which he said: "You sure that I look on it Uniter the present graft ECA fay be

of the visit) export-import (the cancellation Bizonla's plans, misleading to say that Britain had! be brought

trade with Eastern Europe will only as a postponement, and that

and when when circumstances permit, I by 1952-53. subscribed to any plan for

shall make every effort to come Marshall aid ends, to some 20 per withdrawal of sccupation troops cent of the Bizone's total trade and see you once more.”~Reuter. to North German ports,

(Dr. Philip Jessup, United target. This is expected by then

to be £700,800,000 both ways.

PI TO PROTEST ON REPARATION

Manila, May 14.

Shops have been opening and then shutting as parades pass. States Ambassador-at-lurge, said K achieved, the 1952-53 trade

(The British plan for the yesterday that a report that thewith Eastern Europe will be three

former

which Italian colonies, United States is considering such with

more than Nazi Ger-

WOS contained in the Bevin- a plan is inaccurate and highly per cent more misleading."

many's peak in

in 1936.

Sforza agreement of “Just week, Mi. Collisson pointed out that

would transfer Tripolitania from (Slr Ivane. Dr. Jessup and M.

The Republic will fle o pro-British to Italian trusteeship in. Alexandre Parodi, of France, met Anglo-American Zone

In the first year of ECA, the test with the Far Eastern Com-

1951. at Germission against the United States in Paris today for preliminary talks for Bl

in stopping Four" Conter-many had negotiated trade agreein

ments with Poland, Hungary, parations from Japan.

(On May 10, the United Na- ence on Germany to be held in Rumanía, Finland, Czechoslovakia

tlons Political Sub-Committee, Paris on May 23.)

The protest will be formally considering the future of the Mr. Arthur Henderson, Secre, and Yugoslavia, In spite of the presented to the Commission by colonles, decided against an Iraq

Ambassador Carlos P. Romulo, proposal for Air, took off Soviet antagonism to the Euro- tary of State

that Libya--of which from Berlin's Gotow Aleport to-

penn Recovery Programme.

head of the Philippines delegation Tripolitania is part should be day after a short inspection of the

to the United Nations, either this granted immediate Independence). airlift.

evening or tomorrow.-Reuter.

Reuter and Associated Press,

the

Daring his tour, Mr. Henderson told airlift men that the people at home were proud of them and grateful for the contribution they had made to the stabilisation of the international position.

Barge Through

Though in 1949 Eastern Europe bought only tour per cent of Hizona's total exports (£125,- 000,000) and supplied only two per cent of its imparts (£354,000,- 000), Mr. Collisson predicted that "The ending of the blockade it will be increasingly dimeuit for

Russia

dominate constitute a does not settlement of the outstanding dif Europe trade in view of the ris- fleullies which exist between the ing production in Western Euro- Russians and the Western demo-pean Marshall Plan countries.

flual

cracies," Mr. Henderson said. "That is a task for the Council of Foreign Ministers.

···Talks Today"-undan

"The Royal Air Force and the United States Air Force, by their efforts, however, chubird us to reuch a position where we can negotiato without being subjected

to

Eastern

"If the Russians try to tell the Poles where to well their hard coal, the Polos are going te jook_dawa_thple_nosta. Thoy. know that they can s81) it to the West for hard currency or badly needed industrial equip- ment," he said.

The first barge to make the trip from Hamburg into the Soviet

to duress. It may well be necesZone sineo the blockada nas III-

sey to continue the airlift for

ed arrived at the British control

a time in order to maintain this point at Schnackenburg, in the position," he said.

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Rome, May 14. Princess Chams Fatemih Pahlevi, sisters of the and Princess

Shah of Persia, arrived in Rome by air today from Teheran

They are staying here for a few days, Reuter.

The

Vienna, May 14.

The Government announced today that Russia has agreed to lift its restrictions on the flow of goods between the occupation zones of Austría.

announcement said that Colonel-General Alexel Sheltov, Soviet Deputy High Commission- er, had assured Chancellor Leo- 25, the Soviets will permit the pold Figl that, effective on May

free movement of coal, mineral and oil products, wood and wood products, metals, feeds and anim al fodder-United Press.

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