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THE CHINA MAIL,› TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1956, 921",
WILL BONN MAKE A DEAL WITH RUSSIA?
GERMANY TODAY By JOHN FISHER
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five
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First of a now sorios of articles by the well- known diplomatic correspondent just returned from
the tour of Western Gormany at invitation of the Federal Corman Covernment.
ILL
Been und West Ger-
In every one many make n deal persons in West Germany is
refugee, no politielen can openly with Soviet lose sight of the problem. The Russia to get the official line to Germans in the Russian out of Bast Ger. Soviet zone is at: "If possible, stick it out, Stay at your post." many? That is what many
In other words: "We will save diplomats, ard ordinary you in the end.
But when you ask the average people too, would like to
German. "What action should know at this time.
to secure reunlica- be taken tion?" the reply is vague.
They remember the suckten pact signed in 1939 between
The German question can be - Molotov and Ribbentrop which paved the way for an all-out settled only as part of a world East and attack on the West They see settlement between
West. one frequent answer. that West Germany has recent- There are suggestions that ly recounted the Soviet Union West should inuke sarrifices and scorpied
An- the Near East or in the For East buscador in Bonn
In order to promote reunilea- They recall 11:41 Geymany tion of Gerthuny
Soviet
that The
in
own
Bonn would have to recognise with searchlight In the back Germanies combined to send a the Pankow Government-the ground with a telephone line single winter sports team to the oppressors of 17,000,000 Ger- to the nearest guardroom of the Olympic Games at Cortina. mans as legal.
East German People's Army. Of course, sont Western Further, it would mean that The West side of the border is diplomats consider such contacts the West Germans would lose omotally manned by green- dangerous, They
rock that control over their
very uniformed and unarmed Cus- West Germany will gain nothing prosperous land in order to toms officers, but a few miles that the Communists do not team up with a state which to away there will probably be a wish her to have, and that she not only poverty-stricken but barracks holding a, detachment will Communist in thought, word of Federal Frontier Protection and deed, For the youths East Germany, to whom all the privileges In the new state would 10. have dictatorship of the one sort another for more than 20 years.
of troops, well-armed' and motor-per-be drawn on to
lived under
or
Also, the vast state-run fac- tories of East Germany would create big problems for private
West in
Germany should the Bonn-Pankow merger come off.
industry
Tensions
I cannot see any West Ger mass Government signing & way
its freedom in this way within
to
incd.
Well-guarded
Today oMeinl crossing points, and
there are very few all the Russian re well guarded, side to prevent refugees
from slipping over to the West.
took a car Trom Hamburg north-eastwards to the attore of the Baltic, 1 wanted to see the East-West border again for my- self and to gauge the feelings of the people who live just short
of
The hopes and fears of such If they
per-
no
the foreseeable future and any people are important, the
attempt un Germany's part leave NATO would cut her off felt that the separation of East from Western support, so that and West Germany was she would be bargaining with manent, that they wanted
part of Germans on the other side of the border, the reunifica- Lion of Germany on which Western policy is based would
At present, therefore, the Germans have An emotional urge for reunification without any clear idea how it might be brought about.
Emotional
contemplater
the Russians alone and with her back to the wall, as it were.
Of course, the scone might as in Ger- change in Russia many. The Communist Party, at present biting the dust in West East- Germany. might revive; West trade, at present
unim- portant to West Germany, might become vital as the result of un International slump; or German emotional tensions might rise to
might
Duy a point where it Russia to make some kind of a deal
T
be founded on an illusion.
IL on the other hand, there is give-and-take on the frontier, a kind of informal and partial
might still reunification feasible from the bottom up- wards, on a techntes! If not po-
tical level.
be
Anyone who visits West Ger- many and Berlin and talks to political leaders and editors of various shades of opinion, as have done, is almost certain to conceive this possibility and to the review Western policy in light of it,
will soon have an Brtny of her own, with all the prestige and bargaining power winch this means They know that the in- fluence of that good Extropean, Dr Adenauer, is On Lise wane, and they also know Western Powers, on whom West Germany has hitherts relived in At this moment. I think it is the diplotnale field. Fave com- far to say that no responsible pletely falled to bring about – West German the eminention of Germany private deal with the Soviet Would not be natural for Cision In order to bring about the West German Government to the reunification of Germany, try direct negotiations with Le But if no pregress towards re. the Soviet Unia in order to solve anifcation is made during the problem!
Bulganin visit to Britul--and none is in prospect through a further meeting at the summit- it might be fiteat for even Dr Ademitler's Government W re- fuse bilateral
talks It would be easier to answer
came if one could be Russians if an approach this question
Jor fron the Soviet side,
these Speculating negotiations might lead, we have 1,000
to remember a few hard facts. refugees
The first is that West Ger- arrive every day from the Soviet zure as a living protest against many has very little to offer the Communist oppression,
Ideally the Russians One of Russians.
like West Germany to the must popular of current would Alms, "Heaven Without Stars," merge with East Germany and dents with the tragedy of a girl to withdraw from NATO in re- in Eastern Germany who falls turn for German reunification, have been cut down to give in love with a West German But a merger between Pankow free feld of are, and the odds
and Bonn would mean that are that there is a watch-towered civilian traffic policeman.
Refugees
sure how hotly the desire reanilleation really burns with- in each German breast.
Certainly.
where
the with
But such things are not eastly Dome of predictable. the Intelligent Germans are be-
works realise,
in ginning to favour of the status quo.
The frontier between Free Germany and Slave Germany......
that is, between West and East Germany-runs almost unbroken Czech
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from the Baltic to the border,
You drive up road-and nuddenly it ends in a
vast a eumulation of barbed-wire. If
the railway,
track there
on has probably been torn up the East side,
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At present it is, of course, a continuation of Truman's policy
of the containment of Com
mualsm." It has ensured the re- armament of West Germany as part of the free world, and the continued access to Berlin of the armed forces of the three
Western
Power»- America, France, Britain,
Relaxation
the
slope leading to recognition of the East German regime.
But as I tett Germany I had the feeling, that this might be lers dangerous than the policy of persuading all elements in West Germany (including any wild, nationalists) that tension musi continye in Europe until the two Germanies are one..
TOMORROW: The New German Army
GEORGIA
OLDTOR'S PURGE
APIE ISTANY
How long before they use the other bottle?
London Express Bervtos.
EVE PERRICK REPORTS THE WEDDING PRELIM-
INARIES IN HER SLIGHTLY CYNICAL FASHION
It's a Marx Brothers
Kind of Monte Carlo
I
Monte Carlo
the
I told him the latest story 1 There is, for instance, The chorused the palace staff in N this rock-bound had picked up in Parla on "my
question of the hotel rooms what by now has become their The one about the which have been commandeered theme song. And switched the way down. Ruritania which
to sandstoning for the guests, workmen Dutchman who had organised by the palace takes up about h
the celebrations in
in the courtyard and connection Nobody has yet been indelicate masales square mile of the with the coronation of Queen
to be paid for. And that is all round. French Mediterranean coast Juliana of the Netherlands, an enough to ask if they are going giving a general spit-and-polish
to stage quite a question. known heretofore as the
who was now, Pmage to the
One le matter, though, I 'think might safely be attended Principality of Monaco, but Princess"
the Monaco For, at a time when Monte hereafter less probably as stadium for the royal wedding. Carlo is putting on its biggest without the prince's permission, Kelly's Kingdom, a wedding
and that la the smell on the is being arranged.
landings backstairs.
Arranged,
a spectacular
In
parts.
"He will take care of the tourist attraction, publicity and prestige are all very well but whole thing." I sald wickedly. "Eighteen hundred giris from all cash money has always been an these disarranged, the countries in Europe wearing important Item around
and singing rearranged, so that the final national costumes Russia has stopped "buzzing" result I feel is going to be their mave folk songs. All you civillan aeroplanes that fly to and from Berlin, and has allow-more like that famous Marx have to do is to find somewhere
to put them up." along the Brothers cabin scene than roads to and from Berlin. This the sedate affair of pomp "but somehow I have been ex- appears to be part of the
and circumstance that Russian policy of relaxing ten- sion, und will probably continue Prince Rainier III would Pecting something like this."
as long as that policy prevails.
But the Western Powers are
not content with the situation as It is. They have pledged them- pelves
旮 policy of free col-
to
lections throughout Germany
and have denounced the
German Government ES
illegal tyranny.
There are moral reasons
like.
You may recall that in that scene in "A Night at the Opera" (also an
East MGM production, incidental-
for
"Oh, no," groaned Mr Smith,
TV
He shrugged off the plight of the 1,800 singing sisters as being no concern of his and went on with his labours of trying to put many quarts into a pint pot.
"six hundred and Geventeen anly) Groucho was in a stamp-ournalists, say 400 guests, not
10 mcation newsreels, sized cabin with an outsize cameras, and the film company trunk.
and the cathedral holds about this, of course, but material ones
400.
the throne room under too. Recognition of the Pankow
200," he was muttering as I East German puppet govern From the trunk
left. the ment would weaken
Case Chico and Harpo and singer East for recovering
Germany
Allan Jones. Then came a through free elections.
It would postpone the reuni- collection
stewards, . of neation of Germany, reduce the waiters, mechanics, and chances of recovery by Germany manicurista. of the Polish occupied territories 10 the and might prove fatal morale of the West Berliners.
came
MOUSTACHE TROUBLE
THE COFFEE ROOM
NOTHER awkward question Acropped up the other day. A party of cruise passengers off the Britannic, which had docked for the day, was being shown round the state apartments of the palace om the 100 francs (18.) conducted tour.
The guide had been reeling off the rigmarole about the
The passages there, much fre- quented by, the palace servants, retain a strong smell of garlic which might, I venture, produce, a wrinkle in the cool, classic nose of our Graco,
However, it was not for me to mention the matter when I was talking with M. Salamfto, the president of Radio Monte Carlo
of and friend and sometime adviser to the prince in his quarters at the palace,
THE PRINCE IS SHY
furnishings and the history of BUT I did suggest that da the place in French, and con- descended to add a topical note to his lecture.
Indicating the Blue Room, a surprisingly cosy salon for a palace, with walls covered in midnight blue brocade, he said: "Although the prince does not Finally, when they were THE alm.company he was re use this part of the palace very It would also be fatal to the all clambering over each terring to is the one formed much, when he is married to ite of any foreseeable
West other in the cramped quar- by Prince Rainier, who has a Miss Kelly they will probably coffee here on Monegasque's eye for a take their true Gennan Government today.
For these reasons, the West is ters, a late-comer knocked at deal, to make a colour movie of occasions."
"Come in," said the proceedings and sell it to the Then he led the party into officially cortion, and refusal to Groucho, surveying the big distributors who offer the best the adjoining royal bedchamber,
committed to its policy the door. recognise the Pankow
Govern- gest man in the world, terms. ment, irrespective of whether we've been expecting some. Russia in ilkely to abandon that Government er to end voluntarily one like you."
the division of Germany.
Contacts
On the frontier, however, near Lubeck, I found a very different spirit prevailing.
RTC.
I CLIMB UP THE HILL
where the enormous, antique
and
present plan for the bridal pair to drive in the Rolls-Royce that the people of Monaco ara giving them, from there to the a fow cathedral, a matter of hundred yards round the corner, was a pretty poor show for a royal wedding.
"Why not a procession In through the carriages
open
weddings?” I asked.
streets, like all the best foyal
"Well, the prince is very shy, you thought about that as
know," said M. Salamito. made my way back through the
Arrow
streets of Monaco, in Meanwhile, Metro-Goldwyn- crimson and gold bod was which every shop window die Mayer, who, until April 4, are obviously showpiece,
plays a picture of the shy prince the bride-clect's employers have started on his statistics again.
muzzing his fancoe's neck. ..... their own troubles, which
I thought, too, of the remarke revólva mainly
He was interrupted by an the about
woman "Le 17" made by MGM's Mr Lapinero, moustache on the face of Alee American
on how this big romance came Guinness.
sho began hesitatingly.
to be, "Non, Madame," guide hastily.
4
"You see, I had our two stins Eathon Williama anat raco Kenyon my hands at last Backstage at the palace things year's Film Festival in Cannes. are not so wall conducted with I put Erther Williams in the out the prince. Guesswork on graphers gathered round to take
Lee with
about 400 photo-
pictures, and everyony wi happy.
But the picture,' "The Swan," the part of his officials results in has to do with a prince who a different decision a day. magriez a commoner. And the prince es played by Guinness
TWO SETS OF sports a moustache of a similar
IN-LAWS cut to the Rainier upper lip adoniment,'
Mr Guinness was Miss Kelly's Thers no feeling that the THE similarity occurred to me co-star in ber last film but one.
when on East German Government merits
my arrival 1 Her studio hoped to give it its recognition; still less was there climbed the hill to the palace world premiere in Monte Carlo
Mr. Charles on par wedding day. any approval of its policy. But procincts to sco
American
news there is some realisation of the Smith, the fact that both sides have to make agency man who te in charge of the best of conditions as they combined operations involving
Press facilities and other ac For intance, children of the jcommodation problems. Weat play within a fow yards
frontier without Mr Smith of the slave
was looking over some blueprints of the local saw frocks leading across Achool which is to be turned and down to a stream which into a Press centre for the was technically in no man's land wedding week (the pupils are between the East and West zone much in favour of the plan), demarcation lines. None of the and groaning, villagers saw anything remark-
fear of border incidents.
able.
in
The
the
Supras on either alde of
borútr are on Excellent Cris and at aca, the patrol boats of either side accord one another the appropriate naval satutes.
A school" and some new houses have been built on land only a few yards west of the border The Lubeck: authorities offer apecini camping facilities in the summer for East Zone children. petitioning they are indirectly
East Zone traine authorities to restore tite direct railway line between"" Lubek and Berlin,
other words, palitical dif férences, have not worked up ans, of bitterness or of almosphere civil, war. ** This is reflected in many other
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POCKET CARTOON
by OSBERT LANCASTER
RST of all it was decided to .do, up one wing of the private apartments to houis Miss Kelly and her family be tween arrival and wedding day,
"But what could I do
WITH Kelly? I couldn't put her in the water too. Something different something with dis finellon had to be done with Kelly. So we introduced her. 10
prince
17.
You mean," I queried, "that It Miss Kelly had learned to swim as well as Miss Williams, Volls Able might
rever, havo
Rainier, who ̈controls · the In Monte Carlo, hay cincinas
the-picture from · his banned principality for all time;
Ellas Lapinere, the MGM jman who... actually introduced Grace to his Highness and whose dream of glory it was to thoughts about it. Perhaps Have the movie shown at the was not the done thing to local cinema on the very day bride and groom, to say nothing where. the star was making good in of two sets of in-laws (Peinetas real life is very sad about the Charlotte, mother of Rainfer, business."
ves there), in the game bulldtag
Then someone had and what's
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Á álmost a year before Kelly moj the prince,
also Lives
have
A substitute plan, to have, the
Kollyr'. An thì ringen mon [comfortable “vills
about the size of it,” agreed Me Lapicero
There's a moral thero some»
LEGEND OF
A DOWRY
İbaria at NATURALLY at such a time,
Beaulieu, the next resort but
the unsoiyonably chilly bir
one about the coast, was pro- of Monte Carlo is filled with posed
g
Tumours, my favourite one of which has arisen from the fact But, Beaulie fs outside that the Monaco Government, la Monaco territory
rance, going to make a new laruincial
and that mlight; mean that the beach with brida would not res: the, samo, shipped,
would in the
On, that baali has grown Térend that part of i
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