But Allies Expect Continued Russian Pressure

Chronicle (Levin), 15 April 1948, Page 5

But Allies Expect Continued Russian Pressure

-Reuter,

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Received Thursday, 9.50 a.m. LONDON, April 14. "The Western Allies are not going to be driven out of Berlin," said the Uniied States Military Governor, General Lucius Clay, speaking ln Frankfurt today. He said it was expected that Russian pressure would continue, but he denied reports that the American military government's headquarters would be moved from Berlin. Reuter's Berlin correspondent says it is reliabiy learned that Britain, France and America have abandoned as inexpedient the proposals for a formal proclaination of a provisional tri-zonal West German Government before the elections for the Constiiuent Assembly. The Western Allies insteaci are examining a proposai for extending the powers of the Bi-zonal Economic Council to the political field. The British United Press' Berlin correspondent reports that MajorGeneral Kotikov. the Russian commander in Berlin, has ordered the release of over 100 raiiways„wagons loaded with parcels for Western Germany, which have piled up in Berlin because of the Russian restrictions. The Russians until now have allowed only two wagons to leave Berlin daily, although about 15 are needed daily to carry the parcels. In Austria today Soviet guards allowed two British military convoys to pass through to Semmering Pass road control point after only a ten-minute holdup. The drivers produced the grey four-language pass which the Russians previously claimed was insutficient. Military trains passed through the Soviet barrier at Semmering al'ter a slight delay, although military persjnnel refused the Soviet demands for identity cards with pliotographs.