Moscow's Reply Anxiously Awaited

Chronicle (Levin), 13 July 1948, Page 5

Moscow's Reply Anxiously Awaited

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Feceived Monday, 7 p.rn. LONDON, July 12. Tlie tui l British Labinet will assi'ijjhic tiiis moriiiiig. lo liear a personai report un the situation ii. Berlin from the British Cu 1*111141} d cr-in-ChieJ', (Jeneral ttir Briai. Boben.sou, vvho will see Air. Bevii before Cabinet meets, says tlfi Daily Alail wbich adds that Ben eral liobertson is g'oing to ask ±'o. more planes i'oi* the air foou "lifl" iulo Berlin. Ile will tell the Air Alinistry that (latow wliich is the British sector's airporl. is being used lielow eapaeity. The iiaily Telegraph's diplp matie eorre.spundent said a 1'urlljer Three Bower announcemenl is likely to lie made later this vveek ii' a satisi'aetory auswer b iini roeeived from the Russian ( hi\ ei-uiueiit to the Notes of pro 1 e.si from Britain, United States ;i ml I-'ranee delivoml last Tues day. un Ihe lilockade of Berlin The Wussians so far have 11 oi formaily aeknowledged receipt oi the A'ute.s. The eorrespondent said Russia's repiy was awaited "with some auxi'-ly. Xevertheless, the situalion in Berlin was too serious to jiJlow ihe impasse to eontinue for lotiii". T'x* Daily Expresp's Berlin corres M:t -avs a liigh Soviet Railway ofti i:iii •!«•- 1 "i n» 1 1 that every avuilable 'nT h:id been put to work on the Ms'lm.it«".lt truck — the closing o" v. ; ' 1 was oue of the main causes oi i'„ isolation. The otlicial said . 1 ;« ■ : a i i wav sqtnels liad l>e»n draftefl ia ? : i u foiceiueiiTs aiul added thal j ii.. : •,";!) reason for elosing the liire liad i i i.oit a bu-ge miiubei- of sleeper.v.;. • 1 a bad condition thrqugh toc» i : , : ratih* on a single lino traek. Ile q ,| know when the i-epnirs would : : ii'd. . Daily Mail said editorially tliar l • i : ; been the niost critical weeb* caO • ■-•»- Si'pteinber. 1939. ' ' We ara wa:' , - tui* yes or no froni Moscow ia.-i uine years ago we_ wailod foi \c- 'in froni Berlin. In 1939, how •>. 1" . iln'er was iuipatient for wa>V. In-; Sialin alinost eertainly does liul :iii t it." Tli- Dailv Mail further coinnientpd timi if i't'issia eithef rejected or ipii'i i-d the Western Xotes. tliere would ia- il.e ri-k of inimineiit war.