CAN MAINTAIN AIR LIFT

Chronicle (Levin), 9 October 1948, Page 5

CAN MAINTAIN AIR LIFT

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Reuter,

Latest Russian Tactics In Berlin t ^ A War Of Nerves

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Received Friday, 8.30 p.m. \ 4 BERLIN, October 8. "We ean maintain Berlin indefinitely by the airlift, and exeept for a few short months -in winter maintain it pretty well," said the Ameriean military governor (General Clay) discussing Berlin 's winter prospects. t ^ I General Clay efrrphasised that the oecupying Powers were . " rpaying the entire cost of the airlift. He estimated the present total daily airlift at more than 5000 tons of supplies. "The Russian bloekade of Berlin is a threat to world peace if ever there was oue short of shooting cannon, ' ' said the United States Seeretary of State (Mf. George Marshall), speaking informally at the Ameriean Club in Paris. Mr. Marshall deelared that the United States would resist such taeties and the European recovery plan was part of that resistance. The Associated Press's Paris correspondent states that Argentine sourees said they were confident the Berlip crisis would soon be solved through the efforts of neutral members of the Security Couneil under the chairmanship of Senor Juan Bramuglia. It was known that Senor Bramuglia had several interviews with the Western Powers' representatives before convoking the Small Power delegates. He is expected to interview Mr. Vyshinsky today and there is confidenee that the Russians will agree to a basis for negotiations. Reuter 's Berlin correspondent says the Soviet authorities, disregarding the Western Powers' verbal protests on October 7, again notified that large-seale Soviet air manoeuvves would be continued over the Allied corridors today. An Ameriean spokesman said : "The Russians are just continuing their aerial wrar of nerves in the Allied corridors." — m i— i— — n ■ mmm ■ ^ ■ — r