NEW SOVIET PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN

Chronicle (Levin), 1 November 1948, Page 5

NEW SOVIET PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN

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Move To Get Western Allies Out. Of Germany

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Received Monday, 9.45 a.m. ' BERLIN, Oct. 31. The Russians have launched a. new pro'paganda campaign aimed at stirrhig up GeTman public. opinion to demand the withdrawai of the Western Allies, not only from Berlin but also frorrrali GeTmany, sayS the Associated P'ress correspond^ eiit. ' ' The Russians used the Communist German People's Council to issue a declaration demanding the conclusion of a peace - tTeaty with an allGerman Government, to-be followed within a- year by the withdrawai of all the o'ccupation forces. The campaign is aecompanied by ciaims in the RussiancontrOlled Press that Marshal Stalin's attack on the W estern Powers over the Berlin deadlock had caused confusion in the Westerh block. The W estprn authorities in Berlin consider that the Soviet campaign is an attempt to popularise the Russian proposal, made several ihonths ago at the Warsaw conference of Eastern Foreign Ministers, that' alP four occupying forces withdraw. This plan, aecording to ofhcial samplings^of German opinion by the Americans had encountered wide distrust in German minds. Much as the Germans would. s like to have their eountry back for themselves, many fear that if the Western Powers withdraw the Communists will take over with the aid of their armed "people's police.'"