Outspoken Austrian Attack On Russia
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Received Mondav 7 p.m. LOXDON, August 15. The Austrian Minister for Tnterior, Mr Tlelmer, accused Russia of starting new large scale dismantbng operations in Russian controlled Austrian factories. savs the Daily Telegraph 's Yienna co'-respondent. In one of the most outspoken attaeks against Soviet occupation poliey ever made bv an Austrian Minister. Mr TTelmer warned that if the Russians contiuued to remove maciiinerv from these factories, the Austrian Government wouid refuse to pay Russia £37,500,000 compeusation fixed by the Foreign Ministers' 'eonference in Paris for former " German. assets. " in Austria. Mr Belmor spoke at Wiener Neustadf which i.s in the Russian Zone south of Vienna. Sevcral of the higgest factories an:nny J7s Austrian concerns controlied bv the Russians as "German assets,'' are sitnated there. Mr ITelmer said the present dismantbng programme threatened to paralyse production and creatc inusri unemployment. Austrian workers tvho took part in the dismantling were J ''traitors to the Fatherland, 43 I
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Chronicle (Levin), 16 August 1949, Page 5
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