Soviet Modifies Restrictions at Vienna
, . LONDON, April 15. On Wednesday Soviet guards near Vienna allowed two British military convoys to pass through the Semmering Pass road control point after only a 10-minute hold-up. v drivers produced the grey four-language pass whch the Russians previously claimed was not sufficient. Military trains passed through.Xhe Soviet barrier at Semmering after a slight delay, although military personnel refused the Soviet demands for identity cards with photographs. The British authorities have apparently won a victory in a verbal battle with the Russians as to whether military personnel should to show identity cards with photographs when passing through the Russianoccupied zone of Austria. British sources say that rail and road traffic is now normal.
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Grey River Argus, 16 April 1948, Page 5
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