SOVIET AIR OPERATIONS WEST OF BERLIN

Grey River Argus, 6 October 1948, Page 5

SOVIET AIR OPERATIONS WEST OF BERLIN

(Rec. 11.50). LONDON, October 5. The correspondent of the British United Press at Berlin says: The Russians announced that they will hold a parachute practice to-day in an area 20 miles west of Berlin, in the Ber-lin-Buckeburg air corridor. There are fears in Berlin that this may include the mass dropping of troops, which would interfere seriously with the air lift.

Berlin City Elections Postponed: Russian Ban

LONDON, October 4. Dr. Friedensburg, the acting Lord Mayor of Berlin, announced that the Berlin city election will not take place as scheduled on November 14 because the Russian authorities have banned all preparations in their sector, reports Reuter’s Berlin correspondent. Dr Friedensburg said the Russian authorities had informed the city government that they would nor. permit the compilation of electoral lists in their sector and the printing of the election posters would also be banned.

Dr. Friedensburg said that whether the election would be held later in the western sectors only was for the City Assembly to decide.

Will West Refuse

Answer to Soviet

Reply on Germany?

PARIS, October 5.

The Foreign Ministers of Britain, France and the United States met on Monday to discuss the latest Soviet Note on Germany, calling for the renewal of four-Power talks. The meeting lasted two hours. No communique was issued. . , . ~ Mr Bevin was accompanied to the French Foreign Office, where the meeting was held, by Mr. Hector McNeil, British Ambassador, Sir Oliver Harvey, and General Sir Brian Robertson, British commander in Germany. Earlier. Sir Alexander Cadogan, General Robertson and Mr. Frank Roberts, with other United Nations and German experts, met at the British Embassy to discuss the Soviet Note. , A special meetmgg of the full French Cabinet was held on Monday. The Premier, -JDr. Queuille, stated that it discussed international affairs, but refused additional details. It is believed the Ministers decided not to replv to the Russian Note, as the three Western Ministers consider all the points raised in the Russian Note will be dealt with in the Security Council. It is believed the Ministers also discussed the whole question of Western Union security and the extent to which the United States was willing to undertake it.