WESTERN POWERS AND RUSSIA

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24567, 16 May 1945, Page 7

WESTERN POWERS AND RUSSIA

French Reports Of ‘‘Difficulties” EUROPEAN ZONES (Rec. 11 pm) NSW YORK, May 15, “Well-mfofmed Pans dmteroata believe that a showdown on, the Russians’ aims and methods if WW the "New York Times” correspondent in Paris. , , "For instance, the, Russians haw been making difficulties about the Al. lied Control Gomrniwion s -entry into Berlin, in spite of me Ymfa. aftM; ment about this. French circles jteld the Russians had declined to admit French representatives into CitechOSlovakia. ~', . . “The Russians* it was ,stated, had not yet admitted Allied df into Austria or Hungary, while those .admitted into Rumania and Bulgaria had asking for a brpgdfr gone of occupa-. tion in Germany than that agreed on at Yalta. “The French; newspaper 'Avrore’ asks whether Europe hS Mbl 'and the' Bohemian mountains il to be 1 subjected .to W *Aurore' emphasises the the Great Powers at 8«n and expresses the fear that .two antagonistlc • blocs may be formed, each armed to the teeth." A political commentator mi Moscow radio to-night called upon the Allies to exercise the greatest vigilance against Germany.* His emphasised teat. Sutler’s followers would do all m their power to disrupt Allied unity. Even now the vanquished foe Was trying to save the German; mUitaristsi and• the blame for everything was being put on Hitler. The lurvlvlng Fascist leaders would move heaven and earth to prove that the Nazis had never tried for world supremacy, but were only defending themselves against , "Bolshevism.” A similar warning was glven py a member of the Cwcbosloyak Government now on hia way tp Prague, from London. He said that anyone observing how the Germans were behaving in defeat would realise that they were relying on the destructive elements in the world. It was to be hoped that It would be seen that the game was too clear to allow any attempt to split the Eastern and Western Allies to succeed. There was no ground for any fears that Czechoslovakia would become a vassal of Russia, LOWER "AUSTRIA COMMITTEE MOSCOW ANNOUNCES FORMATION (Rec. 10 p.m.) May 15. The Moscow radio has announced that a Provisional Committee for Lower Austria has been formed by agreement among the People’s Party, the Socialist Party, and Communist Party. The committee includes four members of the People’s Party, three Socialists, and two Communists. RESCUED PRISONERS FLOWN TO BRITAIN THOUSANDS CARRIED BY ALLIED BOMBERS „ LONDON. May 14. Great air activity continues over Germany. Many or the aeroplanes which formerly bombed strategic targets there now are in the air on errands of mercy and also for the purpose of showing ground personnel 'some of the results of their work, la the last six days 27,000 members of the United States Bth Air Force ground staff have inspected many of Germany’s bombed cities from me air. Other United States bombers have flown thousands of released Allied prisoners of war to Britain. About 18,850 Allied prisoners have been transported in this way in the last five days, those rescued including Americans, British, Frenchmen, Poles, Belgians, New Zealanders, and Australians. The landing grounds were prepared by prisoners to enable the heavy bombers to land, and on Sunday 200 Flying Fortresses flew to Barth (on the Baltic north of Berlin), landing at the rate of 20 an hour for 10 hours. Each bomber picked up 30 men without cutting its motors before it took off on the last Jen of the 1000-mile flight Lancasters of the Royal Air Force Bomber Command to-day brought 5500 liberated prisoners of war to Britain. '•The Desert Air Force, which commenced operations in the scorching heat of the desert is now working among the snow-dad peaks of the Austrian Alps,’’ says Reuter’s correspondent from Meriterranean Headquarters. “Operating from an Austrian airfield. It is carrying out reconnaissance missions and seeking out surrendering German*,” r MR DE VALERA TO , BROADCAST | (Rec. 6 p.m.) LONDON. Mav 14. The Prime Minister of Eire (Mr E. de Valera) will mate a broadcast I speech on Wednesday night

"A number of Berlin's streets have been cleared, end cars and .trucks ara again u&gtberoads," cow radio. “Sections of the Becto uardergtound railway are rattif9HPs.s|. •ervice on May 25, “There are no newspaPC? B in Benin. News la broadcast py loudspeakers touring the streets, ' - - ..v. "Two large poweretatioas, each.p# 200.000 watts capacity, are Preparing to supply Berline “Hamburg, centre ot the politic*! opopsitton to the Nad Partyratfltiai' moderate and Left Wing .parties were overwhelmed, seems likdy uader the British plana for lts deydqpmmt as. a communications, leavtt and supply centre, |o'biCQma'':% tel Of,post-wir “The oecuaitMß^^^ {Sections aov«roment^^CTiao lisetbeiwtitmti few -I turning streets, any form • • tefsi a team pi Post leilßW.iifcwiß OPIJtADWN«p;K t' - J 1 • mopKniAWiM) '''nFfgwnnk'i 1 '. *' faofihJßUH6B, -»•• «FAULTY JljpCTtoT*;;,, General /issued at Supreme Headqusrte&tejklthat* he regretted apy instaUpefT%;-. which senior American' e#*SrKtod treated a captured Nssipr official on a ‘Triendly which ■ was in ‘ orders,. “Drastic measures are being, tawa to assure forthwith the tetminSum of such errors, ’» says General®**!*bower. "Moreover, any past initeiM* of this nature are by ; rt nwaot cattveoyhe Individuals . o<mctine<£ b# ■] personally acquainted with myglWlHa oisappfoval.” . . Vi