COMPLAINT BY SOVIET

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29271, 1 August 1960, Page 11

COMPLAINT BY SOVIET

Radio Station In Berlin LONDON, July 29. The Soviet Union told the Western Big Three today that West German plans for establishing a radio broadcasting headquarters in Berlin constitutes “an open claim by the Federal German Republic to West Berlin. “The Soviet Go-ernment does not recognise any laws or decisions of the Federal German Republic authorities with regard to West Berlin," the Notes said. In Notes to the United States. Britain and France, the Soviet Union urged the Big Three Governments not to “permit any action which would complicate the situation in Berlin and create obstacles to an agreed settlement." The Notes said ’hr Government “still aavue«>« agreed settlement of a German peace treaty and of the solution on this basis of the question of West Berlin.” Reuter said the Notes referred to previous Russian Notes to the Western Powers last November 11 complaining that Germany planned to set up a radio station in West Berlin. West Germany’s reply to that Note said the complaint was based on an error and the establishment of a radio station in West Berlin was not envisaged. A West German spokesman said the installation in West Berlin would be "purely administrative" and the actual station would be in West Germany.