SOVIET GENERAL NOT TO ATTEND BERLIN MEETING

Grey River Argus, 10 May 1948, Page 5

SOVIET GENERAL NOT TO ATTEND BERLIN MEETING

(Rec 9.30) BERLIN, May 8. The Soviet delegation announced that it was unable to _ attend the next meeting of the Allied Kommandatura. American officials sav the American Associated Press interpreted this as a new Russian step toward wrecking the last functioning organ of the Four Power Government in Germany. . . The Soviet authorities, however said that the illness of the Soviet commandant, Major-General Kotikov was the reason it could not attend. They added that he would attend if the meeting was to be called for May 14. BERLIN, May 1. The Russian authorities have sent a protest to the Americans alleging that a Russian officer, Colonel 1 assoyev, disappeared after visiting tne house of a United States officer in Bremen. The Russians alleged that American Secret Service kidnapped Tassoyev. HAMBURG, May 1. •A British Army staff officer said German war criminals condemned to death in the British zone will be that advice from London states Inat hanged, despite the House of Commons vote against capital punishment. War crimes trials were held under a four-Power _ agreement and consequently, alterations in British law did not affect them, he added.