West Seeking To Unleash New War,

Northern Advocate, 29 October 1948, Page 5

West Seeking To Unleash New War,

STALIN SAYS. . .

LONDON, Thu. (10 a.m.). —M. Stalin today accused British and American leaders of following a policy of aggression to unleash a new war.

Pie implied, however, that he did not think there would be another war, says the British United Press Moscow correspondent. Replying to questions by Pravda on how he regarded the conduct of the Westerly representatives in the United Nations debate on Berlin, M. Stalin said: “It was a display of aggression on the part of the British, American, and French ruling circles.”

Replying to a quesion whether unofficial agreement on Berlin had been reached in Paris, M. Stalin said the American and British representatives had once again declared the agreement null and void. M. Stalin said Mr Churchill was the main instigator of the new war. He 'had already deprived himself of his nation’s trust and of the democratic forces throughout the world. “The horrors of the recent war are still too fresh in people’s memory, and the public forces favouring the peace are too strong for Mr Churchill’s scruples, and his agression to overpower them and set the course for a new war,” M. Stalin said. He alleged that the war instigators did not want agreement with Russia.

They talked about it. but prevented it so as to prove that cooperation was impossible. Asked about the conduct of the representatives of the six non-perman-ent nations on the Security Council, M. Stalin said;

“Those gentlemen are obviously lending their support to a policy of aggression, and a policy of unleashing a new war.”

Reuters Moscow correspondent says M. Stalin accused British and American leaders of a policy of aggression and preparation for a new war, but said: “lit can only end by the warmongers’ downfall.”

tatives in Moscow and declared this agreement non-existent. They violated it by deciding to put the questions before the Security Council, where the British and Americans always had an assured majority.

Agreement

M. Stalin said he regarded the results of the Security Council discussion on Berlin and the attitude of the British and American representatives as a manifestation of the aggressiveness of the British. American and French ruling circles’ policy. Agreement had been reached on August 30 in Moscow between the representatives of Russia, the United States, Britain and France on the simultaneous carrying out of measures for the removal of communication restrictions and the introduction in Berlin of the German mark of the Soviet zone as the sole currency. This agreement did not infringe on anyone’s prestige. It took account of the interests of the parties to it, and guaranteed the possibility of further cooperation, but the Governments of the United States and Britain disavowed their represen-

Downfall

M. Stalin sdici that, in Paris recently, when the Berlin question was being discussed by the Security Council, agreement was reached in unofficial talks before the Security Council voted on the subject. * Dr Bramuglia, who had had an unofficial talk with M. Vyshinsky on behalf of . the other interested powers, bad in his hand an agreed draft solution of the question of Berlin, but the United States and British representatives again declared this agreement non-existent.

“The whole point is that the inspirers of the aggressive policy of the United States and Britain do not consider themselves interested in agreement and cooperation with Russia,” he continued.

“A policy of agreement with Russia undermines the warmongers' position and deprives these gentlemen’s aggressive policy of its objective. “By their actions in the Security' Council. China, Canada, Belgium, Argentina, Colombia and Chile also obviously support the policy of aggression. “All this can end only with the disgraceful downfall of these instigators of a new war.”

Not Yet

While the Berlin blockade continued Britain was not prepared to enter into any discussion on the withdrawal of the occupation forces from Germany, said a British Foreign Office spokesman. He was commenting on remarks by the British Military Governor (General Sir Brian Robertson), suggesting that the conclusion of the peace treaty and the withdrawal of Allied forces from Germany would be the best solution of the German problem. Sir Brian added that it would be dangerous to withdraw from Germany “if there is any question of the peace of Europe not being secure.”