Marshall Aid For Western Berlin
BERLIN. Tue. (1 pm.). -West Beilin has been admitted to Marshall Aid Announcing this McCloy, United Stales High Commissioner in Germany, said an initial grant of £’SXOO.OOO had beer authorised. His announcement came six days after Frau Louise Schroeder. Western Berlin deputy Loid Mayor, had stated that the city was facing a complete financial breakdown and increased unemployment. Mr McCloy said that the first appropriation would cover the development of the West Berlin power station. Grants for a coalmining project were being discussed, but no overall programme had been approved or submitted. , _ The Western commanders in Berlin today approved an emergency budget for the city government. This showed a deficit of nearly £20,000,000. The four military commandants will meet on Thursday in their third attempt to bring occupied Berlin back to normal. Earliei today Mi McCloy said that steps towards admitting the new West German Government to the Council of Europe would be “highly desirable.” He would not commit himself to the particular form of admission, but said that “intermediate steps" had been under discussion.
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Northern Advocate, 17 August 1949, Page 5
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