“Propaganda Trick”
Rec. 0.5 a.m. LONDON, May 16. The British United Press correspondent at Bonn says the West German Economics Ministry described the Russian reparations announcement as a “ propaganda trick to bluff the world.” It added: “It does not mean anything at all. The Russians will take a cut of East Germany just what they want to take and their demands from current production will probably even be increased.”
In Washington, a State Department spokesman said Russia's action in cutting German reparation payments was an empty propaganda gesture. He added: “ There is not much of value left for the Russians* to take. They have been looting East Germany for several years.”
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 27391, 17 May 1950, Page 7
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