Evening star., 1945-07-01
Americans and British
Begin Leaving Reds
Zone Of Reich Today
By the Associated Press.


PARIS, June 30.-American
and British troops will begin
Withdrawing tomorrow from
their positions in Russia's off,
cial zone of occupation in Ger
many and by July 4 the re-
adjustment to final occupational
boundaries probably will be COM
pleted, it was announced tonight
"Concurrently with this readjust-
|ment," an ofhcial supreme head
quarters announcement said. Brit
ish, United States and French troops
will move into Berlin"
II was presumed that the four.
power occupation of Berlin also
might be completed by Wednesday
Boundaries Not Specified.
The announcement did not specify
the final boundaries of the United
States, British, Russian and French
occupation zones in Germany. II
was believed here, however, that the
Soviet announcement several week,
ago defining the Russian lines from
Lubbock to the Elbe River and
around Thuringia to the Czecho.
sloyak border probably was correct
and still held.
Movements of British, American
and French troops to their ffna
positions will proceed as rapidly
as necessary arrangements can b.
completed" headquarters said.
Text of the statement:
Supreme headquarters of tn,
Allied Expeditionary Force an.
nounces that, In accordance with ar
agreement reached with the Rus.
slams. the readjustment of Ree
Army and AEF troops within tn,
RESPECTIVE, agreed occupational zone,
in Germany will begin July !.
ssWin Move into Berlin.
"It Is expected that the move.
ment of British and American troop.
from that portion of that Soviet
Unions zone now occupied by tn,
British and Americans and tn,
occupation OF this area by the Rex
Army win be completed on July
1945.
"Concurrently with this readjust
ment, British, United States ant
French troops will move into Berlin
"Other movement of French, Brit
ish and United States troops /.
their final occupational zones fl
Germany will proceed as rapidly a
the necessary arrangements can b,
completed"
1t was previously announced tina
the United States 82d Air born,
Division would be the American oc
cupation force In Berlin.
The Americans, French and Brit.
ish will occupy the city jointly with
the Russians.
French TO Guard Border.
Although there has been no inter.
Allied announcement defining thu
final boundaries, the French Min.
istry of Information said last Sat.
urday that the French would occupy
the southern half of the province oi
Rheims, the Saar and the Rhenisf
Palatinate, most Of the province oi
Baden, and a corridor across wur-
temburg and Bavaria. including the
Vorarlberg district of Austria.
Such zone would put French
troops on guard along every mile OF
German soil adjacent to the French
frontier -, in accordance with
Frances earlier demands.
The earlier Soviet announcement
said Russia would occupy approx
mately the eastern half of the
Reich, with the western half divided
among the western Allies.
Allied statements have indicated
that the British would administer
the northern half of the western
section, with the Americans and
French occupying area In the south
west.
The approximate southern bound
airy OF the British zone has been in
dicated by a line extending west
ward from a point about 40 miles
northwest of Weimar. This line
swings to the south to embrace
Coblenz.