Evening star., 1948-03-09
Russia Charges U. 5.
Seeks 10 Split Europe
And Plans Aggression
ey fhs Assoeiofed Press

MOSCOW, Mar. 9.-Russia
maintained today that the
United States is engineering a
western power scheme to divide
Europe and increase military
strenth In Germany for aggres-
sion against the Soviet Union.
Russia declared in a note to the
United States, Britain and France,
that the Western powers are trying
to buildup military potential in the
Ruhr so as to turn Western Europe
into strategic base for American
imperialism in Europe with the
purpose of aggression against the
U. s. S. R."
The note was made public last
night at news conference. Rus
sian officials said 1t was delivered
Saturday. 1t did not say what &C
ton the government intends to
take on its Interpretation of events.
British Reply Rejected.
The Soviet note rejected a British
reply to an earlier Russian protest
against recent three-power con-
ference in London on Germany's
future. That conference, the Soviet
not charged, violated the Potsdam
agreement of 1915.
CThe conferees agreed Saturday
on future international control of
the Ruhr and a federalized form
Of government for Western Ger
many)
In addition, the Russian note con-
tended. the major western powers
are trying to liquidate the four
power Council of Foreign Ministers
Britain and American merged
their occupation zones in Western
Germany so that they would not
have to demilitarize that area "nor
hquidate their military enterprises
in Germany" the Russian note de-
clared.
Blow Mt Control Council
It further charged the United
States wants to split Europe into
two camps, and include schismatic
Western Germany in the western
bloc" To this end, the note de-
clared, the western powers are par
alyzing the Allied Control Council
In Germany, and want to hquidate
the Council Of Foreign Ministers
ain order to get rid Of all con-
straints which might hinder the
conduct of such q policy as the
Council of Foreign Ministers could
not agree upon"
Russia said the American plan
was to put Western Germany be-
yond the Joint control of the four
powers. After that had been done
the note said, the western powers
would use Bizonia, the merged &C.
cupation zone, and a special grour
Of European states to oppose the
remaining European states. This
would lead to division in Europe
the note said, land the formation
Of two camps Of European coun-
tries"
Thus the American British French
conference in London played inte
the hands of warmongers, said the
note.
Legal Force Disputed.
It added that the failure Of the
last Big Four Foreign Ministers
Conference in London in December
could be explained by the fact that
Britain, the United States and
France departed from the Yalta and
Fotsdam decisions on the German
question and tried to force on the
Council of Foreign Ministers a
rolicy in contradiction with these
decisions -
The three-power London confer"
ence followed only a narrow group
of purposes of the creators of the
western bloc and (was) opposed by
all the remaining states Of Europe, u
the note said.
I'm view of this" 1t added, "the
Soviet government considers II
necessary to affirm a declaration al
ready made that the decisions pre-
pared at this conference cannot
have legal force and internationa
authority"
In London o Foreign Once
spokesman said 1t was interesting
to note that Russia is attacking
decisions Of the three-power con-
ference when actually no decisions
have been made" The spokesman
said several recommendations were