Evening star., 1948-06-07
Russia Makes Clear
Her Opposition 10
Plan for Germany
" the Assoeiotsd Press

1y the Assoeiofed Press
LONDON, June Russia made
clear in advance her opposition to
today's announced plan Of the
Western Powers for new govern
ment for their zones of Germany.
The Moscow radio yesterday
,nuoted Pravda as saying the six
xnation agreement will never be
Recognized as lawful by peace-lov-
ing peoples whose interests were
grossly trodden underfoot. 1t
will not be recognized by the Ger
man people, either"
The Soviet Union has objected
that, in drawing up the plan, the
Western powers have broken the
Potsdam agreement for Big Four
decisions on Germany.
On the eve of its disclosure, the
Russians came out with more
charges against the West in Berlin
and Moscow newspapers yesterday.
The Soviet news bureau in Berlin
said five Americans had shot a
Soviet sentry.
French Force Publication.
The French were understood here
to have forced publication of the
agreement. They have been uneasy
lest Germany be built again into a
military threat.
The plan is expected to be dis
cussed in foreign affairs debate
early this week in the French As
sembly. An Assembly committee has
censured Foreign Minister Georges
Bidault for holding back informa-
ton on the negotiations.
Yesterday in Paris Gen. De
Gaulle's chief adviser, CASTOR Pa
lewski. said the government has
abandoned French security in max
ing the agreement.
His statement was expected to
be followed shortly by speech
by Gen. de Gaulle, threatening Mr.
Bidault's position and Premier Rob-
srt Schuman's administration.
British Leaders Go to Paris.
Britain's ruling Labor Party an
nounced that two leaders went to
Paris yesterday to talk over party
matters" Secretary General Nor
gan Phillips flew from Vienna, can
ceiling a speaking engagement at
the International Socialist Confer
ence. Minister of National Insur-
ance James Griffiths went from
London
There was speculation that they
might be trying to quiet fears OF
French Socialists on Germany or
that Socialist leaders Of the Mar
shall plan countries might be plan
ming emergency talks on the United
States House of Representatives
cut in European Recovery Pro-
gram funds.
The Soviet news bureau In Berlin
said the Russian sentry was shot in
the shoulder with carbine when
attacked Saturday by four United
States soldiers and an American
civilian, who fled when other Rus
sian troops appeared.
The sentry was on duty, the report
said, at a post the Russians main
tain by agreement inside the Amer
lean sector to guard SokolvSky's S
house across the border in the Soviet
sector. The post is in a woodland
lakes area where Americans hunt
and fish.
Russians File Protest.
The Russian agency said the Soviet
chief of staff had sent a letter OF
protest. United States authorities
said this had been received and an
investigation was under way.
German minister-presidents OF
the United States, British and
French occupation zones met yes
terday in a castle near Dusseldorf
to talk over ways to build up the
Ruhr's coal output.
In a statement, they demanded
German participation in control of
Ruhr mines, now under a United
States-Brttish board, and of all Eu-
ropean heavy-industry areas.
King Hoefer Of the Berlin city
administration told them Soviet
transport restrictions in Berlin had
held up vital material for the mines.
He said $3,50O,OO0 to $4,000, 900 worth
of goods had piled up in the city
since April /.
Moscow newspapers published q
renewed Soviet accusation that Brit
ish intelligence agents, with Amer
lean help, had kidnapped 1t. Col.
j. D. Tassoyev TassojeW) in the
United States zone OF Germany.
The accusation was made in a
Berlin dispatch of Tass, Soviet news
agency. This said Col. Tassoyev,
chief Of the Soviet reparations COM
mission in Bremen, was abducted
April "a from the home of Stanley
A. Glen, United States port director
there. It said he was flown to Lon
don, beaten and held in an apart
ment there until his escape May 6.
A British Foreign Office spokes-
man repeated London's version that
Col Tassoyev came here voluntari-
ly and he left voluntarily" In Bre-
men Mr.. Glen said the United
States military government had told
him mot to talk" Berlin military
government officials would not COM
ment.