Evening star., 1948-11-23
j. ). Reasserts
Call for Berlin
Action in u. N.
Delegation Answers
Report Thot Member
Voiced Pessimism
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
PARIS, Nov. 23.-The Ameri-
can delegation to the United
Nations reaffirmed today its po-
sition that the Security Council
should find a solution of the
Berlin crisis.
The delegation took the unusual
step OF authorizing a statement by
a spokesman in answer to reports
from Berlin that an authoritative
American official there saw no basis
for agreement on Berlin in the U. N.
The spokesman's statement to
newsmen reiterated that the west
ern powers have pledged their full
cooperation in assisting Council
President Juan A. Bramuglia in
his efforts to solve the crisis.
Cooperation Pledged.
The spokesman said:
The actions of Soviet authorities
in Berlin are increasingly prevent
icg the lawful city government rronl
e,.ercisins its functions. Such
actions obviously co not contribute
% reaching 4 solution which The
president OF the Security Council
and the other five members asso-
ciated with him are seeking to
achieve.
'The three Western powers, on
the other hand, have pledged their
full cooperation in assisting the
president of the Security Council in
his efforts. They are working con-
tinuously along those lines.
'The United States policy was
stated in a letter which, under the
direction Of the president, the Sec
retary of State sent to Mr.. CHerbert
W Evatt and Mr.. (Trygve) Lie
November II.
'There he said. among other
things, that the Government Of the
United States remains ready to carry
out Loyalty the Security Council
resolution Of October Is, 1913"
Furor i1 Delegation.
Publication here of the alleged
views of an authoritative American
Military Government official caused
a furor in the American delegation,
informed sources said.
The delegation has been concen-
trating on drawing up answers on
the currency problem for DR..
Bramuglia.
These answers were said to De
ready, except for minor details OF
the final draft. They are expected
to be submitted by the United States,
France and Britain later in the day.
Russia answered last Saturday.
American sources said that de-
spite all the moves here to settle
the case, the fact remains that
Russia has shown no sign what
ever of removing the Berlin block
ade. Until the blockade is lifted the
West will not agree to a settlement,
these sources said.
Directives Not Carried Out.
The Berlin dispatch said the al
legged statement of the AMG Official
indicated that attempts in the
u. N. to resolve the Berlin situa-
ton along the lines set down in
the Moscow directives are doomed
to failure.
The Moscow directives outlined
steps for currency control by the
powers. They were not carried out
in Berlin.
This control is the point on which
DR.. Bramuglia and his five other
neutral" associates on the Security
council are now concentrating in an
attempt to find solution.
In addition to the American pol
Icy stated in the reply to DR.. Evatt
and Mr.. Lie, informants said the
United States still is standing by
the October q declaration of Secre-
tary of State Marshall, British For
eign Secretary Bevin and French
Foreign Minister Robert Schuman.
In this declaration the three For
eign Ministers said they still were
willing to be guided by the principles
of the neutral" solution vetoed by
Russia in the Security Council Oc-
tober Is.
If an agreement on currency Is
reached, it does not mean the Ber-
lin problem is solved, the in
formants said. They declared that
the main demand of the Western
powers is that the blockade be lifted.
Willard L. Thorp, American AS
sistant Secretary OF State for Eco
nomic Affairs, joined the technical
experts here in working on answers
to DR.. Bramuglia's questions. He
came here with the delegation to
handle economic questions in the
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