Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-10
Berlin Food Director
0usfed by Soviet May
Get Quarters in West
BY the kssoeioted Press

BERLIN, Aug. 10.-Two food
administrations were in prospect
today for Berlin after a Russian
sponsored unit crowded the regu-
lar city staff out of City Hall.
The building is in the Soviet
sector.
The city government has author
lied its food department chief, Paul
Fuellsack, to look for added space.
Since there was little chance he
would be given Offices in the Russian
sector. it appeared he would have
to open separate Offices in the west
ern sectors.
Berlin already has divided police
forces for the east and west sectors
and rival trade union declarations
are divided along east-west lines.
Actually East and West Berlin
have been fed separately since June
Is, when the Russians Withdrew
from the city's four-power food
pool. The Russians then announced
that no more food from their sur
rounding occupation zone would be
sent into Western Berlin.
Sought to Avoid Split.
The Western Allies, resorting to
the air lift to supply more than O.
100000 Berliners in their sectors,
stored these stocks in Western
Berlin warehouses.
However, the Western powers still
gave the city governments food ad-
ministration control over distribu-
ton of these stocks for Western
Berliners. This policy was scrupu-
lousy adhered to, an American
spokesman said, because we are in
favor of unified civil government for
Berlin and wanted to prevent the
splitting of any department"
However, when the Russians an
nounced their intention of trying to
feed the entire city they moved into
City Hall and amplified their own
Office staff to administer the job.
When scarcely more than l per
cent of Western Berlins inhabi-
tants registered to receive Soviet
offered food, the Russians had a
big staff on hand with little to do.
But the staff did not give up its
Office space.
Plans for New Regime Pressed.
Meantime, German leaders in
Frankfurt went ahead with plans
to prepare a draft constitution for
West German government. This
is believed to have been a major
point of contention in the Moscow
talks. The Russians have opposed
such a government.
A German leader in Frankfurt
said plans are going ahead and I'VE
won't stop unless the Allied mill
tary governors order us to do So"
Representatives of the II states
of the American. British and French
zones meet in Bavaria today to dis
cuss the plan.
The United States continued to
bolster its air arm in Europe. Seven
Super Fortresses landed at Laken-
heath, England, last night, bringing
the total of B-29 bombers in Eng
land to rs. Another IA are due in
the next few days for joint training
with the Royal Air Force.
w. Stuart Symington, Secretary
for Air. and Gen. Hoyt Vandenberg,
chief of the United States Air Staff,
fly to Lincoln and Norfolk today to
inspect air fields where some of the
American bombers are based.
Will Visit Clay.
Tonight or tomorrow they will fly
to Wiesbaden, Germany, which is
United States air headquarters for
Europe. Then they are expected to
go to Berlin for talks with Gen.
Lucius D. Clay, American military
commander. concerning the British
American air lift, which is supplying
Western Berlin over the Soviet
blockade.
An American public safety official
in Berlin said last night protest is
planned against seizure by Russian
sector police of eight policemen
from the western sector forces. most
of them on "trumped-up charges
of theft"
The arrests occurred since the
Berlin force split into two rival
factions two weeks ago.
Release of Two Promised.
The wife of one of two Americans
picked up on the American-Soviet