Evening star., 1948-05-30

munist parties by depriving them o
equal facilities with the SED, In
terfering in their internal affairs
coercing their leaders, debating
party actions, and in general deny
ing them the autonomy essential tt
democratic political organizations
They have denied the Social Demo
cratic Party the right to operate II
the Soviet zone as an Independent
organization.
s. Control Council agreed to pre-.
vent German political leaders OF
press from making statements criti.
cizing Allied decisions or aimed al
disrupting Allied unity or creating
hostile German attitude toward any
Of occupying powers. Violation
Soviet authorities have permitted
and encouraged scurrilous propa-
gandistic campaign by the Soviet
zone press and political leaders di-
rected against the western powers
and particularly the United States
7. AGA has authorized the free
exchange of printed matter ano
films in the different zones and
Berlin. Violation: Soviet authori-
ties have repeatedly barred such
materials originating in other zones
from the Soviet zone or Soviet Sec
tor of Berlin.
8. Freedom Of speech and press
are guaranteed. Germany is to be
prepared for eventual reconstruc-
ton of political life on democratic
basis. Violation: Soviet authori-
ties have instituted system OF sup
preston, intimidation and terrorism
through military. police, and party
authorities that nullifies any genu-
inc freedom of speech and press
A totalitarian system of police con-
troll is being built up which sup
presses basic human rights and
legal processes and indulges in ar.
bitrary seizures of property, arrests
deportation, forced labor and other
practices which are incompatible
with democratic principles.
9. German external assets in Fin
land, eastern Austria, Hungary, Bull
garia and Rumania, to be vested in
the German External Property Com
mission. Violation: USSR has di-
rectly appropriated German external
assets in these countries without un-
vesting and assignment by the Ger
man External Property Commission
as required by Control Council Law
10. Quadripartite legislation has
been enacted to provide for tax uni
formity and stabilization Of wages
in all zones. Violation: Soviet au-
thorities have permitted the land
governments of Brandenburg and
Saxony- -Anhalt to grant partial tax
exemptions to large groups OF wage
and salary earners in violation OF
this legislation. This move is in
tended to stop the exodus of skilled
workers to the western zones, en-
courage qualified workers to take
Jobs in Soviet-owned factories. and
make propaganda for the improving
living standards of Soviet-zone
workers.
l. The Allied Council would insure
the removal of all restrictions on
movement within Austria of per-
sons, goods or other traffic; economic
unity to be promoted. Violation:
Soviet t-instituted system OF licensing
impedes free movement of
goods and traffic throughout Austria
as a whole.
2. Obligation to open the way for
the Austrian people to find economic
security. Violation: Properties seized
by Soviets as oil in l945, land in
February, 1946, industrial plants in
April, 1916, and later exceed what
might reasonably be construed as
legitimate German assets under the
Potsdam protocol. Removals of
equipment and materials under
guise of German assets" and war
booty"
3 Obligation to assist Austrian
government to recreate sound ma
tional life based on stable economic
and financial conditions; to assist
Austrian government to assume full
control of affairs of state in Aus
tria; to facilitate full exercise of
Austrian governments authority
equally in all zones; to promote the
economic unity of Austria violation:
U. S. S. r. has withheld certain food
and industrial production from
Austrian economy and from appli-
cation of Austrian law.
a. Obligations with respect to
stable economic and financial condi-
tions, free movement within Austria
as a whole, and economic unity.
Violation: Soviets designate cer-
tain railroad cars as war booty
prohibit their movement from Soviet
to other zones, and propose Aus
trians ''repurchase' these cars.
S. Obligation to assist Austrian
government to recreate a sound and