Evening star., 1948-04-04
Armed Russians
|Quit Rail Office
In u. 5. Zone
Circle Of American
MPs Burs 40 Reds
From Entering
by the Associated Press

BERLIN, Sunday, April A.
Eight armed Russian guards
early today quit the Soviet mill
tary railroad headquarters in
the American sector of Berlin
which has been surrounded by
American military police.
The Russians left after Britain
and the United States had presented
Ia stiffened front to Soviet pressure
and the United States had sent a
note asking the Soviets to take i'm
mediate steps" to remove the guards
American military police said
today, however, they believed other
Russians still were in the building
The American military police yes
terday blocked about 40 Russians
from entering the Offices where the
Soviet zone rail network is directed
Russian Autos Inspected.
After surrounding that building
the Americans set up road control
point where Soviet officers motor
from residences in Potsdam to
offices in downtown Berlin. For
four hours the Russian traffic was
subjected to inspection.
An American military police
officer, in describing the departure
of the Russian guards early today.
said Russian officer with two en-
listed men drove up to the main
entrance of the building in a truck.
The officer said he wished to take
away the Russian guards.
American officers then motioned
to the Russian guards inside the
door The guards Immediately left
the building. climbed into the truck
and rode away.
Earlier last night, other uniformed
Russians-underst to include a
general-could be seen through
lighted windows pacing the upper
floors of the building. American
officers said that they thought some
of these remained there.
Custer Effort Seen.
The British, through the deputy
military governor, Maj. Gen. Nevin
c. D. Brownjohn, bluntly declared,
I'VE will show the Russians that we
are not going to be bullied."
Gen. Brownjohn told news con-
ference, "it is quite clear the Rus
slams do not like our being in Berlin
and they are trying to make our
r>oeitioy, i.ntenanle
The British Foreign Once spokes-
man in London said, however, that
the situation sis not one which is
incapable of solution
The spokesman said "the situa-
tion Is normal except for the tenn
porary hold-up of some trains.
Other trains are running and the
road traffic to and from Berlin is
continuing"
Aerial Ferrying Continues.
The Americans continued to fly
their aerial supply and passenger
service into Templehof Airdrome
from Frankfurt. United States Air
Force CAT transports began taking
off from Frankfurt yesterday morn
ing and 80 made the run.
The aerial ferry was continued al
though 56-car American military
freight train successfully tested the
Soviet land blockade Friday night
and reached Berlin with only the
customary presentation of the train
commanders documents showing the
contents of the cars. The Russians
did not insist on making an inspec-
ton Of their own.
The British. who sent two military
freights through the Soviet zone the
same way. said Gen. Sir Brian Rob-
ertson's special passenger train with
part of his staff aboard passed
through the Soviet zone westward
Friday night, also without incident.
This seemed to indicate the Rus
slams were chiefly interested in con-
trolling west-bound freight and east
bound passengers.
British and American automobiles
and trucks Travelled without him
drance along the 112-mile autobahn
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