Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-08
EAST GERMAN COUNCIL bids
again for parleys on unity.
Page A.
by the Associoted Press

BERLIN, May 7.-British For,
eign Secretary Bevin voiced opti.
mism today for o successful
agreement with the Russians or
the German problem.
I'VE have had enough quarrel.
ing and now we all want peace, ,
Mr.. Bevin said on his arrival fol
weekend conferences with Brit.
ish and German officials.
The Briton will sit with Foreign
Ministers Of Russia. the United
States and France In Paris MAY
% and obviously intended to col.
.ect here as much first-hanc
knowledge of the German situa.
ton as possible. He said he Ihac
"a lot to do" In a short time.
Prepare to Move Traffic.
Stats of the Western military
governments already have started
the machinery to move traffic
when the Russians lift their blp ck-
ade Of Western Berlin next Thurs
day. May IL.
American and British bizonal
Offices instructed German rail
men to begin moving their trains
from Frankfurt at 1901 am. that
day. with a goal of dispatching
"a trains carrying $4,000 tons OF
consumer goods, raw materials,
coal and food. The first will reach
the border of the Russian zone
at Helmstedt after daylight.
Trains also are being put in readi-
ness In Western Berlin to take
off at midnight.
Germany is six hours ahead
of Eastern Daylight Time.
This means Frankfurt trains
will get under way at Sol
pm. EDIT, Wednesday,
The Russians have given no
sign at exactly what time
their barricades will be lifted.
British officials said this in
formation probably will be OBJ
tanned by telephone Wednes-
day.
Allies to End Counterblockade.
A military government spokes-
man said the United States,
Britain and France will lift
all CONFERENCE.-The measures
against the Soviet zone of Ger
many as soon as the first West
ern train goes through a. Rus
sian check point.
About the only way to make
this truly cooperative" he said,
would be for all four powers to
agree on the 1901 time"
A group of Western German
economists headed by Ernest
Reichelt, chief of the Lubbock
british zone) economy and
trade board, left for Berlin and
the Soviet zone cities of Bran
denburg and Schwerin to pre-
pare for the resumption of East
West trade. Reichelt said BUSH
ness would have to be resumed
on barter basis because of ex-
change rate difficulties between
East marks and West marks.
Allied Chiefs Meet Tuesday.
The parliamentary council at
Bonn, in recess today. convenes
tomorrow in the Rhine river city
to vote final adoption of the con-
stitution for the Western Ger
man federal republic.
The timetable of action on the
basic law was moved up, serving
notice on the Russians that the
Western Germans and Western
Allies intend to go through with
their plans for the republic. de-
spite the switch in Soviet tactics
in lifting the blockade.
The three Western military
governors-Gen. Lucius D. Clay,
of the United States; Gen. Sir
Brian Robertson Of Britain, and
Gen. Pierre Koenig of France
are expected to meet in Frank
furt Tuesday to pass finally on
the draft. Official circles forecast
quick approval. Then it will be
to the IL state parila-
ments for ratification.
Communist demands that plans
for a West German government
be strapped have been ignored.
The Communists wished the dele
gates to wait for the Council Of
Foreign Ministers to agree on O.
united Germany.
One provision of the conStitu-
ton calls for Western Berlin to
become the future republics 18th
state. Gen. Clay said he and his
fellow military governors were
agreed the provision could be writ
ten into the constitution. "but that
1t viii not be put into effect for an
indefinite period" West Berlin.
100 miles within the Soviet zone.
viii be supervised by the Allies
under present plans.
Communists stepped UP their
campaign for the election May Is
and Is of a peoples congress"
which they assert will represent
all the German people. Actually it
win be recognized only In the So
Wet zone. Their. propaganda made
It clear the Russians will use the
congress as bargaining point in
the Paris negotiations.
The Western Allies airlift which