Evening star., 1949-07-03
NeC|oy Assumes Post.
In Reich, Hopeful Of
German Reunification.
BY the Associated Press

by me Assoeioted Press
BERLIN, July John ]. Nc
Cloy said today he hopes to see
Berlin and Germany united dur
ing his term as American high
commissioner.
Mr.. McCloy officially took over
the job once held by Gen. Lucius
D. Clay on his arrival in Berlin
by air this morning.
He sandwiched his first news
conference between meetings with
1t. Gen. Clarence R. Huebner,
his troop commander, and other
high officials.
The pink-cheeked former World
Bank president told his news con-
ference he had just taken off his,
hat and had to learn the answers
to many questions.
How to accomplish German
unity remains to be worked out.
Mr.. McCloy said. He did not know
how long it would take and said
he has no opinion now how long
Germany should be occupied.
Question for Lawyers.
Mr.. McCloy will serve as mill
tary governor until the Bonn fed
eral republic takes shape next
autumn. Then he will be the
first civilian high commissioner.
Whether the change to supervis-
ory controls would mean the term
Occupation" should cease was a
question, he said, for the law
yerS' to answer.
Mr.. McCloy said he would tour
all three Western zones next week
to get acquainted. On Monday
he will lunch with his opposite
number for the British, Sir Brian
Robertson. The French have ap-
pointed Andre Francois-Poncet,
former ambassador to Germany,
as their top man. Mr.. McCloy met
him in Paris.
Mr.. McCloy said there would be
mo radical changes" in the
American set-up at this time.
He set as his goal the peace
full economic development of Ger
many and its integration into the
family of nations" In his dual
Job, which includes administration
of European recovery funds in
Germany. he indicated the Amer
lean voice in three-power rule OF
West Germany would be potent on
financial questions.
Alarm Held Unnecessary.
Asked as a former banker what
he thought of reports of economic
recession in Western Europe and
in the United States, Mr.. McCloy
said:
The world has made very sue
cessful efforts to increase produc-
ton and the effects of that are
being felt now. We are moving
into situation where selling is
more important than it used to be.
However, I think there is lot of
unnecessary alarm and conSter-
nation over the lack of an enor-
nous backlog of ORDERS
He said the airlift to Berlin
would continue just as long as it
is needed Ito meet our commit
ments.'
Mr.. McCloy envisaged the OPEN
ing of Germany to foreign inves-
tors at some future date and said
such a step would certainly i'm
prove conditions"
He intends. he said, ito take
look at the problem of dismantl-
ing of Ruhr industry which has
aroused resentment in some Ger
man circles.
Locomotives Lacking.
AS he arrived in Berlin, the city
was slowly working it's way out of
the doldrums caused by the pro-
tracted rail strike. Lack of Rus
sian locomotives still was hamper
ing freight train movements from
West Germany but the Reichs-
balm state railway promised a
return to normal schedules by
Monday.
Trade and transport problems
among the four powers will be dis
cussed by the deputy military gov
ernors again Tuesday. The Soviet
licensed news agency Adm an
nounced that German prosecutors
in the Russian sector had dis
continued all proceedings" against
rail strikers accused of sabotage.
This carried out Soviet Maj. Gen.
Pavel Kvashnin's promise that
none of the strikers would meet
with reprisals.
u. S. and Britain Extend