Evening star., 1950-04-13
BY the Assecioted Press


LONDON, April 13.-The fol-
loining is the teri OF the Sopiet
monitors report, distributed in
London today. OF an article in
Prdudd entitled Shady Deeds
of the American AdDeRturistS."
The article t0ds broadcast by
MoScotD radio.
AS has already been reported in
our press several days ago an
American four-engined military
plane B-29 south of Libava
nepaya) violated the Soviet
frontier and penetrated into the
depth of the U. S. S. r. by q
kilometers. The unlimited guest
attempted to continue its journey
even further; but a flight OF
Soviet fighters which rose from
the nearby aerodrome demanded
Of the American reconnaissance
men who had overstepped their
limit that they follow them and
land at the aerodrome. The
American plane did not comply
with this demand; more than
that, it not only did not comply
with the demand: it opened fire
on the Soviet planes. The lead
ing Soviet fighter was compelled
to answer fire with fire, after
which the American turned
towards the sea and disappeared.
The fact itself of the appear
ance of a United States military
plane over the territory of the
Soviet Union was not only a
gross violation of the Soviet state
frontiers but at the same time an
unheard-of violation of the ele-
mentary principles of interna-
tional law. Indeed. there is no
more undisputed principle of in
ternational law, sanctioned by in
ternational laws and customs of
an antiquity of many centuries,
than the principle that state
frontiers are inviolable and that
no one dare cross them without
the agreement of the given state.
Malicious Violation.
The violation of this rule is
nothing but a malicious violation
OF state sovereignty and interna-
tlonal law. The insolent conduct
OF the American reconnaissance
men met with a deserved rebuff
from the Soviet planes, guarding
the frontiers of the U. S. S. r
The brazen-face received a proper
lesson and was compelled to re-
turn home. The Soviet govern
ment made resolute protest to
the United States Government
against this gross violation by an
American military plane Of the
Soviet frontier. Justly describing
this action of the American ad-
venturistS as an unheard-of viola
ton of the elementary standards
OF international law.
Now the American authorities
are trying to hide their faces. The
representative of the American
Air Force in Wiesbaden on April
II declared, for example, that an
American plane was missing, al
legedly during a normal. training
flight over Northern Germany and
Denmark. He was silent. how
ever, about the fact that this
plane violated the Soviet from
tier and engaged in the so-callec
pursuit of knowledge" over So
Wet territory.
In an attempt to confuse the
question of the unprecedented
violation of the elementary stand.
ards of international law by ar
American military plane the
American ruling circles seek te
cover up the insolent behavior ot
their reconnaissance with refer.
ences to the fact that this So
called incident" occurred over the
territory of Latvia, which the
United States does not recognize
as Soviet territory. This ridiculous
declaration only confirms the gross
and cynical neglect by the Amer
ican Government of the standards
lOf international law. The Amer