Evening star., 1950-06-21
u. ). Sees Plot
ToHaItContacts
In East Europe
.Romoniu Blasted
In Note for Asking
eReeuII of Attoche
By Gornett D. Homer

0ay LndC q QellDeraCe ana GEN.
ally-directed policy" is being
carried out in Eastern Europe to
interrupt this country's diplo-
matte relations with the Soviet
satellite countries there.
The charge was made in a note
to the Communist government of
Romania. The note officially re-
pudiated the alleged justif1ca-
ton" for Romania's demand for
the recall of an assistant Army
attache from the American Lega-
ton there.
The State Department said the
attache. Capt. Herschel Hutsin-
piller, is being withdrawn from
Bucharest "in conformity with
customary diplomatic practice" as
a result of the Romanian demand.
Dumped Ammunition.
The Romanian regime declared
Capt. Hutsinpiller persona non
grata as the result of his durpping
what the State Department said
was small quantity" of out
dated small arms ammunition in
d lake near Bucharest.
The State Department said that
Romanian authorities "artificially
exaggerated and distorted" the
incident as the basis for a new,
"virulent" propaganda attack
against the United States.
In the bristling note to Ro-
mania made public today, this
Government charged:
"The Romanian Governments
action is not really based upon the
incident or upon the conduct Of
Capt. Hutsinpiller. but is a part
Of a deliberate and centrally-di-
rected policy, being carried out
throughout Eastern Europe, to in
terrupt the normal conduct of
diplomatic relations between the
United States and the states of
that area"
Press Ofhcer Michael j. Nc
Dermott Of the State Department
told reporters he would rather not
name the director OF the de
liberate policy" The reference
obviously was to Russia, which
appears to be striving to tighten
the iron curtain around its satel-
lites.
Retaliation Uncertain.
Mr.. McDermott left unanswered
questions about possible retaliatory
action against Romania. The note
indicated that the situation is
getting close to a complete break
n diplomatic relations with Ro-
mania, although apparently no
such drastic step has been decided
upon as yet.
American diplomats have faced
increasing restrictions in several
Eastern European nations recent
1y. Relations were broken with
Bulgaria in February.
The note to Romania said bit
terly that it's exaggeration of the
ammunition dumping incident as
the basis for new propaganda at
tacks on this country is "illustra-
tive of the conduct of diplomatic
relations by the Romanian gov
eminent"
The attacks started on June 6
when the official organ of the Ro-
manian workers party Com
munist) published a letter by
janitor of the American legations
service attaches Office. The jani-
tor described the dumping into a
lake of what he called -four cases
and small sack containing am
munition for pistol and auto
matte weapons"
Press Takes Up Campaign.
The Romanian press as a whole
then took up the government
inspired" campaign, the State De-
partment said, relating the Incl
dent to trials of the past few
years in which the American and
British diplomatic missions were
accused of spying and subversive
activity.
The State Department said the
incident involved the disposal of
"a small quantity of outdated am
munition" left over from the SUD-
plies Of the United States mill
tary representation on the Allied
Control Commission for Romania
that was withdrawn in December,
1947.
Romania demanded Capt. Hut
sinpiller's recall on June IA, after
saying in its first complaint to the
American Legation about the in
cident on June 9 that it would
''leave 1t up to the United States