Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-21
BohIen and Adenouer
THOver Balloon Drive

BONN Germany, Sept. 81 (F1.
The German newspaper Abend-
post said today United States
Ambassador to Russia Charles
Bohlen accused Chancellor Kon-
rad AdenaueS Of betraying an
American secret during his Mos
COW negotiations with Soviet
leaders.
The paper said Mr.. Adenauer
disclosed Mr.. Bohlen's accusa-
ton In an off-the-record talk
with six American correspond
ents here yesterday. Abendpost
quoted Mr.. Adenauer as saying
the charge was made during O
"temperamental" exchange be-
tween Mr.. Bohlen and Bonn's
ambassador to NATO. Herbert
Blankenhorn, in Moscow.
: The paper said Mr.. Bohlen
thought Mr.. Adenauer had be-
trayed to Soviet Premier Nikolai
Bulganin what was described as
the secret of an American bal
loon-leaflet campaign directed at
the Soviet Union.
Mr.. Adenauer was said to have
insisted that he confined his OBJ
servation Of the matter. after it
had been brought up BY Marshal
Bulganin, to the remark that he
would mention the matter to the
American authorities. Mr.. Ade-
nauer also said Mr.. Bohlen APP
parently was unaware that the
balloon campaign had been pub
iicly announced in Munich.
Bulganin Showed Balloon
Two participants in the talk
with Mr.. Adenauer said the
Abendpost account Of it was
correct. Mr.. Bohlen currently is
on vacation from his post In
Moscow.
The incident followed the dis
play by Marshal Bulganin Of a
big balloon which he claimed had
landed in the Soviet Union with
. load of American propaganda.
The Russians formally COM
planned while MIR. Adenauer was
In Moscow that huge American
propaganda balloons released In
West Germany were endangering
air traffic behind the Iron Cur
tain.
According to Abendpost, Mr..
Adenauer told the correspond
ents that while the final COM
inunique on the Soviet West
German talks was being pre-
pared. he and Marshal Bulganin
took q walk in the garden. Mar
shall Bulganin brought up the
subject of the balloons, but Mr..
Adenauer said he knew nothing
of them. Marshal Bulganin
then offered to show him one.
After an interval q balloon with
two wooden boxes. one large and
one small. was brought into the
garden. Marshal Bulganin
pointed out to Mr.. Adenauer
markings indicating 1t was made
by a firm in Cleveland, Ohio.
Pamphlet Produced
Marshal Bulganin also pro-
duced q pamphlet made up on
the outside like o Russian pro-
vincial newspaper. Inside, how
ever, was an attack on Commu-
mist Party, Boss Nikita Khrush-
chew in Russian. accompanied by
an illustration picturing him a.
an ape. This. he told Mr.. Ade-
nauer. was one Of the Leaflets
released from the balloon.
Mr.. Adenauer said he told
Marshal Bulganin he would
mention the matter to the Amer
lean authorities. When Mr..
Blankenhorn went to Mr.. Bob
len to report on the progress Of
negotiations. he told him Of the
balloon incident. Then. said the
Abendpost, Mr.. Bohlen reacted
"temperamentally," accusing Mr..
Adenauer Of betraying an Amer
lean secret.
The paper said that Mr..
Adenauer related this Incident to
the American correspondents As
a possible. explanation Of mis-
understanding in Washington Of
the West German agreement to
establish diplomatic relations
with Moscow. 1t quoted Mr..
Adenauer as saying that perhaps
Mr.. Bohlen's anger over this in
cident had colored his reports