Evening star., 1961-08-15


have beeritrequifed to get Spe-
ctai permits to enter East Ber-
lin for some time, were fun
neled through two crossing
points on the 25-mile border
Allied Vehicles Not Affected
Vehicles of the Western al
lied occupation forces were not
affected by the new order.
The West Berlin Trade Un-
ion Federation asking for
something more than protests
voted for concrete measures,
supporting the call last night
by Chancellor -Konrad-Ade-
nauer for trade sanctions
against the entire Soviet bloc,
German Protestant church
leaders, fearing q violent explo-
sion Of protest in East Ger
many, appealed to the East
Germans to remain calm.
The appeal, signed by Pastor
Kurt Scharf, chairman of the
Evangelical Church, and Bish-
op Otto DibeliuS Of Berlin urged
East German ProtestantS Ito
help peace and call for caution,
to exhort to love and to spread
the faith. that overcomeS the
miseries and problems kof life"
Called "Arbitraft barrier
The allied commanders ac-
cuSed the SovietS Of violating
the agreement Of June 20, l949.
which ended the IL month
blockade. A joint Allied an
nouncement said that on an
structions Of their governFaetitS
the commandantS, u nifed
States Maj. Gen. Albert Wat
son II, French Brig. Gen. Jean
Lacomme and British Mai
Gen. Sir Rohan Delaconabe
complained the East German
regime had put into effect
illegal measures" designed to
turn the 25-mile sector bound :
ary Into an arbitrary barrier"
to movement of German eiti-
ZenS Of Berlin. fStT
mot since the imposition Of
the Berlin blockade has there
been such a flagrant violation
Of the four-power agreements
concerning Berlin" the letter
said. The commandants added:
1T is obvious that the East
German authorities have. taken
these represSive measures be-
cause the people under their
control, deeply perturbed Ny
the threats on Berlin recently
launched by Communist ieAd-'
ers, were fleeing in large NUM-
bers to the West. =
I'VE must protest against the
illegal measures introduced Icli
August 13, and hold you respon-
ele for the carrying out of the
relevant agreements" ~
Disruption Assailed
The 350-word letter protested
on three grounds:
/. The disruption of traffic
by cutting Of elevated and un-
derground train service, tearing
up Of streets, erecting Of barhed
wire and the erection Of road
blocks.
2. The illegal presence Of
German military forces in East
Berlin.
3. The denial of free choice
OF work to East Germans and
East Berliners who formerly
had jobs in West Berlin, but
now cannot get to them. @
The Communists mounted a
heavy guard on the 25 miles of
winding border between East
and West Berlin and in at least
one case were said to have fired
on fugitives escaping over the
line.
Shots Miss Refugees
One married couple who
swan a canal to get into West
Berlin reported Communist
police fired at them but missed.
In spite of the guard, West
Berlin police reported AZ per-
sons, including 8 women and
2 children. managed to wriggle
through the net to West Berlin
last night. -
Mr.. Adenauer warned in a
speech at RegenSburg that the
Western Powers are considering
cutting off trade with the So
Wet bloc in reprisal for the
sealing off of East Berlin to
stop the westward flow Of ref
ugees. The word from WASH
ington was that suspension OF
trade between West and East
Germany-which last year to-
tailed nearly $500 million-was
under consideration.
Mr.. Ader1auer said the NATc
powers had agreed unani.