Evening star., 1961-07-13
Adenouer, Brandt Reoffirm Stand;
Flow Of Refugees Rises to ,000o Day
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treaty must be concluded with
a legitimate German govern
ment freely elected by all the
German people.
"A separate peace with only
part of Germany would violate
the right of self determination
of nations laid down in the
charter of the United Nations,
which the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics has recog-
nized and pledged to respect"
the Bonn note said.
THE right of self-determina-
ton, an inalienable basic right
of all nations, also is valid for
the German nation, which is
clinging to its traditional ma
tional unity and which would
confirm her wish unanimously
in a free election"
Refugee Flow Increases
West Berlin continued calm
as the clouds of crises gathered
overhead. But refugees
streamed into the escape
hatch" from Communist East
Germany at the rate of more
than 1000 a day-the highest
in eight years.
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer,
visiting West Berlin to demon
strate the close links between
the isolated city and West ,
Germany. conferred with May
or Willy Brandt and other city
government officials. In a |
communique they reaffirmed
five principles agreed upon
during Mr.. Adenauer's last visit
to the city in January, 1860:
/. The Western powers have
q right to be in West Berlin;
2. The legal, financial and
economic ties between West
Berlin and West Germany are
the basis for the city'S freedom;
8. Free access to West Berlin /.
must not be restricted:
4. No international agree
rnent on Berlin should con-
tradict the clear wishes of its
people;
5. West Berlin must continue |
to be the meeing place for
Germans.
Mr.. Adenauer told a news
conference the heavy flow of |
refugees into West Berlin in
dicates the Communist regime |
in East Germany is stepping |
UP pressure on its citizens.
Panic Seen in East Zone
The refugee situation proves
that conditions over there have |
become unearable." the West .
German leader told a news
conference. "a panic seems to
have broken out"
Mr.. Adenauer observed that .
many East Germans seem to
feel they must escape now be-
fore political developments
make flight impossible. He
added that I'VE must do all we
can to help" fellow Germans
living under Communist rule.
Within East Germany the
tension over Berlin has brought
a stepped-up campaign to
make people support commu-
nism more actively. Party men,
bers are urged to do more grass
roots organization work.
These organizing efforts plus
food shortages of such staples
as potatoes and butter appear
to be major causes for refugee
flight.
The Communists today i'm
posed new controls in East
Berlin to stop the drain on
their sagging economy. West
Berliners hereafter can obtain
services in East Berlin only by
changing their west marks to j.,
east marks on a one-for-one
basis.
"A west mark is worth 4.62 ,
east marks in West Berlin.
Rejects Negotiation
Mr.. Adenauer rejected direct
negotiation between West Ger
many and Communist East
Germany, as urged by Soviet
Premier Khrushchev, and again
turned down the suggestion by =,
West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt ,
for a 52-nation conference on ,
Germany made up of Germany's ,
wartime enemies. ;
The Chancellor declined to
say how the West should react !
if the Soviet Union carries out ;
its threat to sign a separate
peace treaty with East Ger
many and give it full control
oyer access to Berlin. ,
when one is entering ne
gotiations, it is not only un-
wise but downright dangerous
to reveal ones position in ad-
vance" he said.
He complimented Secretary
of State Dean Rusk for setting
"a pattern of restraint" in this
respect.
In Paris, the United States,
Britain and France consulted
their allies in the North At
lantic Treaty Organization on
their replies to the Soviet note
of June 4 threatening to sign
separate peace treaty with
East Germany this year.
U. S. Raps Proposal
There was no indication
when the replies would be de-
nvered, but Gen. de Gaulle's
speech and the West German
note made clear the other
allies would join in firm oppo-
sition to the Soviet attempt to
remove the Western protection
from West Berlin.
A United States State De-
partment spokesman said in
Washington little confidence
could be placed in the Soviet |
proposal for United Nations
guarantees for West Berlin in
view of Mr.. Khrushchev's
declaration Tuesday that Rus