Evening star., 1961-08-26
Western Police Alert for Trouble
As Anqry Germans Curse Reds
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who have attempted to inter-
fere with passengers.
The Western powers contend
that only the rail tracks are
under Red administration and
that the platforms and book
ing offices are on Western
territory.
AS this new incident blew
up, the West police were al
ready on alert for possible anti
Communist demonstrations.
West police reported that at
noon an angry crowd of West
Berliners had gathered around
the Red office in the Zoo sta
ton.
Somebody had plastered up
on the office window a notice
saying Entry to the concen-
tration camp l mark" This
was a reference to Western de-
scriptions of East Germany as
a huge concentration camp
surrounded by barbed wire.
Police patrols at the station
were beefed up to control the
crowd. but no incidents were
reported Immediately. Police
did not remove the "concen-
tration camp" notice.
Weekend Crowds a Peril
Police worried that with
most workers off for the week
end, thousands may take to
the streets to demonstrate
their disgust over Red threats
to their freedom.
There was fear that the Ber-
lin crisis would take sharp
turn for the worse If crowds
got out of control.
Demonstrations along the
border last night were inter-
preted by police as foreboding
more trouble today.
Several thousand angry West
Berliners had cursed the Com
munistS across the fences and
walls and the Red police retail
lated with tear gas and water
cannon.
Incidents were reported from
at least four points along the
25-mile border dividing the city
At one point a crowd of 1000
West Berliners jeered Red
guards and shouted down with
Walter Ulbricht"- beard
ed Communist boss of East Ger
many.
Rock Throwing Charged !
East Berlin police claimed
hundreds of West Berliners
threw rocks at another point
and seriously hurt policeman.
East Berlin police headquar-
ters claimed the West Berlin
senate instigated the rock
throwing and warned against
any further "provocationS." "
Much of the growing anger
among West Berliners seemed
to be caused by apparent Com
muniSt preparation for furth-
er infringements of the city's
freedom.
The Reds have threatened to
interfere with rail lines linking
the city with the West l10
miles away and with the civil
ian traffic in the allied air
corridors.
Andrew Smirnov, the Soviet
Ambassador to Bonn, last night
said all Western civilian air.
lines into Berlin must be sub
iected las soon as possible" to
Communist East German con-
troll.
Passenger airlines in and out
of Berlin are Pan American, the
British European Airways and
Air France.
Mr.. Smirnov said he thought
it a good idea if these lines
would use Schoenefeld Airport
in East Berlin instead of air.
ports in the Allied sector.
There are So daily flights in
and out of Berlin along the
three Allied air corridors.
The Soviets in a note to the
United States have charged
that spies, agitators and sabo-
teurs are being ferried into
West Berlin through the Allied
air routes.
The Reds also claim West
Berlin rowdies are trying to
sabotage traffic on the Com
munist-operated elevated sys-
TEN which runs through West
Berlin, and have warned that
rail service might be cut off.
Last night West Berlin SEN
ate issued a warning on the ele-
waited train subject. A spokes-
man said West Berliners should
abstain from any acts of Sabo-
tage in order not to give the
other side pretext to stopping
rail traffic.
In East Germany, Mr.. Ul-
BRIGHT told an election rally
Yesterday that his state wants
control over all land water and
air routes to isolated Berlin.
But Mr.. Ulbricht declared
East Germany would not try to
gain control over Allied COM
munications with Berlin until
a peace treaty had been signed.
The Soviet Union has prom
ised to sign a treaty by the end
of the year.
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