European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 11, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stasis and stapes March five nations expand Union March 10 France and the Benelux nations today agreed in principle that their multiple Western european Union will be open to other countries of the following this mornings session of the firepower a British official said the Netherlands and Luxembourg representatives had As a basis for the Franco British proposal submitted late but cautioned that there vere still differences to be bridged the French and Accord tag to this were urging a firepower pact open to others to while the Benelux group remained firepower the provision to leave the Western unions door open to other states was believed designed Pri Marily us chief attack sed continued from Page to military backed Robert sons forthe first time since i have been on the control Council i am sorry that a colleague has had a Chance to speak i can add to Tala to Robertsons thorough the Western allies delivered their attack on the communist dominated sed after marshal Vassily so soviet military gov introduced an sed com a 11 e g i n g that punitive measures were being taken against communists in the the sed petition asked that the which purports to be a Awger of the communist party and Stuj social democratic be recognized in the Western the sed is recognized Only in the soviet in Berlin it operates too along with an Independent so Cial democratic Clay and backed by the replied that the sed would be recognized in the West it can prove that it is a merger of the two parties and not in reality the communist party with another Dow cry gets votes in new Hampshire continued from Page flattering tribute to the gov Stassens on the other insisted they were Well Satis fied with collecting two Phila Delphia convention in an area where the Middle was Little known in Stassen made three personal Tours the the last one Only a week Dewey put in no recent j principals in ssi trial atm Urnberg race burgers draw terms continued from Page 1 which it was established that principal defendants foreign children to rear them As germans poles and jews which meant either forced labor or death in concentration abortions on women considered top inferior to Bear or Germani Zed Infante of Eastern properties of suit Jug ated five co defendants were convicted Only of membership in e criminal organization the they were Konrad May Rhet Otto Max Sollman and Gregor All and a the tribunal ruled that the time these men have already spent in most of them for two and one half is sufficient punish they were released immediately along with the Only Inge who was acquitted on All Inge Virn Etc Schwarz Enberger Ebner Ufa will raise shooting Issue continued from Page 1 from that dictated for would find her wherever she Grunden told the stars and stripes he had gone to the Aid of a Soldier Sam Adel who that an unarmed russian Soldier had ordered him off the sidewalk shortly before the shooting took when a soviet sentry came charging out from the grand and attempted to strike Adelman with the butt of the Grunden said he stepped in and during the ensuing scuffle was knocked to the ground and then crazed guard kills 2 commits suicide by shooting March 10 special two american soldiers were shot death by a guard at the pol ordnance depot in bad Cannstatt it about 10 Oclock last night and the Soldier who shot them his own Stuttgart military Post Mpa said the body i the third Soldier was not found until this hidden an old steam shovel the t Cid investigators who worked on the Case said the tragedy was caused by a violent attack of in sanity on the part of the r of All three were withheld pending notification of next of Kin All were negro members of b 371st a sentry on an adjoining the nearest approach to a witness to the said he heard the shots fired from the sentry my Rifle and saw the Man walk rapidly investigation disclosed the ser Geant of the guard and a Relief sentry lying on the ground dead or search was started immediately for the missing when his body was found morning death had been caused by a Bullet enter ing the Back of is Masaryk kills self in leap out of Prague ministry continued from Page 1 would say Only they had no detailed the men controlled czechoslovak press Agency said it would be decided later what form the official com Munique would first confirmation came from a weeping woman member office secretariat who acknowledged Masaryk had ended his but declined to give any the office of the communist under Secretary of declined to make Kjtny comment or to put the press in touch with the under in the crooked Little streets and passages leading up the Side of hrad Cany people gathered in Little Many were Masai yes retention in Gottwals communist controlled Cabinet was interpreted Here at the time As a political but Masaryk Flat endorsement several Days later and his i am with you Mes Sage to the army and to his czech arid slovak Brothers indicated one of two things i insisted on peace he was playing the most dangerous double game that Tine government intrigue promised to de or he had Lent himself to developments perhaps with tie Hope he could still steer the new government on a Middle course id bring Between Moscow and the West the sort of peace he always insisted must be broadcast an official announcement shortly after following the program with i Dvorak requiem music until the regular news then the news was Given the country in Short broken up by solemn the broadcaster said that on Masaryk desk remained Naif of the text of a speech hews work ing it was to have been made at a polish czech Friendship meeting tonight in at the new polish Fol was to appear with a it was Learned Masaryk had accompanied Olzewski to be Zimolo Busti yesterday where the new envoy presented his credentials to president Eduard from the president there was no the broadcaster said Masaryk was a deeply sentimental Man who must been seriously aggrieved and wounded by the tendentious attacks made upon him by the Western it described him yesterday and last night As full of Lively optimism Over the future of the there was no immediate state ment from whose morn ing was spent receiving the ministers of the new Council set up under communist domination in inhere was no indication up to that hour that parliament would interrupt its scheduled for those who had looked on Masaryk not Only As a possible balance wheel in Czechoslovakia but As a source of personal inter them get out closely guarded mention to help legally Over the Borders of the his death came As a crushing Masaryk once stayed in the country to help his the Ger mans and there was some feeble Hope he had planned to help friends and former associates get out from under the communist official links suicide to British attacks March 10 lament was told today Jan Masaryk ended his life by hurling himself from his bathroom window in the foreign office after spending the night Reading letters and telegrams from England and the at tacking him for continuing in the hew communist the statement was made by Vaclav minister of the in As a purged parliament met for the first time since Premier Klement Gottwald and his communist government took state department Calls Masaryk death mysterious March 10 the state department declared to Day the mysterious death of czech foreign minister Jan Masaryk deepens the Shadow cast Over his Homeland by communist extinction of czech the official american statement on Masaryk death notably failed to recognize the tragedy As suicide term used by the communist controlled czech information ser vice in some observers interpreted this As meaning the state department doubts the communist assertion that Masaryk took his own my employee Iii july Shif continued from Page 1 control and operation of tary government in and in these functions department of state fully read ill that it will necessarily rely head upon the civilian and military Sta which have been such an Agency in the implementation 4j our occupation objectives in civilian personnel engaged 1 the functions involved on Date Transfer will become employ in the department of state under thai existing civil service system out Adverse of sensation or other conditions leave provision Foi retirement deductions and promotions will remain a change accordingly As a result of Transfer of the individuals employed by the departing end of state will not be adversely felted to their seniority High status or to consider promotions military personnel desiring qualify positions will afforded Opportunity to do so As a result of changing cond reorganizations have Bee necessary in the past and will pro ably be required from time to tin in the however it will i the policy of the department state reorganizations infrequently As possible and to a feet personnel As Little As possible the civil service regi to continue competent be in their present Grade i Long As there Are appropriate pos tons and so Long As sati Facto service is 5 consider for pro Monk present employees who Are Quali ii to perform More difficult tasks by fore resorting to recruitment Oil Side the at such time As it is possible furnish additional information c Garding the Transfer of and further announce ments will be state department team to arrive in Berlin today March 10 team of 27 state department Cia lists will arrive in Berlin Frux tomorrow to make a Surv of the american zone prelim naj to the departments civil control july they will join Stuart Cut former brigadier h the state department i is already George of an army department Misc which is also making Survey in preparation for the jul arrived in Berlin this Afta noon from 200 Hur in China explosion 10 Navy used All available f ties today to Aid hundreds of Jared in the tremendous expos if of a chinese ammunition in which at least 200 chinese die estimates of the number injure ranged to the of undetermined orig i destroyed the three Story unit id warehouse and 100 chinese Lings and damaged 400 de Valera visits Truman March 10 Apfl Eamon de former prime today visited Brest g Dent he was greeted the station by More 200 pea sons headed by Sean Irti and Iris societies and i