European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 10, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 16 the stars and stripes Forrestal asks funds to buy More planes Washington april 9 up defense Secretary James v. For Restal asked Congress today to get the Ball rolling on a vast new plane buying program for the Navy and air Force. He got Quick pledge for action. Chairman John Taber in. Asaid his House appropriations committee would act immediately to provide whatever funds Forrestal could show were defense Secretary urged Taber in a letter to Start military funds flowing at once so the armed services could begin Sig ing con tracts for new planes. Originally Forrestal had requested some $2,205,000.000 for fiscal 1949, which begins july 1. Time saving but in his Appeal to Taber for immediate action he sad "60 Days saved at this juncture May give us an advantage of Many months in the acceleration of the whole aircraft in response to Forrestal s Appeal to get the Ball rolling on of funds Taber said his committee waa ready to cooperate As far Asit be finnish chief defends pact continued from Page 1 against the soviet Union is absolutely excluded and let us Hope our land and its territory will be spared in the future from an attack by possible enemies of the soviet Union. The new treaty is designed to accomplish that. In that Case the military clauses of the treaty will remain Unap plied and that will Bethe Best result from Finland s Point of View As Well As that of All other discusses article two taking up article two which has caused most discussion abroad Paas Kivi said in our treaty As compared with the romanian and the hungarian the duty of consultation has been limited and has been made As restricted As pos sible. It becomes effective Only when a threat of aggression against finnish territory has been established. The word established signifies a Mutual expression 399 flown to Berlin in crisis Frankfurt april 9. Is during the first week of the Ber Lin rail crisis 399 passengers. 535,80 pounds of cargo and 90,870 pounds of mail were flown from Frankfurt to Berlin in special Safe mis Sions the office of chief of transportation Neucom announced today a Pool of 52 c47 transports was made available by Safe for the Berlin runs during this period. Be tween 32 and 36 planes were kept in operation the average 32 planes flew 26,000 rations to Berlin daily while four planes were used to carry passengers and mail officials said the week s operations were car ried out without complications it was announced. No backlog had accumulated by the end of the week. Special missions were continuing for passengers mail and milk. U. S., British fliers accused of violating soviet zone Berlin april 9 up More than 20 american and British planes each month violate air regulations and the privacy of airfields in the soviet zone adn the russian licensed German news Agency said yester Day. These planes Fly at less than 1,200 feet while within two Miles of soviet Fields adn charged. It added that about 10 British and 13 Amer ican planes Are guilty of this every month. Adn did not say whether russian officials planned any action or pro test. Senate oks Landenberg Asaf chief of staff Washington april 9 up the Senate armed services committee today unanimously approved the nomination of Gen. Hoyt s. Vanden Berg As air Force chief of staff. Vandenberg was named by presi Dent Truman to succeed retiring Gen. Carl a. Spa Atz. The expected to approve the nomination with Little or no opposition. Allies ask Russia to talks on Trieste continued from Page 1 negotiate a draft of the necessary protocol to the italian prompt reply prodding Moscow for an answer to the original proposal on Trieste which was made March 20, the u. Note declared. The United states feels that in the interest of terminating the pres ent unsettled situation in the free territory of Trieste and restoring peace and stability in the area Early action by the interested Powers is required. The United states government would be grateful therefore for an Early expression of the views of the soviet at the same time the state department made Public a note from the italian government accepting enthusiastically the proposal that Trieste be returned to that country sovereignty. Strike Call precipitates Egypt riot at least 30 were killed and hundreds injured As More than 10,000 persons in Alexandria rioted recently supporting the Call for an Egypt wide strike of policy officers. Here rioters forsake a burning trolley to wave at the photographer. Acme c1 a y. Al Low s c o u n c i 1 to miss 2nd meeting Moscow cuts Price London april 9 a the user Council of ministers decree today Price cuts of 10 to 20 per cent on a wide variety of goods ranging from Vitamin tablets to automobiles. Radio Moscow reported according 1 to the soviet Monitor in London. Commandeered czech Airliner a plan of the Czechoslovakia air line which landed at Neu Biberg after being commandeered by part of its Crew As a Means of escape from Czechoslovakia is shown at the dec Field. Six czechs brought from Prague were to return. Safe Pio continued from Page 1 20 meeting without setting a Date for another session. The soviet commander s refusal to Call a meeting March 30, after he adjourned the meeting of the 20th, coupled with his failure to request a meeting this month led some observers to believe he meant literally his assertion of last month that the control Council no longer exists As an Organ of gov this impasse in Germany s control machinery tended to Widen the rift caused by soviet restrictions on traffic to and from Ber Lin and by the fatal collision of a British transport plane with soviet fighter. Soviet answer Gen. Sir Brian h. Robertson British military governor today answered Sokolovsky s letter in which the soviet commander ignored Robertson s request for written guarantees to safeguard air travel and placed the blame for the collision on the British Viking. The associated press reported British authorities announced soviet authorities had already replied to he British note delivered earlier today on the crash. Official sources declined to reveal the contents immediately pending consultation with London Robertson made no new request for written guarantees and a British spokesman said it was not known if Robertson would pres this demand. Nor did Robertson s letter Mir ror the tone of Sokolovsky s reply which was unofficially called in solent and Robertson also dropped his recommendation that the inquiry into the causes of the collision be made by representatives of All four Powers. However he told Sokolov sky i shall want to give general Clay the evidence in my Possession in View of the loss of two Amer ican avoid conclusions in reply to Sokolovsky s expressed Hope the British would order their planes to obey Allied rules governing air safety Robert son said i can assure you that All Brit ish aircraft flying in the Berlin area and in the corridors have instructions to observe strictly the flight safety regulations of the Al lied control Robertson said he believed that we should avoid final conclusions As to the the catastrophe j until an investigation has been j made.1 he added however i am bound to say that the information so far at my disposal is at variance with a the statement of the circumstances made in your , la his letter sent wednesday in answer to Robertson s original protest charged the Viking shot out of Clouds into the path of the soviet fighter As the fighter was about to land at a soviet Airport. " this contradicted Royal air Force officials who said the fighter buzzed the transport. Robertson agreed to a joint rus Sian British inquiry but asked that if russian and British members of the committee disagreed separate reports be submitted. On receipt of Sokolovsky s letter yesterday a British spokesman said in View of the unsatisfactory nature of the soviet reply it would be a Safe Assumption that the e British Reserve the right to use fighter escorts if they see verbal Assurance studied however this same spokesman today said he did not know if fighters would be used and expressed the opinion the British might be satisfied with Sokolovsky s verbal Assurance that Allied planes flying through the soviet zone would not be molested. This verbal Assurance was Given monday after the collision. The russians today still had not called a four Power meeting to clarify their new traffic controls. Yesterday for the first time since Che soviet traffic restrictions went into effect april 1, a "u.s. Army vehicle hauling cargo was stopped for Lack of russian clearance. Both u. Military and German freight trains entered Berlin nor Mally but freight trains leaving the City continued to go put empty. Soviet regulations provide that Al freight shipments from Berlin must be russian approved Italy to cd All schools april 18 vote Rome april 9 up the Ern ment today announced jowl portent moves in connection final preparations for the a elections. The moves included. 1closing of All schools for period april 12-22 so teachers i get to their Home districts to and so that school buildings be used As the 45,000 voting incas. 2an Interior ministry i ordering All political rallies As of Midnight april 16, so officials can be assembled precincts on april 17 anal organized for the Start of a at 6 . Sunday april truce committee meeting 3the All party truce commit was called for its final me under the chairmanship of sponsor Umberto Terracini Monist president of the now last parliament. The committee has fought big at All meetings since its form but has kept violence to considered a minimum for _ italian Campaign. The number i strictly political deaths has of a held so far to 13, with 64 Tali Zed for injuries. Drug Rushe to ailing Chili continued from Page administered the initial inject within 15 minutes. He was Fay his wife also a doctor. Richard Reiter of Hochen fall of the girl had come to Brucken and called on Seguy station manager Osaa Brucken. He referred Teit or. Gaston Pullman news who broadcast the Appeal in regular newscast and notified Munich and other stations. The first Telephone Call a Cei Ved at radio american Henning Riib living in 10 More Calls and be cables were received. More is scheduled to arrive. B k at on Coal shortage forces in train service by us continued from Page to 80 per cent of Normal j nation this week. Unemployment resulting this and other major work pages was at 700,000highest j the wave of strikes two be the Coal strike alone has 564,000 Idle. Hartley said he would hearings on a new labor mediately if the present act adequate to Deal with lev i an sex officer goes to Prisi for illegal return to Zoi by Dwight Schear Frankfurt april 9 is a former Ai my. Air Force first lieutenant who returned illegally to Germany following his discharge in the u.s., today began serving 90 Days in the army sto9kade Jere. The 25-year-old defendant Charles h. Harbaugh jr., who claims to have flown More than 100 War missions Over Germany was found guilty by military government judge Leo a. Coleman of Possession of false travel orders escaping detention and Possession of two pm cards neither of which he was entitled to hav. Harbaugh was picked up orig staff correspondent finally in Frankfurt on feb when a military policeman him driving a new Buic bearing 1946 state of i License plates. Ordered to the my to the station drove off. The same my him the next Day. Authorities never Havethe new Buick. Harbaugh defended by Roth Legal adviser of the civil affairs division and i Alfred r. Myatt of the he. Staff judge advocate Section he obtained the two pm from a German in the it railway station. _
