European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 1948 the stars and stripes Page 5 history says dec never standardised fraternization fines 4 if this the third in a series articles in the Sun and stripes on Euc oms official history of the first year of the released this today article discusses the Section on fraternization with by Norbert Ehrenfreund staff correspondent May 10 the entire history of the american occupation in Germany no table of penalties for violations of the Early Rule against fraternization with germans was Ever that is the finding of the eur com historical division in its his tory of the period from May to june this was an one historian said because most american soldiers thought there was a regulation Fine for we could never find any such Law in any official record of foe the unit the history had at his disposal meth ods of company punishment As recognized in article of War 104 withdrawal of privileges or other disciplinary rigorous bed Check much used device was a Rig Orous bed Many summary and special courts martial and a few general courts martial were in All major it that regulations for the punishment of pm were not no table of penalties for violation of the rules of non fraternization was Ever which increased weekly after the close hostile began with German regulations to the the Neucom historians soldiers could not resist passing out Candy and gum and with Chil understandable the vast majority of Clandestine contacts were with German and a11 i de soldiers rarely sought out German men though it is impossible to state the cent age of Allied soldiers has Socia Ted German unquestionably the vast Majorr for of violations of the no fraternization after the relaxation that Rule As respects were in the nature of sexual Many of the sprang from gis seeking laundry and sew ing As Well from ing for glassware and similar contacts once formed for these the eur com Story often developed into Friendly the historians found the non fraternization policy finally cracked with the of  with displaced persons policy undermined the Basic directive prohibiting Friendly relations with germans was interpreted As meaning All persons dwelling or residing permanently in fraternization with displaced persons became the Rule in some areas with this development the non fraternization policy was under the identity of a displaced person was difficult to prove and Many germans slipped under the line in the Guise of displaced per the relaxation of the Rule is Lis Ted As follows fraternization with children was authorized june on june 15 it was announced that venereal Dis ease infection was not necessarily evidence of on july 10 Allied droops were authorized to with germans in on aug 24 All restrictions in Austria were removed and on 1 the fraternizing with germans was Austria asks allies to halt Yugo claims 3f Graf praises West in big 4 talks Zell am Mayl of Fer Dinand Graf told a Peoples party rally Here yesterday that either the yugoslav territorial claims again Austria Are dropped or the world will realize that formal Allied promises Are not Worth More than those made by Adolf at the same time Graf thanked the Western allies Tor adhering to the and Potsdam agreements by opposing the yugoslav demands at fou Power talks in London on state he said Austria sincerely and heatedly opposes but we do realize that Only will we be a Sovereign c9untry our own Well equipped army takes Over guarding the frontiers immediately after the allies depart Graf said the temporary suspension of the London treaty talks was bitter disappointment fog but in a few weeks we fill know what course world politics will the time has1 come for a franc i Honor dead in rites at Marigny May 10 Ihan  temporary yesterday l4o final i tribute most of whom had the Storic 1 to mediately after Brief Dis interment operations Paris said some returned to the states of while renter Fred at f of the 10 permanent world to in col Fagac at introductory f addresses by regional Ufi coals were chaplain in apis Gravers american troops care Tan of Honor  band played arid i French do Uncil or Scruggs information officer at Skitz l Ingen training 3ias to toe a Jocom Ven disease monthly to discuss problems elated to venereal Oil demands called excessive 10 Spe Cial economic commission has in formed the austrian government that acceptance of soviet demands for 60 per cent of i Siersdorf Oil Fields would leave Austria an Oil deficit country i was Learned the Coin missions pre pared by Austria leading economists at the request of the carried the implication tha the soviet Oil claims should be opposed with Al the governments the russian claim is contained in the soviet draft of an austrian state not be agreed upon by the four Allied replace stripped machines the commission also pointed of that Austria would have to spend Over the next two to three to replace machinery and equipment stripped from the Oil Fields by soviet occupation soviet plan would place 60 per cent of the i Siersdorf Fields under their leaving British and to austrian state soviet occupation forces now operate the entire which were seized by the germans in 1938 and hence Are listed by Russia As German report advises Austria to soviet claims 10 special advised the austrian Cabinet to reject soviet Russia demands for As compensation for external assets in Austria was Learned said that soviet claims set Forth in drafts of the treaty entail ruin of the National the of German assets in Austria claimed by Russia Lam re thirds of ithe by dec taste in movies proves red poll of Box norts for the monthly period i indicates Drew number of fans weren variety it Olden Soni of ithe thin Jlong s army to equip vehicles this year with German made Heaters locks by Joe Rabinovich correspondent May 10 the army is going to pamper vehicles in Europe this within the next few there will be steering wheel anti winterized to Sand electric Heaters to Render every army vehicle in the dec theft proof and keep both vehicles and Pas from freezing when cold weather these few essentials Are part of the Odd items currently being bought by the army from German the is being done through the Yucom ordnance procurement Center at Obe Bramstadt some seven Miles from Henry assistant director of operations at the Iceland chief clerk of the engineering 7841st procurement shows some of the Many German made items being purchased for army among objects shown Are steering wheel locks photo self Heip devised by Berlin Roc id american vehicles being1 strangled on Highway 4n May 10 official British and american Drivers along the 120 Niles of Between Berlin and Helmstedt was put into operation of scheme is intended partly to replace the services two autobahn Aid stations closed last month on soviet k leaving the Check Point at Berlah and Helmstedt Gre to 4e provided with a list of prevent British Hitler just died May 40 Turin has the right letter died with the spirit wb4 first gift into the newspapers last Par with with quoted to investigate british5 vehicle be is stationary 1 v ers Render to luding a a Are warned Stop unless Tea eur vehicle i is to5 advised to take and Complete tool kids warned not to Hoard Ujj be Trees dispatches yesterday As hitlers Shade appeared procurement said the first jeep locks the be ginning of by every jeep and truck in the dec will have a control of facilities will then be turned Over to who win presumably sell the same item to private car the locks Are of the handcuff fitting around Post right under the steering wheels the Gallons or which will be ready by being made by a Munich chemical the fluid will be of the Ethe Lyn glycol Jordan did not i know whether yes would into i the production of Antifreeze after  Are winterized before Winter sets Jordan enough winterized will have been made to cover three quarters of the jeeps in the the remaining being will pretend its half the tops will be made of aluminium and half of each will have one Glass window in the rear and two in each electric car Heaters Are also being chiefly for but there May be some for German suppliers have delivered sealed beam substitute headlight units against an order of by the Center Hopes to process its Ger manmade car As the purchasing contract ing agent for the Neucom chief of the procurement Center has found that almost All ordnance items can be obtained from German provided German manufacturers Are or assisted to f the necessary raw needs blueprints v manufacturer must also before him a detailed set of blues he is manufacturing strange to procurement Hasi Van 1 engineering the blueprints and then tests the ultimate output to Serif the manufacturer  the Germany 5hape to7 procurement is not simply v matter of going Jup Tarrand placing n or deft German Industrial Rand is deter Ted by the office Bico then Larmye in these allocations must 1 a cot gets f Bidden give him the w regimental award  the this cd 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