European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 15, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                By Ernie staff for More than three period of greatest tension in the a cd spot the Jong Border arca Wheva East West Hay been virtually free of serious in Vienna to More than two Yra Safier fou Power government collapsed in the Al lied control Council for Austria continues to hold regular Russia regularly its Down with the representatives of the three Western occupying Powers to Dis cuss matters of their joint one of the men largely responsible for the state of truce that has ruled in aus Trian occupation affairs is it Gen Geof Frey High commissioner for Austria and who has just relinquished his posts to return to the for retirement after 42 years of Mili tary to say that Complete Amity is the Rule in austrian occupation affairs would be an the meetings of the control Council Are conducted generally in an atmosphere of with bitter wrangling marking every slightest yet it still is possible for the Council to achieve unanimity on matters not affect ing the political strategies or prestige of the opposing in the months since May when he took Over command in Austria after a Brilliant career in the Keyes has have no Airfield within the International boundaries of there exists a Small strip along the Danube in the but it can accommodate Only Small Craft like All Ether air Fields in the Vicinity Are in the soviet and Access to them could easily be Cut off a Man of patience and Keyes Seldom loses his he is extremely considerate of the officers and enlisted men in his command and has never been known to have spoken a harsh word to any of them regard less of not Long ago the three Star general was about to pass through the guarded Entrance of the army Rioth Sta Hosp to Call on a a i sentry halted him and asked him to produce his ago the Ufa commander Doodna tiredly told the private that he didst have it him at the time but could show other papers and cards which would prove his after examining one of the the who apparently had not noticed the suddenly realized with whom he was talking and quickly passed him Keyes was highly amused by the during his of duty which was comparatively considering his two major jobs in Keyes liked to ends Long tour of duty High commissioner Fop Austria served eight years in North Europe carried out policy with a deviating he has in each agree ment reached with the that every detail be carefully spelled possible loophole firmly As a result of such begun by his Gen Mark each time the russians have left inclined to encroach upon the authority of the other Powers they have found themselves con fronted by an ironclad agreement with their own signatures in big Black letters to stay their one such instance occurred soon after the Start of the Berlin one without the russians set up roadblocks along various roads through out their including one on the High Way from Vienna to Tull air the air installation in the russian some 15 Miles from the capital Keyes immediately confronted the rus sians with a document which they had signed in 1945 in which they had Guaran teed the three Western Powers unimpeded Access to the russians had no recourse but to pack up their roadblocks and go twas believed in Vienna that the rus through an had sent their sub ordinates in Austria the same blockade instructions As were issued to had the blockade of Vienna really the noose around the City would have been infinitely tighter than that with which the russians tried to strangle unlike the situation in the former Ger Man the Western allies in Vienna retire to the quietness of his he is a family he and his the former Leila have raised four daughters and a All of the Leslie and Are married to army their unmarried 1st it Geoffrey a West Pointer like his is stationed in new although members of the family Are frequently separated by thousands of Miles they do everything they can to get together As much As Keyes chief Hobby is photog in which he has become somewhat of an he prints and develops his own photos and always sends a copy to anyone he he shuns personal publicity but nevertheless has maintained close official relations with the press his door is Al ways open to correspondents and Seldom does he hold asocial function that the members of the press Are not a devout Keyes attends mass regularly and is very interested in Charity work and youth when he was with the 3d army in Germany after the he played a prominent role in helping to organize the later he started the austrian youth activities and brought father the founder of boys from the to investigate and advise on the Keyes is very fond of he Al ways carries Candy and frequently he it Gen and Geoffrey Keyes attend a party for austrian children held at the 110th Sta Hosp in Vienna where they devoted much time to welfare of stops his car to hand some ragged Young Ster a few bits of after he lines up a number of children and passes out his wife is also interested in child welfare and is a frequent visitor to aus trias every Christmas during his tour in the Ufa general broadcast to the asking americans to contribute to a fund for underprivileged aus Trian children and their the response has Bee excellent and thousands of destitute austrian families have benefited through his born in new Mexico in Keyes attended the military Academy and was graduated in he took an Active part in sports and made the varsity foot Ball team As a although not members erf the same Gens Dwight Eisenhower and George who was later to become one of his closest attended the Academy at the same on the Day Patton was Given his fourth he turned to Keyes and presented Keyes welcomes his opposite Gen Lucius when the former Neucom commander visited Vienna on inspection tour of austrian Gen and Keyes and Chancellor Leopold Figl Austria attend opening of Salzburg him with the three stars he had been Keyes still has the stars and said that he will always keep them in memory of his since the death of Keyes has visited his grave at seven times Keyes Fine generalship on the Gridiron was later to stand him in Good Stead in some of the most decisive Battles of the he played an important role Allied victories that crushed the German armies in the african and sicilian he served As Deputy to in september Keyes assumed command of the ii under his fighting h corps paced the 5th army drive from the Garigliano River to it was equally Active in the operation North of Rome and its Divi Sions spearheaded the 5th army break through the gothic the end of the War found the ii corps at the Brenner pass and later in Venezia attached to the British 8th Keyes took command of the 7th army in Germany on and when it was he assumed command of the 3d army in March in january he became Deputy and acting High commissioner under whom he later with the exception of two Short periods of temporary duty in the Keyes served continuously overseas from october Keyes holds several foreign awards As Well As his american awards include the distinguished service modal with two Oak Leaf Silver legion of and Bronze he has decorations from the italian and czech gov also one from the when he was awarded the dam in 1943 the accompanying citation pointed out that As cd of the provisional corps of 7th army which he led from to a distance of More than 100 Miles in an unrelenting five Day Keyes had demonstrated Superior tactical courage and him to do a splendid Job Here in his fight to carry out the policy to help restore the Sam characteristics have enabled Austria in the stars stripes