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THE BERLIN CRISIS:
"The Soviet Government considers it necessary that this agreement
be carried out, including the maximum reduction of occupation costs
in Berlin and the establishment of a balanced budget in Berlin (not
considered up to this time in the Berlin conversations), which were
provided for in that agreement.
"C) The Soviet Government has already expressed its agreement
that trade between Berlin, third countries and the western zones of
COMMUNIQUÉ
Germany should be placed under the control of the four-power finan-
cial commission. The Soviet Government now declares its readiness
Issued in Paris on September 26 by the Foreign
to agree to the establishment of four-power control likewise over the
Ministers of France, the United Kingdom, and
issuance of import and export licenses, provided agreement is reached
the United States
on all other questions.
"4. Thus the reaching of agreement about the situation in Berlin
Mr. Schuman, Mr. Bevin and Mr. Marshall met shortly after noon
now depends above all on whether the Governments of Great Britain,
at the Quai l'Orsay to consider the Soviet note of September 25, 1948,
the United States of America and France are seeking such agreement.'
relating to the situation in Berlin, caused by the imposition and con-
tinuance of the Soviet blockade of rail, road and water communica-
tions between Berlin and the Western Zones of occupation in
Germany.
In view of the fact that the Soviet Government in violation of the
understanding between the Four Powers has chosen to make public
unilaterally its version of these negotiations, the three Ministers,
authorized the following statement :
"The Governments of France, the United States and the United
Kingdom are in agreement that the Soviet note of September 25 is
unsatisfactory. The Soviet Government fails to provide the assur-
ance requested in the notes from the three governments of September
22, 1948, that the illegal blockade measures be removed. In addition
it
demands that commercial and passenger traffic between the Western
Zones and Berlin, by air as well as by rail, water and road be con-
trolled by the Soviet Command in Germany. This demand of the
Soviet Government is restated with emphasis in the official communique
issued in Moscow. Moreover, in regard to currency, the Soviet note
is evasive and does not answer the clear position stated by the three
governments.
"Accordingly, the three governments are transmitting a note to the
Soviet Government fully setting out their position and informing
it that in view of the insistence of the Soviet Government upon main-
taining the blockade and upon the institution of restrictions on air
communications they are compelled in compliance with their obliga-
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