MEDFORD H tu TRIBUNE. MEDKOKD, OREGON
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 17, 1963
erlin Corridor Incident Emphasizes Fragile Nature of Truce in Cold War
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Bv STEWART 1IENSLEY
WASHINGTON (UPI) - The
Berlin corridor showdown, de
spite its peaceful outcome, em
phasized today the fragile na
ture of the cold war diplomatic
"truce."
It underlined, top American
officials said, the fact that the
Berlin and German problems
remain at the heart of the East
West dispute, untouched by eas
ing of tension on other issues.
They acknowledged, loo, that
the two-day confrontation was
bound to provide political am
munition for administration
foes to assert that President
Kennedy is walking into a Rus
sian trap when he tries to reach
tension-easing accommodations
with the Kremlin.
The President and other U.S.
officials, in recent talks with
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei
Gromyko, have tiptoed around
the explosive Berlin and Ger
man issues while Soviet-American
officials try to find some
area of agreement on less vol
atile issues.
Mansfield Glad
Senate Democratic Leader
Mike Mansfield, Mont., said he
was "awfully glad the "mis
understanding' has been cleared
up and I hope there will be no
more incidents of this kind in
the future." He said "one out
come of this confrontation has
been to more firmly establish
the right of access and exit to
1 and from West Berlin." Mans
, field added that it was "my
1 guess that Moscow and Wash
ington were both caught bv sur
i prise and that the responsibility
I was assumed independently by
1 the Russian commander on the
I spot."
I Officials said the corridor
I clash, which came when Rus
sian soldiers barred a U.S.
military convoy from entering
red-encircled West Berlin, ap
parently stemmed from genu
ine misunderstanding rather
than a sinister Soviet plot. The
United States did not give in to
' a demand by Russian military
officials that the soldiers dis
' mount from their vehicles for
I a head count.
The United States did. how
j ever, in diplomatic discussions
here and in Moscow, give the
Russians an explanation of the
yardstick it uses in deciding
when to dismount and be count
ed. This calls for dismounting
to facilitate checking when the
convoy contains more than JO
armed soldiers, exclusive of
drivers and assistant drivers.
U.S. officials said the Rus
sians on the ground apparently
believed the Americans were
trying to set some new prin
ciple and this was reflected. in
the attitude, of Soviet ambas
sador to the United States,
Anatoly F. Dobrynin, when he
talked with Secretary of State
Dean Rusk and other officials.
Sought Quick Transmission
Dobrynin told the State De
partment he had been unable
to get in touch with the Foreign
Office in Moscow because of
heavy Trans - Atlantic traffic.
The department intervened with
the telephone company to get
him a line. The ambassador, it
was said, wanted to transmit as
quickly as possible the stiff pro
test Rusk had handed him
earlier in the day.
One complicating factor may
have been that Soviet Premier
Nikita Khrushchev was out of
Moscow. Nobody here knows
his exact whereabouts. He was
said to be "touring the
country."
U.S. offiicals said the long de
lay in settling the issue, which
caused the convoy to be delayed
more than 32 hours, apparently
stemmed from the fact that
misunderstanding on the scene
created a local dispute which
became "locked in" and got out
of hand to become a question of
Soviet prestige.
Professional diplomats had
been inclined to interpret the
situation that way but they be
came increasingly worried as
time went on and there was no
sign that Moscow would set
things straight.
They considered it highly un
likely that the blocking of the
corridor represented a move by
Soviet military officials to try
to "pull the rug out from under"
Khrushchev's peace offensive
but could not entirely discount
that possibility. However, short
ly before midnight, the White
House received word from Mos
cow which apparently eased
fears that the clash might spark
nuclear conflict. Word that the
convoy was moving into Berlin
was flashed to Washington
about 8 a.m. EDT.
Officials Relieved
While President Kennedy and
other officials were obviously
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very relieved by the peaceful
outcome, the incident left in its
wane a tnougnuut attitude re
garding the ever-present possi
bility that despite the best of in
tentions on both sides, a local
ized clash in the Berlin area al
ways contained possible danger
of erupting into actual war.
The blockade appeared to U.S.
officials to make nn Mnu ac a
deliberate Soviet plot, since it
wuuiq run counter to we strong
efforts Russia is making at
present to keep from rocking
the boat while pursuing agree
ments with the United States
on trade, disarmament and
other issues.
It was consider) avti-AmpIv
unlikely that the Kremlin,
nlaeued bv its bitlrr Hi
with Red China and economic
troubles at home, would delib
erately seek to inflame the Eur
ODean situation. Hnnnwr th
net result of the affair was to
leave the world a bit more un
easy concerning the durability
of the current cold war truce.
The chairman of the Repub
lican congressional committee
claimed the Berlin incident re-
vpaled that Proeiriont Vunhi
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does not understand "the Com
munist mentality." Rep. Bob
Wilson. Calif.. saiH in state
ment that the United States can
expect a continuing series of
such incidents "as Mr. Kennedy
continues tn kvon Mr Vhmeh.
chev smiling at all costs."
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Mnrv Initio 1... j. tr ....
la (ion of buslc rule, $13.
Bobhy noy Oakley, failure to
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Deanna KunkH. failure to heed
Pamela Jean Campbell, violation
$2.1 rule acctdent Evolved,
Jennie Marie Miller, failure to
yield right of way, accident and
perosnal injurv Involved, $25.
Lois Carol Siler, disobeyed traf
fic alrnal, $5.
Angelo Lo Grange, violation of
basic rule, $20.
Ivan Willi.pn B.b..
basic rule, $i.V
jamea Lee Thomaa, violation of
banlc rule, $20.
Ronald Charley Atteherry, dii
obeyed traffic lignal, S3.
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niarnie Evelyn Akers, impro-
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John Norman Mi'hujh. rxcaedini
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Verne Elizabeth Beebe. failure
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Counly-by-Counly
Tally of Oregon
Tax Referendum
The countv bv rntmiv nt
with precincts reporting in Ore
gon s tax reierendum election:
Baker (28 of 28): yes 894, No
2711.
Benton (43 of 48): ves 4255. Nn
2711.
Clackamas IVf. nt 9kv Vnc
7076, No 27,134.
Clatsop (47 of 47): Yes 17R5
No 5694.
Columbia (34 of 34): Y mm
No 5210.
Coos (75 of 77): Yos MRS. Nn
9344.
Crook (16 of IB): Yns TO
No 1519.
Currv (21 of 21): Vns ikk v
2200.
Deschutes (33 of 33): Yrs 14Pr,
No 3705.
Douglas (96 of 103): Yes 2.1K4
No 10,749.
Gilliam (6 of 6): Yes 175. Nn
604.
Grant (15 of 15): Yes 264, No
1329.
Harney (15 of 19): Yes IBS
No 1008.
Hood River (22 of 22): Yes
502, No 2423.
Jackson (128 of 128): Yes
3431, No 18,366.
Jefferson (12 of 12): Yes 295,
No 1106.
Josephine (52 of 52): Yes 708,
No 8063.
Klamath (75 of 75): Yes 11R3.
No 9491.
Lake(19 of 19): Yes 193, No
1491. .
Lane (258 of 258): Yes 11,961,
No 28,995.
Lincoln (44 of 44): Yes 904.
No 5123.
Linn (104 of 104): Yes 2871.
No 11,289.
Malheur (32 of 32)): Yes 937
No 3594.
Marion (159 of 164): Yes 10..
335, No 21,062.
Morrow (9 of 9): Yes 301.
No 863.
Multnomah (1223 of 122.1):
Yes 30,730, No 114,021.
Folk- (50 ot 50): Yes 2070,
No 5149.
Sherman (5 of 5): Yes 144,
No 680.
Tillamook (38 of 38): Yes 889.
No 3982.
Umatilla (56 of 56): Yes 2.-
298, No 7257.
Union (30 of 30): Yes 1268,
No 3317.
Wallowa (11 o( 14): Yes 233.
No 1275.
Wasco (39 ot 39) Yes 1010.
No 3970.
Washington (161 of 161): Yes
6137, No 22,418.
Wheeler (6 of 6): Yes 96, No
369
Yamhill (39 of 39): Yes 1885,
No 6691. .
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Yes 104,084, No 357,983.
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fames) bronze statue of tha charioteer at Delphi, Greece. The Pint
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