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Military government weekly information bulletin
Number 56 (August 1946)
General, pp. 18-21
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orandum No. 29, dated 16 April 1945. It is also proper under German law to institute legal proceedings to sue for support from the deserting husband or father. Four-Zone Unity Needed Col. James R. Newman, OMG Director for Greater Hesse, disclosed that bimonthly meetings with officials of Thuringia will start within the next three weeks in Weimar, capital of Thuringia. The meetings, which will be attended by MG and German econ- omics officials, are designed to open the way for a free interchange of goods between the two Laender. Colonel Newman and Dr. Karl A. Geiler, Minister President of Greater Hesse, have recently returned to Wiesbaden from a visit to Thuringia's military governor, Maj. Gen. Kolesnitschonko, and Minister President Rudolf Paul. At a dinner in Weimar, Dr. Paul declared, "It is of the greatest importance that all four zones of Germany be economically unified." The speech, Colonel Newman disclosed, was well received by General Kolesnitschenko. Dr. Geiler, said, "Our trip, undertaken with cultural as well as economic ends in view, had a very impressive result. While we spoke about the types of goods to be con- sidered for exchange, one cardinal point marked the discussions of Colonel Newman, General Kolesnitschenko, Dr. Paul and my- self - the urgent need for unifying all the four zones of Germany." Air Mail Service Quadripartite approval has been granted for the establishment of one-way air mail servi e from the United Statesg and United Kingdom to Germany. Actual inauguration of this service is pending completion of negotiations for transportation and other necessary arrangements by the countries concerned. The last air mail shipments from the United Kingdom arrived in Germany during August 1939, shortly prior to the beginning of hostilities. Air mail from the US continued to reach Germany via Portugal and Spain until late in 1941. The one-way parcel post service for gift relief parcels from the United States to the US Zone which became effective on 1 June has been extended to include the British Zone of Germany. This service does not apply to Berlin. Swabian Transfer Halted Lack of housing facilities and extensive war damage have caused OMGUS to suspend temporarily further transfer of Swabians from Hungary to the US Zone. Approximately 200,000 are still waiting transfer from Hun- gary, and 120,000 have already been moved. MG authorities and the Hungarian Gov- ernment are negotiating an arrangement to assure all Swabian expellees minimum essentials until they are resettled. The trans- fer of Germans from neighboring countries is in accordance with an agreement reached at the Potsdam conference, but at present the US Zone is unable to maintain the stand- ards necessary to receive and care for such large numbers. British Zone Activities A supplementary ration card, equivalent to 200 calories daily, is being furnished during the 92nd ration period to all con- sumers over six years of age in specified towns of the British Zone to make up for the lack of fresh vegetables and fruits which are available to those living in the country and in small country towns. The card allows each holder for the period, bread or naehr- mittel equivalent to 1,600 grams; fats, 140 grams; and meat, 400 grams. This will permit the normal consumer qualifying for the extra ration, to receive rationed food amounting to 1,337 calories. More than 13,500 tons of grain were gathered during the first weeks of the cur- rent harvest in the British Zone. This was considerably more than had been predicted. Rudolf Blomberg, heir to a large Wupper- tal textile firm, was sentenced to three 19
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