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ASSUMING
CONTROL
Position in
Germany
LONDON, Dec. 31 (A.A.P.).
The American Associated
Press correspondent in Ber
lin says it is officially an
nounced that the Germans
will assume control of local
government in ' the British
sector of Berlin on New
Year's day.
Reuter's correspondent In
Hamburg says the economic ad
ministration of the newly-fused
Anglo-American zones will be
taken over by the German Eco
nomic Administration Bureau in
Minden on January 1 , British and
Americans retaining administra
tion only of reparations, disarma
ment and industrial planning.
Common Action
. The Berlin correspondent of
American Associated Press says
that Anglo-American military go
vernment leaders, meeting ' as a
bipartite control board, approved
detailed plans for common action
to Improve economic conditions in
both zones, and decided to give
the seven German States In the
Anglo-American zones Increased
responsibility for stimulating
foreign trade. —
They promised to endeavor to
raise the food rations, mean
while, to add calcium carbonate
to flour to offset the calcium de
ficiency. -
They agreed to integrate the
administration of interzonal and
international traffic on all water
ways and decided to establish a
bipartite committee to consider
adjustment of bizonal prices and
wages within the frame work of
the quadripartite agreement.
They authorised the extension
of the German post office to. cover
both zones, instead of serving the
zones separately.
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