World Bank
. Will Aid In
“Marshall Plan*"
WASHINGTON, (/Pi—The mul
ti-billion dollar world fund and
bank appear certain today to play
a part in the Marshall Plan to re
vive Europe’s war crippled econ
omy.
Camille Gutt, head of the $8,
800,000,000 monetary fund, will
leave for Paris today to discuss the
joint recovery plans being drawn
g up there by representatives of 16
nations.
Although no official announce
ment has been made, the purpose
of Gutt’s trip undoubtedly will be
to advise the 16-nation committee
how his international agency can
help.
President John J. McCloy al
ready has pledged the full cooper
ation of the $9,100,000,000 interna
tional bank, companion institution
to the fund, in carrying out the
Marshall formula for reconstruc
tion.
Similar assurances of aid from
Gutt would greatly facilitate the
RETURN FROM ENJOYABLE |
BOAT TRIP NORTH
•
Mrs. Herk Edwards accompan
ied by her cousin, Miss Lurline
Wilkins, a teacher from Seward,
Alaska, who is visiting her, had a
very enjoyable trip to the north
ward by boat taking in all the
villages along the way, including
Telle:-, Wales, Shishmaref, Deer
iny, Keewalik, and Kotzebue. The
trip took about a week and is
recommended by them as a grand
way to see the country.
European planning since it would
open up another source of funds.
American government officials
are known to be hoping both the
fund and bank will step in with
loans and thus reduce the amount
the United States will have to pro
vide.
The lti-nation program is Eu
rope’s answer to secretary of state
Marshall’s implied promise that
the United States will provide ad
ditional billions for their recovery
if they agree to a coordinated ap
proach to the problem, making
full use of all European resources.
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Communication !
Congress of the United States
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C.
Office of Delegate
E. L. Bartlett
August 7, 1947
Mr. William Munz,
Nome, Alaska
Dear Mr. Munz:
Your telegram of August 6 read
ing as follows has been received:
‘‘Several boat loads Siberian Es
kimos now enjoying unrestricted
access to Bering seaports. Traders
and business interests this area
would appreciate reciprocal privil
eges Russian coast. Suggest State
Department arrange similar privil
eges for American citizens.”
Mr. Bartlett has left Washington
for Alaska and so I am taking the
liberty Qf replying to your letter.
In april of this year Mr. Bartlett
had the subject relative to the pos
sibility of resumption of trade be
tween the Eskimos of the Siberian
and Alaska coasts up with the
State Department and discussed
the subject at some length by let-'
ter and by personal contact with
department officials. On April 11,
Mr. Bartlett received a letter in
this connection from then Acting
Secretary Dean Acheson, and you
will find copy of that letter en
closed. To supplement the infor
mation contained in this letter. Mr.
Bartlett had conversations about
this with appropriate State De
partment officials and every one
of them told him regretfully but
positively that the policies of the
Russian government at this time
are such as to make absolutely
useless any hope of restoring nor
mal trade relations between the
two coasts, including free travel
between the Alaska and Siberian
coasts.
With best wishes, I am
Mary Lee Council,
Secretary.
State Department
Washington
April 11, 1947.
My dear Mr. Bartlett:
Reference is made to your letter
of March 19, 1947. in which you
outlined a request from the Rev
erend Percy Ipalook, of Wales,
Alaska, relative to the possibili
ties of developing local trade, pri»
marily of a barter nature, between
the Eskimos of Alaska and the Es
kimos of the neighboring areas of
the U.S.S.R. While the Department
of State perceives no objection to
a project of this sort, it is neces
sary that certain pertinent factors
in the situation be outlined. Any
type of foreign trade, according to
the laws of the U.S.S.R., must be
conducted by its state monopoly,
and visits of foreigners to the
USSR may be accomplished only
after the issuance of proper visas
for entrance at certain designated
border points. The Chukotka pe
ninsula would not be likely to be
considered by the Soviet Govern
ment as a normal point of ingress.
The Department is of the opin
ion that an inquiry made of the
Soviet Government in regard to
this matter would not be likely to
lead to fruitful results, for the rea
sons outlined above, and might in
■fact induce the Soviet Government
to increase its surveillance over
the enforcement of present fron
tier regulations in the area in
question. Under the circumstances,
it is thought that you will agree
that although the project has much
merit, it would be inadvisable to
attempt any action in regard to it
at the present time. It is also to be
noted that Soviet frontier reeu.''
tions are normally enforced with
severity, and violations of them by
On Trial For Collecting Fluman Skin
DACHAU, GERMANY — (Soundphoto)—Ilse Koch, wife of the
Commander of the Buchenwald concentration camp and known as the
“witch of Buchenwald”, is shown as she faced the American Military
Court which is trying her on charges of cruelty to inmates of the
camp. The husky blonde German girl is accused of having had lamp*
shades and book covers made from human skin taken from the bodies
&f victims who were murdered at the Nazi horror camp.
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foreigners are not regarded light
ly.
Sincerely yours.
Dean Acheson,
Acting Secretary.
The Honorable
E. L. Bartlett,
Delegate from Alaska,
House of Representatives.
LOCAL LARGE PLANES USE
PAN AMERICAN TERMINAL
The local airlines using large
ships have worked out an agree
ment with the Pan American Air
ways to use their terminal at the
Army Air Base. Wien Airlines,
and Alaska Airlines are now op
erating on the north side of the
field instead of the Army termin
al on the south side of the field
heretofore.
DACHAU. (Germany. ;>Pi — An
American war crimes court yes
terday sentenced 22 Buchenwald
concentration camp attendants to
hang for atrocities committed
against inmates during the Nazi
regime.
Five others were sentenced to
life imprisonment, among them
Frau Ilse Koch, widow w the for
mer Buchenwald comm run; nt,
who is expected to give birth next
month to a baby conceived while
a prisoner.
One defendant was sentenced to
20 years imprisonment, two to 15
years and one to 10 years.
The 31 defendants were convict
ed Tuesday after a four-mo iths
trial.
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