Berlin as symbol of wartime triumphs and postwar splits
AP Special Correspondent Relman Morin traces Berlin as the emblem of the Allied victory and subsequent East West distrust. The piece maps wartime debates on Berlin access, the 1944 three power accord, and the shifting expectations of United States Britain and the Soviet Union as they planned postwar occupation and routes into Berlin.
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Clay recalls Berlin pact amid postwar clashes and blockade
Former secretary of state James A. Baker III reflects on the 1944 RAC Berlin agreement. He recalls insisting the joint occupation be temporary, noting the Russians halted reparations and later blocked Berlin. He credits the Berlin airlift with defeating the blockade and preserving U S credibility.
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