1.
GV WORKMEN CLEANING POST PAN TO ALLIED CONTROL AUTHORITY BUILDING
0.06

2.
CU ABOVE BUILDING
0.08

3.
MV U.S. TROOPS INSIDE BUILDING
0.17

4.
MV GATES
0.21

5.
MV SIGN IN THREE LANGUAGES
0.24

6.
MV WORKMEN ERECTING BARRIER
0.27

7.
MV CLOSED CIRCUIT TV BEING TESTED (2 SHOTS)
0.32

8.
MV DEMONSTRATORS MARCHING BEHIND POLICE BARRIER
0.38

9.
SV RIOT POLICE WITH SHIELDS
0.41

10.
LV CLOUDS OF SMOKE RISING DURING DEMONSTRATION
0.46

11.
LV POLICE ON HORSE-BACK MOVE IN ON DEMONSTRATORS (2 SHOTS)
0.56

12.
SV DEMONSTRATORS BEHIND BARRIER
1.00

13.
SV DEMONSTRATORS HELD BEHIND POLICE BARRIER
1.05

14.
GV ALLIED CONTROL BUILDING
1.09



Initials JB/VS/CT/OS



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Background: REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FOUR POWERS GOVERNING BERLIN MEET TOMORROW (THURSDAY, MARCH 26TH) FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 11 YEARS TO BEGIN DISCUSSIONS ON THE DIVIDED CITY.

WEST BERLIN'S GOVERNING MAYOR, HERR KLAUS SCHUETZ, IS HOPEFUL OF WHAT HE TERMED A CONSTRUCTIVE OUTCOME TO THE TALKS.

THE TALKS WILL BE BETWEEN THE AMBASSADORS TO BONN OF THE THREE WESTERN ALLIES, BRITAIN, THE UNITED STATES AND FRANCE, AND THE SOVIET AMBASSADOR TO EAST GERMANY. THEY WILL MEET IN THE ALLIED CONTROL COUNCIL BUILDING IN THE AMERICAN SECTOR OF WEST BERLIN.

HERR SCHUETZ SAID THAT THE TIMING OF THE TALKS WAS FAVOURABLE AND THE MEETING WAS NOT BEING HELD AS THE CONSEQUENCE OF A CRISIS, AS IN THE PAST.

WESTERN DIPLOMATS ARE PREPARING FOR LENGTHY TALKS TO FOLLOW THE FORMAL OPENING....BUT AT THE BEST THEY ARE FORECASTING ONLY MARGINAL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE BERLIN SITUATION AS A RESULT OF THE TALKS.

AS FINAL PREPARATIONS WERE COMPLETED TODAY (WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25) SQUADS OF DEMONSTRATORS MARCHED TO THE BUILDING WHERE THE TALKS ARE TO BE HELD, BUT POLICE MOVED IN AND BROKE UP THE DEMONSTRATION.