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NEW YORK TIMES, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1946,

CAMOUFLAGE SEEN

IN USE OF GERMANS

' Democratic ' Gains Are Called

glaring example was a letter fromone named Helga Norbert of Nu­ remberg , who wrote thanking thestation for letting her hear onceagain her beloved Fuehrer 's voice.The letter was written as a resultof an anti- Nazi broadcast in whichfrom Adolf Hitler 'sexcerptsspeeches were put on from record-

Shield for Redeployment- ings with comments to show how

Munich Radio Case Cited

By TANIA LONG

ridiculous his prognostications hadbeen. Yet Helga Norbert wrote:

" The ideas of this man who insix years created a floweringReich out of a people almost de-stroyed by misery*** will liveMUNICH , Germany , Feb. 5 on in the hearts of his youth, what-onths hence the Munich ever lies are said.

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Military government officials,radio, now operated by Americans, press control officers or officerswill be turned back to the Germans in charge of German radio stationssubject only to supervisory control. in other words, all the men whoThe reason for this, as for other work closely with the Germans-similar instances ofAmerican point out that after twelve yearswithdrawal from control of the of nazism and nearly six years ofGermans , is that the Germans have war the Reich is practically emptydeveloped so rapidly that it is safe of men or women capable of carry-to do so.But in the opinion of ing out the sort of reorganizationfmany officials responsible for the the Allies want to see accom-re- education of the German peo- plished in Germany .

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ple this is pure camouflage to hidethe true effects of redeployment.

As matters stand today it willbe a miracle if by June 1 enoughcompetent and trustworthy Ger­ mans can be found to carry on anactive policy of re- education to-ward a democratic way of life andaway from nazism and militarism.

At present there are ten Ameri-cans in charge of the station,which employs about 300 per-sons. After nine months' effortthey have been able to find andtrain six trustworthy, capableGermans for key positions, ofwhick re are more than tyenty.By J1 the Americans will bereduced to four, with no authorityto interfere in the management ofthe station, which has 740,000 paidsubscribers and many times thatnumber of listeners, except afterthe event.

Meanwhile, there is considerableevidence to show that the Germans are not yet ready to take control.One of Munich 's radio news editorswas discharged because he tookadvantage of his position to put onthe air political propaganda for theChristian Social Union , although heknew this was prohibited at thetime.

And when Harold Braun, well-known movie director, was askedby the Munich radio to direct ananti- Nazi and anti- militarist radiosketch he refused on the groundthat one of the characters madeGerman militarism look ridiculous.

Some of the letters received bythe Munich radio station similarlyshow that many Bavarians are stilltotally unregenerate. The most