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containers in which they took their day’s supply of
water to their damaged houses.
Their faces were full of sorrow and despair. On
the other hand, I did not find the people as
hollowcheeked as I had expected. When I remarked about
this to our hosts I was told that there were countless
people in Berlin who were unable to go out into
the streets because of starvation and illness. They
stressed that one could not get a true picture just -
by motoring through the town. It was also feared,
here as in Frankfurt, that the coming winter would
aggravate conditions.
In accordance with General Eisenhower’s advice,
my task in Berlin was to contact representatives of
the four occupying powers to ascertain their attitude
toward Swedish aid. I was also to request permission
from the French and Russian representatives for the
Swedish Red Cross detachment to work in their
zones.
My first visit was to the French General
Beauchesne, a genial and extremely kind elderly
gentleman who had many Swedish friends whom he had
met while attending the Cavalry school in Saumur.
When the question of the Swedish Red Cross
detachment was brought up, he contacted General Koenig,
who immediately consented to our extending aid to
the French Zone. He was personally also in agreement
with giving Swedish aid to German children, but he
pointed out that this question had to be taken up
in the Allied Control Council.
The Secretary General of the Council, the British
General Dewing, held the same opinion. I hħad the
opportunity, at a dinner given by the British in our
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