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part of which had been put at our disposal for
distribution in Germany.
We discovered very soon that shortages in Berlin
were very serious, especially among refugees, who
were badly clothed. The Russian authorities had
declared themselves anxious not only that Swedish
medicines be distributed in the Russian Zone, but
also that we include the Russian Sector in Berlin in
our relief work. Of course, we were very happy about
their attitude, but I pointed out that we were
responsible for seeing that relief be distributed in
accordance with the principles of the Red Cross, which I
have described before.
During my stay in Berlin, I had several meetings
with the various public health officials in thë four
sectors, and I also had the opportunity to discuss the
matter with General Clay and with the Russian
General Smirnov. It proved that the Russians were
somewhat suspicious of an organization like the
Swedish Red Cross. They wanted relief to be carried out
by organizations of a more political character. I
remembered the unfortunate developments in the
German Red Cross, which I have touched upon before,
and I understood very well that Russian suspicion
was probably due to these developments. However,
I had to point out definitely at the conferences that
if any help at all was to be given, it would have to
be done in accordance with the principles which we
had fixed and therefore, by our own organization. I
had the great satisfaction to learn later that the
proposals we had made had been accepted by the Allied
Control Council.
While in Berlin, it was suggested to me that I
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