Show Russ Charges In Crash Enrage En age British BERLIN April 8 UP Great B Britain is L. exp expected to 0 demand an n apology fr from m Moscow M r for the latest latest lat lat- est Russian note charging Britain with provocative pro aims in blaming bam blam ing Russia for the Ber Berlin n air crash a high official al source said sald Thurs Thurs- day The Russian note delivered to Lt Gen Sir Brian Robertson by Russia's Marshal Vassily D. D Soko- Soko lovsky said the British version of the crash was a defamation arid hinted that Russia might seal the western allies allies' air corridor to Berlin It It is apparent that received new flew new instructions from Moscow the high official source said He has changed his tune since Gen Robertson talked to him Monday night Discussions Di cus lons are In progress to transfer the incident to a higher level It is exp expected the matter will be dealt with on a governmental governmental governmental govern govern- mental level leyel Refrain Repeated reply to the British note print printed d In the thc Soviet army newspaper reiterated the Russian claim that the Berlin crash last Monday was caused by a British transport which crashed into the tail of ot a Russian fighter I Ii The British version said the R Russian Russian Rus Rus- sian fighter crashed into the British British Brit BrIt- ish p pane plane ane while buzzing it Fitte Fifteen n persons were killed 14 in the British British British Brit Brit- ish plane and the Russian pilot Both Bath British and American authorities authorities au au- termed the Russian reply insulting provocative and hostile hostile hos hos- tile Robertson arriving in Berlin shortly before noon after making a speech at Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day refused to comment on Soko Soko- lovsky's note until he had conferred conferred conferred con con- with his staff Asked if the matter would be Sec Sea Page Pago 2 Column 6 RUSS CRASH Continued from Page 1 taken up on a government lev level l a. a as ai reported he said sald I 1 daresay it will Officials investigating the crash said the inquiry indicated conclusively conclusively both from the position of the wreckage and the evidence of witnesses es that the Yak Russian fighter was In a steep climbing turn when It ft hit the Viking I They pro promised to call witnesses es esto to testify to this note rejected a proposal proposal pro pro- posa for tor a power four-power investigation I tion of ot tho the crash although the Russians e earlier agreed to a joint Russian British-Russian Investigation British authorities said the in inv investigators investigators in- in v found the the Russian plane did not have its wh wheels els down for a landing as the Soviets con con- tended Claim Clear Clearance nce Despite Russ Russian a claims claims to the contrary authorities said the transport was waa logged properly into the Berlin area by tho the power four Berlin air safety reenter center r. r Th The Russian Rusian said aid he hoped the British would abide by air regulations regulations regulations regu lations in the future and thus re relieve relieve re- re lieve him of the necessity of se securing securing se- se curing the safety of air traffic over Soviet areas which areas which observers ers era saw aw as the hint of a. a a threat to close the corridor A high British spokesman in London said aid the Soviet reply was impertinent and truculent and obviously takes a a. line dictated by Moscow according to the Exchange Exchange Exchange Ex Ex- Ex- Ex change Telegraph agency Anglo Anglo- American authorities again are arc considering giving fighter escorts to their planes the London dispatch dispatch dispatch dis dis- dis- dis patch said ald |