:52:00
There is nothing you can say.
:52:04
Nothing.
:52:06
Nothing has happened to alleviate the crisis.
:52:08
The crisis reached a head this afternoon...
:52:10
when all rail travel between
Western zones and Berlin was stopped.
:52:14
The blockade by land is now complete.
:52:24
What do you think
we're going to do, General?
:52:26
Do you think we'll withdraw?
:52:27
We can't withdraw.
:52:29
If we withdraw under pressure,
our prestige all over the world is threatened.
:52:32
The Communists will move in
on every front.
:52:35
What about these trials, General?
How do you feel about them now?
:52:40
We're committed to the trials.
:52:42
But I think it would be realistic
to accelerate them as much as possible.
:52:47
What would happen
if they fired on one of our planes?
:52:49
I'm afraid we'll have to face that
when it happens.
:52:52
There is no other answer
to that question at this time.
:52:57
You fellows should try
some of the strudel. It's excellent here.
:53:00
No, thanks.
:53:02
Dan, I've just come back from Berlin,
as you know.
:53:06
I don't think this is going to be it.
A lot of people do, but I don't.
:53:11
But it is going to be a fight for survival...
:53:13
for the next 10 years, maybe the next 20.
:53:17
Germany is the key to that survival.
:53:19
Any high-school student in Geography
can tell you that.
:53:24
Just what are you trying to say, Senator?
:53:26
What I'm trying to say is this:
:53:28
While nobody's trying
to influence your decision...
:53:32
it's important that you realize this,
because it's a fact of life.
:53:36
Let's face it, gentlemen.
The handwriting is on the wall.
:53:40
We're going to need all the help we can get.
:53:43
We're going to need the support
of the German people.
:53:48
More strudel, gentlemen?
:53:53
Herr Janning, you may proceed.