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Clark's first concern was food. He informed Marshal Ivan S. Konev that he intended to raise the daily calorie level to 1,550 as soon as possible. But, he added, "I know how I would feel if we had been in here first and you came in and immediately raised the food level. It would seem like a deliberate slap in the face. For that reason, I intend to do it gradually." Ever since then, Clark has hammered away at the Russians to maintain decent rations...
Clark quickly learned how to use the Russians' obvious weaknesses. When they seized the Zistersdorf oilfields, he innocently inquired during a Council session: "Supposing we consider pig iron. Do you need any?" The interpreter snapped back: "Marshal Konev wishes General Clark to know that the Soviet Union does not need pig iron from anyone." Replied Clark quietly: "All right then, let's take the case of oil." The Russians, who never admit publicly that the Red Army needs oil, agreed to let almost the entire Zistersdorf output go to cover Austria's own needs...
Despite such maneuvers, the Russians still like Clark, respectfully refer to him as the "American Eagle." When Marshal Konev recently presented him with a bird dog puppy, Clark declared he would name it Ya Soglasen (Russian for "I agree"). Konev wanted to know why. "Because," said Clark, "this is a word I use so seldom otherwise...
...days before, had gone three ministers of whom the Russians did not approve. Marshal Ivan S. Konev, Soviet representative on the Allied Control Council, had objected to Julius Raab and Vincent Schumy (Volkspartei) and Andreas Korp (Social Democrat). Raab and Schumy, said the Russians, were tainted by fascism, Korp by collaboration...
Berlin's end came two years and four months after the salvation of Stalingrad. It came 16 days after the armies of Marshals Georgi K. Zhukov and Ivan S. Konev lunged for the Nazi capital, twelve days after they reached its streets. The date was May 2 and the time was 3 p.m.-Moscow time...