How Did The Soviets Split The City Government

What really split the United States government on the question of their ally was how the Soviets interfered in the city government. Firstly, the Soviet Union used intimidation to control the Berlin police. The police were used to terrorize Berliners in all sections of the city. Knight time kidnapping and mysterious disappearance became normal (but they were always protested by the western powers).8 Even Americans were not safe from these acts of terror. On multiple occasions American military men or journalist would disappear from all zones of the city. The Soviets would deny they were being held, only to release them three to four days later.9 The Soviets also demanded controlling the radio, allowing the Western powers only one hour of radio