Those who went--and of course there were always a fair number going to the Federal Republic to escape the Soviet squeeze--went silently. Now the enquiry is made frequently among friends here. and no special stigma Is attached to a confession one is considering the move. -West Berlin officials insist there has been no rise in the normal flow of persons to West Germany since the latest crisis arose. Planes are crowded. they explain. with the backlog of East German refugees who managed to escape before the last gap In the Iron Curtain slammed shut. But some Allied officials here are not so sure. "It would be strange." says one. "if all the talk didnt also result in more people running out" Typical of those at last making the move Is 48yearold Otto Schade. a machinist waitIng with his family and belongings for a plane that will take them to Frankfurt. Mr.
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