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    "ocrText": "DECLASSIFIED\nTOP SECRET\nE.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E)\nDept. of State letter, Aug. 10, 1972\n-2-\nBy NLT-WK NARS Date 6.26.75\nBritiah Desire Tarly Action on Stalin's Message\nRegarding Vienna. The British Chiefs of Steff have\ninformed Alexander that he should make early arrange-\nments with the Russians for the dispatch of a British\nmission to Vienna in order to obtain all possible\ninformation which will permit early EAC settlement of\noutstanding questions.\nVenezia Giulia. Firmess is still needed in Venezia\nGiulia. The tension is still high there but there have\nbeen no Allied-Yugoslsv incidents. On May 21 the Yugo-\nslava paraded 27 Russien tanks through Trieste to show\ntheir strength, the new Yugoalav Commander in the area\nis said to be anti-Allied, and Yugoslav political exe-\ncutions in Trieste are now estimated st a minimum of 150.\nAllied troops on May 23 moved enst to a line north of\nTrieste without incident, though the Chief of Staff of\nthe Yugoslav Fourth Army threstened to arrest these\ntroops and has formally demanded the British liaison\nofficer to withdrew his mission. This Yugoslav Com-\nmender stated that Belgrade would \"not permit Allied\ntroops to move inland\", that \"force will be answered by\nforce\", and that Belgrade has \"rejected with scorn Field\nMershal Alexander's message to Allied troops\" on the\nprinciples involved in this disputed area. The British\nlimison officer has told the Yugoslavs he is referring\nARCHIVES AND 3\nthe matter to higher authority.\nRECORDS\nof\nSERVICE'\nChurchill and the British are inclined to be \"n bit\ntousher with Tito\". They do not like Tito's reservations\nto the joint US-UK representation of May 15 and also wish\nR. clear Yugoslav statement that its present occupation of\nestern Venezia Giulia does not mean that the US end UK\nhave recognized that area's ennexation to Yugoslavia,\nwhich decision must be reserved for the peace settlement.\nSAC's position is: (1) He cannot agree to Yugoslav\nofficers taking part in AMG in his area of Venezia Giulia\nbut he would welcome a small Yugoslav mission attached to\nEighth"
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