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DECLASSIFIED
TOD SECRET
E.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E)
Dept. of State letter, Aug. 10, 1972
-2-
NARS Date 6.26.75
Skoplje, Zegreb, and Ljubljana.
Kirk has told the Director of the Paychological
Varfare Board at AFHQ to prepare, in case of hostilities
with Tito, a publicity and information program on the
entire question to win world opinion to the rightness of
our cause and indoctrinate our forces in Itely for action
against their present allies by convincing them of the
issues involved. Kirk also feels that even though we would
"probably get n flat refusal or no reply" it would be de-
sirable, for the record, to invite the Russians to declare
their position publicly.
The Yugoslav Army is still drafting Italiens in Trieste
and has anounced *elections" for the City Council. Many
Italians of all classes are being arrested and local indua-
trialists have been told that their property is now Yugoslav.
There have been several incidents between the New Zealand
Division and the Partisans.
Austrian Border. Despite our demarche to Tito that
Yugoslav troops must leave Austria, they show no sign of
leaving. Three hundred troops in Klagenfurt are impeding
our AMG work, invading hospitals, seizing anything of value
including ears and other facilities, requisitioning food,
end completely controlling the press. But AMG is holding
na firm as it can and posting its proclamations and decrees.
The Yugoslava are making excessive and ridiculous demands
and charges; for example, that the British captured enemy
troops who had already surrendered to the Yugoslavs.
In this Austrian area the Allied Fifth Corps is being
prepared for possible hostilities with the Yugoslavs.
and refugees are being rushed away from the area, so as to
leave our troops mobile for whatever happens.
WITHORAWAL OF AMERICAN RBD OROSS FROM POLAND. The
Amorican Red Cross representative in Moscow is requesting
Washington hendquarters for concurrence in his plan to com-
municate directly with Commissar Molotov stating the decision
S BE
to announce
and
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