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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\nBYNITHH MARS Date 6.26.75\n-2-\nmade- outrageous demands, including 5, ,000 troups instead\nof 2,000 spread all through the area instead of restricted\nto one spot. They also asked for two changes in the line.\nSAC has sent Morgan instructions to be firm with the Yugo-\nslavs, to be \"very cold but correct* in his relations with\nthem, and under no circumstences to sign any agreement\nuntil AFHQ has approved it in toto. Under no circumatences\ndo we plan to make any concessions to the Yugoslavs.\nIn the area itsolf June 12 was generally quiet. The\nYugoslav evacuation continued with some looting, a few\nincidents and some obvious Yugoslav resentment. Some Yugo-\nslay Army elements have changed to civilian clothes and are\nstaying as allezed civilian officials; they have also in-\ncluded people with criminal records in the local police.\nAMG is teking over in the area. In Fiume a clandestine\nItalien CLN seams woll organized and has two priests among\nits most active members.\nBelgien Claims to German Territory. In the near future\nBelgium plans to ask the US, UK and USSR for the annexation\nof certain German territory. The area Belgium wants comprises\nroughly a territory bounded by B. line running NE from Eupen,\nthen south a little west of Duren, from there irregularly\nsouthward near Stedtkyll, north of St. Vith and just west of\nBittburg. The area is largely forest, but had a German popu-\nlation of 100,000 before the war and contains two power dams\nBelgium vants to control. Our preliminary resction is that\nthis is not an unreasonable request; Belgium had at lemat\npert of this territory before Germany took it away from hor.\nPremier Van Acker leaves today for what he hopes will\nbe his final visit with the King; Foroign Minister Spaak\nsays it is essential that the King make a decision at once.\nBritish Delema Reports on Vienna Discussions. General\nWinterton has provided AFHQ with a lengthy report of the\nmeeting of the Allied Missions with Soviet authorities in\nVienna\ne\ncommon\n\"HATIONAL\nARCHIVEG AND\nRECORDS\nSERVICE\""
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