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J. 333305-M ON State
Galley 259
UNCORRECTED GALLEY PROOF
In consequence His Majesty has raised two essential objections to
agreement in its present form. First concerns suggested form of
regency and second the provisions of Article 2 of amendment by
which anti-Fascist Council of National Liberation would wield unre-
stricted legislative power until Constituent Assembly had finished its
work. This suggests transfer of power in Yugoslavia to single politi-
cal group. King Peter believes on contrary that setting up of all-
party government comprising every political movement would furnish
sole valid guarantee for new and better future in country to which he
hopes shortly to return.
King Peter who brought his country into this war on side of his
great Allies like whole population of Yugoslavia has followed with
keenest sympathy and admiration magnificent prowess of Russian
armies under Marshal Stalin. Fraternity with Russia is basic senti-
ment of Slav peoples and King has the greatest regard for Marshal
Stalin whose name has meant so much to the Yugoslav people in
their heroic resistence. Peter II R".1
WINANT
1 Churchill informed Roosevelt by telegram No. 888, dated January 14, 1944
(not printed), that King Peter had issued this statement without consulting either
the British Government or his own Prime Minister, Subasié (Roosevelt Papers).
860H.01/1-2245
The Secretary of State to the British Ambassador (Halifax)
SECRET
The Secretary of State presents his compliments to His Excellency
the British Ambassador and acknowledges the receipt of the Embassy's
note of yesterday's date¹ referring to an aide-mémoire of January 20 2
on the subject of the negotiations now in course at London for the
establishment of a unified Yugoslav Government. The Embassy
requests the observations of this Government with respect to the
course which the British Government now proposes to follow, in the
event that King Peter fails to declare his acceptance of the Tito-
Subasic agreement before midday today.
The substance of the Department's telegram to Ambassador Patter-
son of January 18 [17]3 has already been communicated orally to the
1 Not printed.
3
Not printed.
Embassy. It referred to the general lines of American policy, as had
been communicated in greater detail in the Department's memo-
randum of December 23, 1944,2 and observed that the real merits
of
some of the questions connected with the reservations made by King
Peter could better be determined if the Government returns to Yugo-
slavia, and if the diplomatic missions of friendly governments can be
established at an early date at Belgrade.
In substance, therefore, the Department is in agreement with the
objective under which the Yugoslav Government would return to the
country to work together with the various elements within Yugo-
slavia. When that time comes, the Department would prefer of
course, that the regular American diplomatic and consular establish-
ment should accompany or shortly follow the returning Government.
The question has meanwhile arisen as to the attitude of the principal
Allied Governments in the event that Dr. Subasic should proceed along
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