TRIESTE SITUATION WORSE

Chronicle (Levin), 29 March 1946, Page 5

TRIESTE SITUATION WORSE

italians stage coxjnterdemonstrations Reeeived Thursday, 9.20 p.m. LO'NDQN, March 28. i The situation in Trieste yesterday j took a turn fpr the worse, says the . Times ' correspondent. The Italians, as j a counterLiast to Tuesdaybs impressive display of Sloyenp strength, made a large-scale demqnstration, ip. which nothing was ieft to chance or spontaiiepus initiative. The Sloyenps, wpll aware 01 j the Italian's intentipns, had theircolumns on the woye in the pqrt £|rea , early in the morning. 1 Tension mounted as the day wore on and all sho'ps wprp plosed. 'xhousa.ids of police closely controlled the crowd movement and kept the situation in hand. The Allied Commissioners work, eat and sleep against a background oi almost continupus shouts fpr Titp, tp which the blare of brass bands is sometimes added. A communique from Allied Mediterranean headquarters at Caserta .draws j attention to recept Yugoslav troop 1 movements in the Venezia Giuiia ar.ea t and alleges that attempts haye bepn niade to create inciflents detrimental tp puhlic order, reports Reutpr's Rome correspondent. The troop reinforcements in the Yugoslav zone haye heen describe4 as defensive, but tiie only claimant in this area with armed fqrces in the zpnp is Yugoslavia itself, states the communique. Defensive measures are ohviously not necessary against the only Qthex forces in the zone, namely the British and American troops statiqne.d there to maintain order pending the peacp settlp ment. Until this sett^ment is achieyed, the British and American forces will continue to enforce puhlic order [with justice and will not tolerate at ' tempts to prejudice the final disppsition.