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Received Wednesday, 8.20 p.m. LONDON, Augsut 31. Soviet-Yugoslav exchanges over -the Yugoslav claims to Austrian territory, date back to June 22, says Reuter. Vugoslavia protested to Russia "that thc Council of Foreign Ministers at Paris had rojected Yugoslav demands for Austrian Carinthia without consulting Belgrade and accused Moscow of "in admissable intervention. " The Russian ! replj' of July 25 eountercharged tuai ! Yugoslavia had crudelv tried to conceaJ the failure of secret negotiations over Carinthia, between Belgrade and London, "behind the Soviet Union 's back." Yugoslavia, on August 3, replied to the "behind the back" Notc with a cliarge that Russia, by her accusation, committed a "hostile act.' Russia canie back on August 11 with s declaration that Tito had come ti terms with the "camp of foreign capv tal and reaction" over Carinthia and added . that. Yugoslavia was no iongei consicfered an ally of Russia but as ai opponent. Belgrade, in a rejoinder or August 21, accused the Soviet Govern ment of a distortion of the fact an deplored the "offensive tone" of tht . Sqyiet Note.. Belgrade accused Russir of having indicated to the Western Powers that she was willing to drop her siipport of Yugoslavia 's claim to Carinthia.
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Chronicle (Levin), 1 September 1949, Page 5
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