Bulgaria Warns Greeks Who Cross Frontier

Chronicle (Levin), 5 September 1949, Page 5

Bulgaria Warns Greeks Who Cross Frontier

(N.Z.P.A.-

-Reuter.

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iteeeiveu sunciay, i p.m. LONDON, Sept. 3. The Foreign Offieo stated that United Nations' observers, using scientifii-. i radio devices-, had pinpointed a Greel; | rebel radio station near Bucharest. .It added that this was the station purporting to broadcast from inside rebel lield Greek territory whieh, before the difTerence between Tito and the Comiuform, was believed to be in Yugoslavia. Reuter's Sofia correspondent says the Bulga'rian Government, in a commuiiique today, threatened to use ^ very serious measures to ensure order and seuirity" on her frontier with Greeee. The eonimunique gave a long list of alleged Greek incidents on thc frontier an^l claixned that Bulgaria had done nothing to violate the frontier but that Greek forces had crossed into Bulgaria on numerous oceasions. The eommunique said Bulgaria would not be responsiblo for the vonsequcncos whieh miglit follow further Greek attacks and added tliat a Xote to this effect had been sent to United Nations. The British United Press Sofia correspondent says alleged border incidents between August 22 and August-30 inehuled firing mines and shells across tho border, dropping boiubs on Bulgarian territory, border erossings by Greek- troops in whieh Bulgarian soldiers were killod. and tho stopping of Bulgarian vessels by Greek ships.