YUGOSLAV GROUPS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 October 1943, Page 3

YUGOSLAV GROUPS

KING DEMANDS UNITY ORDERS TO GENERAL MIKHAILOVITCH. AGREEMENT BETWEEN POWERS IMPORTANT. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) LONDON, October 17. General Mikhailovitch was recently ordered to increase his activities against the Germans and to avoid further clashes with Tito’s Partisans, said King Peter in an interview with the “New York Times” representative. He added that General Mikhailovitch had already greatly expanded sabotage activities and launched successful guerilla sallies.

King Peter declared that Yugoslav unity would be greatly aided by agreement among Britain, America and Russia on propaganda policies concerning Yugoslavia. He expressed the hope that agreement would be reached soon, perhaps at the forthcoming tripartite conference at Moscow.

Dr. Tchok, a new member of the Yugoslav Cabinet, and also president of the National Committee of Yugoslavs in Italy, has issued a statement that “the committee in settling accounts with Italians is mainly interested in repairing the injustice done in 1920 when part of northern Italy, including the provinces of Trieste, Istraia and Gorizia, was annexed by Italy. No cobelligerency can alter this claim. Italy must evacuate all Yugoslav territory.” The Yugoslavs have occupied Andirjevica in Montenegro, says the Partisan radio. Street fighting continues in Zenica. Successful large-scale operations are in progress in Slovenia, where the stiffest battles are being decided near Sevnica for bridges over the Savu River. The patriots defeated German formations near Banjaluka.

A communique issued by the Partisans yesterday said: “We have occupied Zivnica, near Tuzla, in eastern Bosnia. It is the centre of the timber industry. The Germans, supported by tanks, occupied Cirkvenica and Kraljevica, but were later thrown out and the towns are now firmly in the Partisans hands. Local fighting occurred near Bakar, Karlovac, and Gospic.” MILITARY TRAIN DERAILED BY PARTISANS. MORE THAN 400 GERMANS KILLED. LONDON, October 17. In north-eastern Italy, 600 Germans were killed oi’ injured near Gorizia when a German military train was derailed by explosives. The train having been derailed, the Partisans' artillery opened up and more than 400 Germans were killed and 200 injured.