Evening star., 1943-12-23
|Yugos|av Partisans
Order King Peter
Stripped Of Powers
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, Dec. 23.-Denouncing
the hostile attitude" and acts Of
King Peters Yugoslav government
in-exile, Marshal Josip Broz'
(Tito's) Council of Liberation has
ordered Peters regime deprived "of
all its rights" and has forbidden"
the young King to return home until
after Yugoslavia is entirely liberated.
The strongly -worded declaration
came as the Allies, we're giving mill
|tary aid to Tito in his war against
the Germans and attempting to
settle differences between the two
Yugoslav factions.
After Yugoslavia is freed, "the
problem of the King as well as the
Question of the monarchy can be de-
|cided," declared Tto's council, re-
Gently established within the stra-
|tegic Balkan nation.
The councils statement, broadcast
by the Free Yugoslav radio, leveled
three accusations against Peters
government sitting in Cairo:
OF maintaining a hostile attitude
toward the struggle for liberation in
which the Yugoslav people have been
heavily engaged;
Abusing Hospitality.
OF abusing the hospitality of our
Allies by spreading lies and ISLANDERS
about the struggle of the Yugoslav
Army of Liberation;
OF organizing, through War Min
lister Gen. Draja Mihailovich, "civil
strife in Yugoslavia and through him
and his subordinates concluding q
lasting agreement" with the Ger
mans and their satellites.
1t therefore declared null and
void all international treaties and
obligations" undertaken by Peters
government, and asserted "the So
called Yugoslav government abroad
is deprived Of all rights of lega
government, and also of the rights
of representing the peoples Of Yugo.
slavia in foreign towns"
This also concerns 'all other gov
ernments which may in the future
be formed abroad against the will
of the Yugoslav peoples" the state
ment added.
The council charged that Peter
had showed full confidence" ir
the exiled government and Mihai-
lovich, and had decorated traitor.
and criminals"
Under the protection of the roya
flag and the monarchy, the mos
abominable treacheries and crime.
have been committed and still art
being committed" it added.
Decisions Effective at Once.
The broadcast said the manifesto
was agreed upon by the council
November %, and that its decisions
ARE to enter into force immed-
! lately" The announcement itsell
followed shortly after Tito had beer
raised to full Allied commander o1
the Patriots forces in Yugoslavia.
On the military front, Tito's forces
were reported on the offensive or
every sector after having thrown
back heavy German attacks ir
Croatia.
! In Eastern Bosnia the Partisan,
occupied the town Of Trebava, after
defeating the Germans in a pitched
battle in which 200 enemy troops
were slain and quantities of wa,
gear captured, Tto's communique
also broadcast by the Free Yugosla,
radio, reported
Other units captured the towns O
Bosanska, Petrovac and Selo ant
"annihilated" and occupied tn,
town Of Bojna. a few miles nortl
of Knin, near the Adriatic coast.
Fierce fighting continued in tn
Livno-Duvno sector west of Sarajevc
where the Germans had masset
strong forces in drive to gain con
troll Of the strategic Sarajevo-M Mos
tar-Metkovic railway. Meanwhile
guerrillas reported that the rail lin,
between the Dalmatian port of Spill
and Knin to the north had beer
partially preached.
Fighting also flared in Montenegr,
to the south, where 80 enemy troop.
were killed and 40 wounded, Tito,
h1l1lofin efofoS