Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-23
U. 5. Recognizes
Iito'sRegime,
But|ssuesS|ap
Concession Believed
Made to Russia for
Harmony at Moscow
WARTIME COOPERATION RE-
PORTED revived in Big Three
Conference. Page AS.
BY GARRETT d. HORNER.

The United States last night
formally recognized Marshal
Tito's new "Federative Peoples
Republic of Yugoslavia," but
simultaneously gave it a diplo-
matte slap. Britain also an
nounced recognition.
Acting Secretary of State Dean
Acheson informed Yugoslav Am
bassador Stanoje Simic that this
country recognizes recent changes
in Yugoslavia's government, which
involved abolition of the monarchy
over the vigorous protest of young
King Peter from his exile in London
At the same time, Mr.. Acheson
instructed the American Ambass-
ador Richard c. Patterson, jr., in
Belgrade to make it clear that this
does not mean approval of the pres
ent Yugoslav regimes policies, the
way it came to power or Its failure
to carry out promises OF personal
freedom to its people"
The apparently reluctant formal
recognition of the Soviet-supported
Tito regime was believed here to
have been agreed on by Secretary
of State Byrnes as concession to
Russia for the sake of greater har-
mony on other issues under dis
cussion by the Big Three foreign
secretaries at Moscow.
May Be Moscow Result.
Mr.. Acheson's note to Ambassador
Simic, dated yesterday, was in reply
to communication sent by the Am
bassador to Mr.. Byrnes on December
10, two days before the Secretary
left to meet Soviet Foreign Commits
sar Molotov and British Foreign
Secretary Bevin in Moscow. The
implication was that Mr.. Acheson's
action was directed by Mr.. Byrnes
after some bargaining at Moscow.
The instructions to Mr.. Patter-
son asserted that it cannot be said"
that the Yugoslav elections on No
vember II provided opportunity for
a free choice of the peoples repre-
sentatives," nor that the guarantees
of freedom contained in an agree
ment between Marshal Tito and DR..
Ivan Subasic, former Yugoslav For
eign Minister, have been honored.
Mr.. Acheson recalled that the
Tito Subacis agreements guaran-
tees of personal freedom" free
dom from fear, liberty of conscience,
freedom Of speech, liberty of the
press and freedom of assembly and
association" underlaid the Big Three
declaration on Yugoslavia at the
Yalta Conference last February.
Mindful of the obligations which
it assumed at Yalta" in recon-
mending formation of a govern
ment based on this agreement, the
United States has consistently held
that the people of Yugoslavia are
entitled to expect effective nipple
mentation Of the freedom guaran-
tees and to have an opportunity to
express their will in a free and un-
trammeled election" Mr.. Achesor
declared.
Subasic Forced Out.
DR.. Subasic, formerly associated
with King Peter. joined Tito in
forming government after the
Yalta Conference, but was forced
out before the November elections
Tito's opponents commended the
elections were rugged" by having
only one slate OF candidates and
through ruthless repression of any
opposition.
TN the circumstances" Ambassa-
dor Patterson was instructed, "the
United States Government desires
that it be understood that the estab-
lishment of diplomatic relations
with the present regime in Yugo-
slavia should not be interpreted as
implying approval of the policies
Of the regime, its methods of as
Stunning control or it's failure to i'm
plement the guarantees of personal
freedom, promised its people.
"You should make it quite clear
to the authorities and people of
Yugoslavia that we entertain only
the friendliest sentiments towards
the peoples of the country and that
it is our anticipation that the evo-
luton of events will provide devel-
opments which will make possible
those relations-both political and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT the peoples OF
Yugoslavia and the United States
which we on our part most urgently
desire to see."
There was no indication of this
critical attitude in Mr.. Acheson's
note to Ambassador Simic.
The Ambassador was informed
that the United States recognizes
the changes which have taken place
in the constitution of Yugoslavia
and the establishment of republic
under the name 'Federative Peoples
Republic of Yugoslavia.' 3"
The note added that it was as
(See YUGOSLAVIA, page A-l0)