Evening star., 1947-10-10
Two YugosIays 0usted
From Chile May Face
Argentine Expulsion
By the Assoeiotsd Press


Yugoslav diplomats, due in
Buenos Aires today after being
expelled from Chile on charges
of Communist agitation" will
be asked to leave Argentina If
they fail to quit the country
voluntarily, a high government
source announced.
Reporters who boarded the train
bringing the two men - Andrej
Cunja, Charge d'Afiaires at Santi-
ago, and Dalibor Jakasa, Secretary
Of the Yugoslav Legation here-from
Mendoza to Buenos Aires were un-
able to find them last night.
The Yugoslav Legation said the
men were on the train. A neutral
diplomatic source said they disap-
peared a short time after the an
nouncement that they were to be
expelled from Argentina.
IF they only want to cross our
territory in order to board a ship,
okay," the Argentine official said.
IF they take any other attitude, 1t
would not be out of order to say
they will receive a suggestion that
they should leave our country"
Neither Enjoys Immunity.
He said neither had diplomatic
immunity so far as Argentina was
concerned.
1T should not be forgotten that
they are accused of a crime against
another American state" the
spokesman added.
The Chilean government expelled
them Wednesday night after &C
cusing them in statement of fol-
lowing the instructions of an inter-
national Communist organization to
foment strikes-specifically in the
Chilean coal fields-and conduct a
campaign against the United States
and against inter- American unity.
A Chilean government statement
declared that the South American
network of the new Communist
international organization, forma-
ton of which was announced last
Sunday, had headquarters in
Buenos Aires.
"a spokesman for the Yugoslav
Foreign Ministry last night dis
missed the Chilean charges
against Cunja and Jakasa as
straight provocation." He said
his government categorically
denied the accusations.)
There was no immediate official
comment from Argentina concern
ing the Chilean contention that the
South American headquarters of the
Communist network was in Buenos
Aires, although one official said pri-
vately such a charge is not true" +"
Cabinet Has Long Session.
The cabinet held a long session
yesterday with President Juan D.
Peron. Informed sources said the
case of the two Yugoslavs, and pos
sibly communism, were discussed.
A three-man Argentine police
commission flew to Santiago yes
terday to study the evidence the
Chilean government said it had
concerning the Yugoslav diplomats.
They were escorted Immediately on
their arrival to the Offices of Pres
ident Gabriel Gonzalez Videla.
Unofficial sources in the Chilean
capital said some of the 5000 coal
miners striking for higher pay were
beginning to report for work as
a result Of military draft which
followed arrest of about two score
of their leaders. The Chilean gov
/ eminent says this strike was TO-
mented by Communists.
lYugosIov Held on Charge
Of Fomenting Chilean Strike
SANTIAGO, Chile, Oct. 10 tB.-
Dispatches from Punta Arenas
(Magallanes) today said Chilean
police had arrested Yugoslav on
charges of trying to start a packing
house strike in that far southern
city.
One dispatch said the Yugoslav,
who was not identified by name,
was carrying letter of recommen-
dation signed by Andrej Cunja, the