The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-23
us DENIES TITO
TREATED UNFAIR
Yugoslavia Says Commu-
mist Regime Treated
Unfairly By u. S.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.- Up -
The United States returned a
sharp denial today to a complaint
of Yugoslavia's Ambassador that
this country. has treated Marshall
Tito's communist regime unfair
ly.
In another development in the
troubled relations with the Balkan
countries in the Soviet sphere, this
government turned to a direct ap-
peal to Bulgaria in a new effort
to save the life of Nikola Petkov,
doomed Bulgarian opposition lead
er.
The Yugoslav envoy, Sava N.
Kosanovic, issued a statement of
"facts" to explain a feeling he re-
ported in Yugoslavia that certain
American official circles" are dis
inclined to supply food and other
aid to his country.
He acknowledged that the Unit
ed States paid some 70 per cent
or more than $500, 600, 900 in UNR
RA relief supplied Yugoslvia.
But, referring to Yugoslavia's sac
rifices for the allied cause, he add
ed that at is very difficult to try
to express the value of blood and
lives in money"
Kosanovic joined the continu
ing American-Yugoslav controver
sy after the State Department hae
replied point by point to charge:
made earlier this month by Tito
These included an assertion tina
the United States was trying tt
set up some kind of economic
blockade" against his country.
The Ambassador, in a Statement
telegraphed from Asheville, N. c..
where he is IN vacation, said tina
Cd the United States for more
than 18 months refused to release
some 100 seized Yugoslav-ownee
Danube ships and barges, q.
turned down a plea for grain thl:
spring, and 90 for six years ha:
frozen some $50, DOC, 900 of Yugo
slav gold reserves in this country
Lincoln White, State Depart
ment press officer, noted that the
United States has counter claim:
against the gold which include
the cost of two American army
planes shot down last year ii
Yugoslavia with the loss of five
American filters. This and Other
| claims are now under negotiation
Belgrade agreed to pay $780, 0(
as Indemnity to families of the
.1.4ers.
White said that Yugoslavia's
plea for grain ALLEGATIONS wa!
turned down because the need o,
other countries was more urgent
and noted Yugoslav officials have
| said no one has died from hun
ger in Yugoslavia in contrast witt
other countries.
The Danube shipping was invol
we'd in a prolonged controversy
over demands of the western pow
ers that the Danube be kept oper
to international commerce. The
ships and barges have now virtu'
ally all been released, officials
said.
The direct effort in behalf Of
Petkov is being made by John
Evarts Horner, United States poll
teal representative in Sofia, who
has been seeking a conference
with Bulgarian officials.
He was instructed to take this
action in anticipation of the re-
lection of American and British
proposals that the horsepower
allied control commission review
Petkov's trial and sentence on
charges of plotting against Bull
garia's communist government.
The rejection came today from 1t.
Gen. Alexander Cherepanov, Sow
let acting deputy chairman Of the
commission.
The two western powers contend
that the conviction Of the outspok-
en- anti-communist leader was a
''gross miscarriage of justice"