Evening star., 1947-08-03
I Red Satellites
Agree 10. joint
ActiononGreece
Yugoslovio, Bulgaria
Conclude Brood Pact
For Mutual Aid
BY the Assoeioted Press

BELGRADE, YugoSlav1a, Aug.
2.-Yugoslavia and Bulgaria to-
day concluded a broad political,
economic and social agreement,
one provision of which binds
them in common cause against
Greek border "provocations."
The agreement, reached by Mar
shal Tito and Bulgarian Premier
Georgi Dimitrov in three days of
conferences, also provides that the
two countries will consult on in
vestigating groups sent into their
region by the United Nations Sc
curity Council lin view of its here
tofore biased activity"
Under the pact Yugoslavia re-
nounces her rights to reparations
from Bulgaria, totaling $25 5,000, 600
granted in the peace treaties drafted
in Paris. The parties undertake to
aid each other and work toward a
full customs union.
The Yugoslav government re-
leased the text of a communique
which forecast establishment OF
close economic and political coop
Grafton between the two states and
the easing of travel requirements
along the border.
.Dimitrov Starts Back.
Mr.. Dimitrov entrained tonight
for Sofia after his talks with Mar
shall Tito in the latter'S summer
palace at Bled.
The communique said the agree
ment interpreted the will of the
people of Yugoslavia and the people
of Bulgaria to strengthen compre-
hensibly and develop mutual fra
ternal cooperation in keeping with
the centuries-old aspirations and
vital requirements of the peoples"
It added that the two govern.
ments had agreed upon these points
One, signature of an accord fol
| friendship ands mutual assistance.
/ Two, to Ak convertibility rates fol
their currencies in preparation fol
creation Of a customs union and tc
CO. ordinate their respective econo-
mic plans, especially on industry
electrif1cation. mining, agriculture
transport and foreign trade.
Three, to draft new regulations
for dual ownership Of property along
the entire Yugoslav- Bulgarian FROM
tier, to simplify passport formalities
for nationals of both countries and
to settle all outstanding questions OF
citixenship between the two nations
-Four. to expand railway eommuni-
cations facilities between the two
countries by having specialists de-
termine points to be linked In public
works plans.
Common Action Provided For.
Five, to establish close contact
and common action with relation to
frontier "provocatior1s Of Greek mon
archo-fascists" and with relation to
subsidiary groups of inquiry ap-
pointed by the United Nations Sc
curity Council, "as well as with rela-
ton to all other important interna
tional problems which intimately
concern them, particularly questions
of the Danube River which they con-
slider to be matter concerning only
riparian Danubian states.''
Six, to develop cultural co-opera-
ton by exchange of literature and
newspapers.
The statement on reparations said
in part: The Yugoslav government
in view of radically changed rela-
tions between the Yugoslav peoples
and the Bulgarian peoples which are
the result of victory of the national
struggle in Yugoslavia, victory OF
the Fatherland Front in Bulgaria
and also participation of the Bull
garian people in the struggle against
Germany and taking into considera-
ton the economic plans of the two
countries has decided to re-
nounce in the name of the Yugo-
slav people reparations amounting
to SIS, 600, 1000"