Evening star., 1947-04-20
Italians Fear Tito's Power
After US Troops Withdraw
Yugoslav Frontier Forces Reported Strengthened,
With Italy's Own Army and Military Police
@ Unable to Offer Much Resistance
BY Constantine Brown
The Stcr's Foreign Affairs AnoIyst

ROME eBy pistol Marshal Tito of Yugosava
pointing at Italy still hidden and the OF American
veneza Gua him uncoverg
staff foreign military observers and of the
ent feel certain that the threat from the will
after Allied troops leave and replaced by Italians
Reports from the other side Of the Yugosavan frontier indicate
that the 4 4ugoaV Army with headquarters at Lbana recently
has been strengthened the addition
Macedonia. One of these divisions
Conservative estimates place Italian
border between provided most up-o-
air force directed against Italy is adequate since
Italian apanes not arworhy Italy
gasoline Tor more than few hours fight by the Others
Communists Sabotage
Italian Army divisions which are provided
with few armored 943
assistance for the defense the Alps
The men are poorly equipped weary and demoazed
officers dsheaed and feel that they
be useless The fear that something happen departure
the Allies strengthened by the fact that the Party
very Italy Its work is not simply electoral
organizations reported to have resumed their
sabotage campaign The cells ordering their
part in militant activities The understanding
have been reached between
italian Communist leader meeting months ago is
not known But suspected that there pretty definite
planning between the puppets correan
efforts after ratification of the
forces from Italy.
Military weakened.
The preparations of the Communist partans Italy
hampered police are not alto
gether reliable The famous military police
seriously weakened Because military
outside the control of the general staff owned
control authorities.
In uniforms military police whose
organization has existed for than half
the toughest ncorrupbe police
During the Mussoni regime they Loyalty
order according thenexstng regulations
used by the Italian dictator for dirty political
intrusted to special black shirt units
Today the carabne continue honestly
has been reduced that
if internal disturbances
Civilian Police Indispensable. >
The civilian police have been reorganized recruited
the critical northern large
parsan overwhelmingly Many
former Fascists who in order
Communists
The civilian police underpaid
pride of the caabnie affiliated
with taken
such special raion of food clothing the
families.
Since the Communist ministers being the
most forceu and influential members cabinet
have accepted police jobs gives livelihood
why they should which
from the Communist cell leaders
anything which it Is not desired that they
Officials Are Party Members
Many city are mem
bers OF Toghats either membership
convenient because they
ndusrial who doubt the ability of the
of the East have become
get on the bandwagon before it is too late.
the Italians who do productive portion
country separate itself and fall behind the
that financial assistance alone will Italy
vnced that American policy indicating italian
the United States opposition to foreign against
gardless OF the form 1t takes would OF which
TINS country At this time 4