Evening star., 1948-01-18
Dilllitrov Sees
Red Federation
lnEast Europe
Bulgurion Premier
Says States Viii Be
Allies of Russia
u s. OFFICIALS View Dimitrov
Remarks as Top Red Policy. A-4
" the Assoeioisd Press

Remarks as Top Red Policy. A-4
by the As.eeiossd Press
5 BUCHAREST, Romania, Jan.
17.-Georgi Dimitrov, communist
premier of Bulgaria, said today
that Eastern European nations
within the Soviet orbit intend,
when the time is ripe, to form a
federation of states as allies of
Russia.
Declaring that talk of such a fed
Grafton is premature at present,
Dimitroy said first of all these ma
tions will form a customs union.
Then he added:
But, when the time is ripe, then
our peoples of the popular democ-
racies : will decide whether 1t
shall be q federation or confedera-
ton of states, and they will also
decide the moment when it shall
take the shape of state"
The Bulgarian leader listed as
members of the projected group
Bulgaria, Albania, Romania, Yugo-
slavia, Hungary, Poland, Czechoslo-
vakia and even Greece"
He said the federation planned to
cooperate with Russia on a large
scale and "if possible" would also
seek trade relations with the United
States, Britain and France ION the
principle of complete equality"
Signs Pact With Romania.
Dimitroy, veteran of stormy
career in communism, including the
celebrated Reichstag fire trial, came
to Bucharest to sign treaty of
friendship. collaboration and mutual
assistance with Romania.
He addressed Romanian and for
eign journalists In his special train
which was to take him back to
Sofia. .'t
The new Bulgarian Romanian
treaty, which is of 20 years dura-
ton, includes provisions for the
projected customs union between
the two countries.
A communique accompanying the
text of the treaty declared:
THE two delegations are fully
agreed that foreign meddling and
military intervention constitute him
drances for the final consolidation
of peace in the Balkans which cam
not be achieved as long as the
heroic Greek people have not had
their liberty and national indie
pendence assured"
The conmllnique said further
that defending their national in
dependence, the two governments
are firmly decided not to allow in
any case that the peace treaties
signed at Paris should serve as
pretexts for certain governments to
harm Bulgaria's and Romania's4
sovereignty"
Wants U. N. Membership.
The communique expressed pro
found gratitude" to the liberating
armies of the Soviet Union and ex-
pressed conviction that Bulgaria
and Romania should be admitted
to the United Nations.
The communique preamble de-
clared that all former differences
between the two nations have finally
been settled or are about to be set
tied, and called for mutual military
or other help =. j. without Delay
should either country be attacked
by Germany or third power"
The network of treaties such as
that signed here is preparing the
way for the ultimate objectives,
Dimitrov said.
"When in yesterdays speech l
called these treaties alliances was
not throwing out a chance word,
he declared. IT mean alliance, and
we are allies. That is the sense
applied to the treaties Bulgaria has
signed with Albania, Yugoslavia and
Romania, and it is the meaning OF
the treaties she will sign with
Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Po-
land. We are allies as we are allies
de facto with the Soviet Union, with
which no treaty has been signed.
1--WE intend to cooperate eco
nomically and on an intense scale
among ourselves and with the So
Wet Union.
1--WE intend to coordinate our
plans SO as to increase our eco
nomic potential and bring it up to
the level of international exchange.
1--WE will prepare and conclude the
1See NIMTTROV Page A-4.)