Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-30
Tito Lashes Back
AtFresh Blows
By Con1inforn1
YugosIovs Cite Mass
Arrests in Bulgaria
And Border SheIIinq
By the Associated Press


BELGRADE, Oct. 29.-Yugo-
slavia dashed back at Cominform
neighbors again tonight, accusing
them of warmongering, stirring
border troubles and staging mass
arrests to curb the spread of Tt
toism.
Developments came fast in the
row which began 10 months age
when the Russian dominated
Cominform blacklisted Premier
Marshal Tito's government.
These were the developments:
l. Yugoslavia's official press
charged that Bulgaria was pur-
suing mass purge-includine
some of it's top officials-to halt
the spread of Titoism in that
country.
2. Late tonight the Foreig,,
Ministry published it's rejection oil
a note from Russia demanding
recall of Yugoslavia' ambassador
to Russia, Karl Mrazovich.
At the time the Soviet note was
issued. Mrazovich was already
back in Yugoslavia serving az
president of the Yugoslav republic
Of Croatia and as member oil
the Yugoslav Communist Party
central committee.
3. The Yugoslav Interior Minis
try accused Hungary of stirring
up border troubles and said Hun
garian troops lobbed shells fol-
eight hours acros the border into
Yugoslavia last Thursday night
No one was hurt and Yugosla,
border troops did not reply, the
ministry said.
ISLANDERS Charged in Note.
The Yugoslav rejection of the
Russian note branded the recall
demand as new stimulus" ir
what was called a Soviet campaign
to shut of relations and to min.
imize Yugoslavia S position in 8
|progressive world"
THE government of Yugoslavia
protests strongly and energetic
ally and casts away the ISLANDERS
contained in the Soviet note the
Foreign Office reply said.
For months diplomatic rela lions
between the two countries had
been cool, but whether this would
be another step toward a formal
diplomatic break could not be de-
termined pending further develop
ments.
The Communist newspaper
Borba, voice Of Tito's government,
made the mass arrest charge
against Bulgaria in a three col
umn article.
Without citing the source of its
information, Borba said that in
one Bulgarian district alone
Plevna-2,500 persons are under
arrest, four f1fths of them on DO
litical charges. Graphically, it
said that among them were hon
est Communists. friends of Yugo-
slavia. foes of Titoism.''
Kostov Awaits Trial.
The list of those held included
National Bank Director Tutev and
Gen. Vasil Markov, member of
the central committee of the
Bulgarian Workers Communist
Party. Also named were former
Finance Minister Ivan Stepenov
former Public Works Minister
Monol Sekelarov, former Indus
trial Minister Petko Kunin.
A former deputy premier, .rrai-
cho Kostov, already is awaiting
trial in Sofia. Like the recently
executed Laszlo Rajk, former
foreign minister of Hungary, he
is accused of "rightist deviation, "
which means a swerve from Mos
cow-brand Communism toward
Titoism, and espionage.
Borba said many of those picked
up by police in the new drive had
no connection with Kostov. CThe
Yugoslav organ apparently wished
to go on record in advance as dis
avowing any charges the Bull
garians might make in subsequent
trials OF Intervention by the Tito
government in Bulgarian affairs }