UNITED JUGOSLAV GOVERNMENT

Press, Volume LXXX, Issue 24401, 30 October 1944, Page 5

UNITED JUGOSLAV GOVERNMENT

MARSHAL BROZ AND DR. SUBASIC

Agreement Reached

(N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 10 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 28. The Free Jugoslav radio, quoting an official communique, says that Marshal Broz and the Jugoslav Prime Minister (Dr. Subasfc). at a meeting in Naples, reached full agreement for the formation of a united Government in liberated Jugoslav territory. Marshal Broz has returned to Belgrade. A Jugoslav communique says that the Jugoslavs and the Russians have liberated Ruma, which was a strong centre of German resistance, and have annihilated the entire garrison. Heavy fighting is in progress in the Sjenica sector. Street fighting is going on. in Sjenica, to which the Germans have penetrated with strong tank forces. A German column was repelled with heavy casualties near Gostivar. The Jugoslavs and the .Russians are marching against Mostar. After three days’ fierce fighting the Dalmatian port of Split has been liberated, A Moscow communique says the Jugoslavs and the Russians in Jugoslavia took more than 80 places, including Apalin. An earlier Jugoslav communique said that the Russians and the Jugoslavs, continuihg the offensive in the Srijem Province, between the Danube aiyi the Sava, occupied two villages, la Bosnia the Germans were falling back on Visegrad. In Dalmatia a column of the enemy 4000 strong suffered defeat on the Neretva river.