BULGARIAN PACT WITH RUSSIA

Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25448, 20 March 1948, Page 7

BULGARIAN PACT WITH RUSSIA

TWENTY YEAR TREATY SIGNED LONDON, March 18. A 20-year Soviet-Bulgarian treaty of friendship, collaboration, and mutual aid was concluded in Moscow today. The Moscow radio says that Mr Stalin took part in the signing ceremony.

The treaty is similar to others signed recently with Eastern countries, says the Moscow correspondent of the Associated Press. It pledges joint military action against an aggressive Germany or “any other State which unites with Germany in a policy of aggression.” . The British and American Ambassadors did not attend the Bulgarian Ambassador’s reception to mark the signing of.the treaty. The New Zealand, Canadian, and Indian representatives attended. RUSSIANS ARRESTED IN FRANCE DEPORTATION ORDER ISSUED PARIS, March 18. French security police arrested a group of Soviet citizens during a raid on the house of Professor Odintez, editor of the recently banned Russianlanguage newspaper ‘‘Soviet Patriot.” The Ministry of the Interior announced that it had decided to deport 11 of the arrested Russians.

An official announcement said that the Russians had met to reconstitute the banned Union of Soviet Citizens. ‘ The police raided the house last night and arrested Professor Odinetz and 11 others. The security police, after the raid, questioned hundreds-of people from countries of Eastern Europe.