THE BALKAN RUPTURE

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 130, 6 June 1927, Page 10

THE BALKAN RUPTURE

SITUATION EXPLAINED

DANGEROUS POSSIBILITIES

(United Press Association.—Copyright.) (Published in The Times.) (Received 6th June, 2.30 p.m.)

LONDON, sth June"The Times" Belgrade correspondent saj's that although the Albanian Minister here stated on the 3rd June that Guirascovitch had been released, the Foreign Office has not received confirmation of this, and states that Albania merely offered to release him, provided certain expressions in the JugoSlavian Note are withdrawn. M. Mar!w VA tch) Fore!gn Minister, replied that the release must be unconditionalthe other matters could be discussed later. Albania refused and consequently diplomatic relations were broken off The Jugo-Slavian Legation has departed for Durasso. The Tirana correspondent of "The Times" says that the Albanians declare that Guirascovi 1 'i is of Montenegrin origin, and is now an Albanian subject. They were not notified of Ms connection with the Legation. Tho documents of which possession, were taken were most incriminating. The correspondent comments that both sides are ost exasperated. The Albanians are particularly angry, and declare that only the violence of the Note prevented the immediate release of the correspondent. He further adds that' the Jugo-Slavs assert that the incident is one of many pin-pricks which are growI ing more frequent since the appoint- [ pent of the new Foreign Minister: who i is regarded as in tho pocket o£ the Italians. The situation is not immediately critical, nevertheless, there are still dangerous possibilities.