AMERICANS WITHDRAW FROM TARNOVA
DELIGATE SITUATION EASED (Rec. 12.45 p.m.) LONDON, May 27. American troops have been withdrawn from Tarnova, seven miles north-east of Gorizia ; ' as part of a readjustment of the lines in order to ease the delicate situation between the American and Yugoslav " front-line units," states the British United Press correspondent with the Eighth Army. The Americans had established a road block east of Tarnova after peaceful " penetration " through the town. The Yugoslavs, alarmed at this move, asked the Americans to withdraw before noon to-day. The Americans stayed in their position until after this time, but later retired to a point just west of Tarnova. British, New Zealand, and Indian troops along the front were on the alert for a possible Yugoslav attack on the night of May 22-25. , Local commanders on both sides are trying intensely to avoid incidents, but emphasise that they must carry out orders from their superiors. The troops are also hopeful that diplomats will resolve the situation, and Allied and Yugoslav troops are fraternising to a limited extent at many points.
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Evening Star, Issue 25495, 28 May 1945, Page 5
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