THE BALKANS

Grey River Argus, 8 January 1944, Page 3

THE BALKANS

BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT. OVERTHROW NOT CONFIRMED. LONDON, Jan. 6. The Ankara correspondent of Reuter’s Agency says: There is no confirmation of the report that the Government of Bulgaria had been overthrown by a coup d’etat by a pro-Ally element. BULGARIAN COMMUNISTS AND PEASANTS. LONDON, Jan. 6. Reuter’s Ankara correspondent states; It is reported, from Bulgaria, that there are closer ties between the Bulgarian peasants and the Communists and increased partisan sabotage. , Yugoslav resistance under Tito and the help he is receiving from the Allies, together with the results of the Teheran conference, brought the Communists closer to the Agrarian Party. Practical results are that hitherto hostile peasants are now supplying partisans who are estimated to number between 3000 and 7000. The activity, of partisans last week included holding up a’ Sofia-Plovdiv train three nights in succession and an attack against a labour camp resulting in the death of a few Bulgarian policemen. TITO’S FORCES. “LONDON, Jan. 6. A Yugoslav communique from Tito’s forces stated; Bloody street fighting continues in the Bosnian

town of Banjaluka. Partisan troops are clearing one block .of houses after .another. The Germans are offering tenacious resistance. SOVIET AND BULGARIA. (Rec. 9.55.) LONDON, Jan. 7. Reuter’s Cairo correspondent says: It is reported that the Soviet Government has sent a new warning to Bulgaria pointing out consequences of anv further Bulgarian move to help the Germans in the Balkans.