-2- Yugoslavia contingent on freedom of movement and access to public opinion in Yugoslavia for our observers to sur- vey the situation. We could say frankly that Marshal Tito and his sub- ordinates have not shown a disposition toward coopera- tion or even common civility in recent weeks. His refusal to cooperate in military plans is beyond the scope of this paper, but the attitude on questions of relief negotiations, censorship restrictions, refusal to grant travel facili- ties for Allied observers, the Partisan territorial de- mands, and propaganda policies, all show that the Parti- san leadership is not disposed to work in loyal coopera- tion toward the general aims of the United Nations. NOTE: The above summary and attached statement were based on the situation existing before King Peter had given any public indication of his attitude with respect to the Tito-Subasic agreement. It has just been announced that the King has refused to accept the agreement in its. present form be- cause of (1) the suggested form of the regency and (2) the provision that the Partisan Anti- Fascist Council of National Liberation would wield unrestricted legislative powers until the proposed constituent assembly had finished its work. The King feels that these provisions would transfer the power in Yugoslavia to a single political group, Marshal Tito's National Liberation Front. At this writing we do not know whether nego- tiations on the agreement will continue (the King has indicated his approval of the agreement's basic proposals) or whether Marshal Tito will refuse to continue the conversations and re- quest recognition of his organization as the de jure government of Yugoslavia. |