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DEMAND FOR DEATH SENTENCE IN SOFIA TREASON TRIAL
Sofià, December 12. The prosecution tonight demanded the "sovorest penalty under the law"--death-for the first fivo accused in the Sofio trooson triol. Mr. Dimiter Georgiev, the chief public prosecutor of the People's Republic of Bulgaria, spoke with great force under the glare of lights in the crowded Sofia Court.
"There can be no mercy for traitors, saboteurs and
spies such as the accusod,” he declared,
In his final plea, which "They were helped in this by To this clique followed the presentation of the elique of documentary evidence for the cumposed of spies for the British
and American fatciligence
Stu -
prosecution and defence, the vices who took over the Party prosecutor developed much (and brought Yugoslavia into the the same theme as his un-Western camp". garian colleague during the trial of Lazio Rajk in Buda- μας,
of So.
He charged that the had plotted to tear Bulgarin nway from pearetul path Altron and from the side of the Soviet Union and
that tipy hard done so under the instructions of Star Britta gence Horviers
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Churchill's Son
Sharp U.S. Protest To Bulgaria
Washington, December 12.
The United States today denounced Communist But- garia for subjecting American Legation officials at Sofia to Indignities, restrictions false charges.
and
The Under-Secretary of Stats, Mr. James E. Webb, summoned
Wa. Bulgaria's thington reprascantative to the State Department for sharply-worded protem against the actions of his Bovlet bloc government. Peak.
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Yugoslav Army Ordered To Note To Occupy London Russian's Power Stations
The
Berlin, December 12. Colonel Momcile Cisino vitch, the acting hond of the Yugoslav Military Mission in Berlin, today sent a written protest to General Vassily Chulkov, the head of the Soviet Control Commission, The against the expulsion of eight members of their Mission from the Soviet sector of Berlin.
The note was sent to the Pro- tocol Section of the Soviet Con- rol Commission at midday 15- day.
nan
of
London, Decombor 12. Labour Government tonight ordered troops to Roy London power stations to keep essential services functioning despite the flash strike of manant workers, called just as a "cold 'weather" electricity crisis swept the nation.
Labour Minister, George Isaacs, announced in the Commons that troops would be des- potched to Brimsdown power station Enfield, and Taylor's Lane, Willesden, in North Lon- don, and to Littlebrook power station in the South East suburb of Dartford, where 850 manual workers had walked out on ah uh- authorised strike over bonus payments.
said the man had quit "without notice and without explana. sham".
Simultaneously, the power of Britain were forced to effect "safety cuts" up to 15 per cent because of the dangerous rise in the use of current as a result of the sudden cold snap.
It said the reason for the mer striking was disagreement with torson chen by de Ne tional
Industrial' Counell for electricity
which upply. that #greed
1,0ITUA payments should be merged into wage in- CTENSAR.
Colonel Cixinovitch complained A: The undemocratie behaviour of the Government Associated
the Ger- Democratic
in stations Republic M. Georgley went oli, "The
sending policemen to turn the accused British sent their best people to
members of an officially accredit- Yugore and the Balkans. They
cd Allied Mission out of their Ita-employ terrorist methods
living quarters en send the son of Churchell,
the grounds they recognised
aut anti-Tito sentiments But-that their presence in the East tolph, because learly the Trotskyite views of grinn Meatlonia.
CID ZOBA or Eastern sector Lo the Berlin was a menace to the Ger- In 1945, during a viit the Tito clique, renfising that they and American intl be placed in their service.
Muerdonia, capital of Yugoslav
11] man Democratic Republic.
Mr. Isanca Announcement re the witness testified. Marshal Tito
ceived immediate He added that the condition
Conservativo Bullied "Tato He declared that the Bulgazion
highest
"Give the Bulgarian of the accreditation of the Allied support in the Commons. bel Macedonias in me for two years Missions to the four occupying
Thousands company, whose leaders were hops. But the British and Amer-told him.
kans were not antisfied with then
"The Government haye decided hey and will make thieni inte perfect powers guaranteed them freedom London wore delayed when trol-that, in proer to maintain esson- Yugoslavia uccess ir
The Macedonians"
ley and bus services were can till supplies, Servicemen 'shall wanted in enter also
of movement throughout the four into the
int that the Bulgarian
celled as D result of the power be used in order of the
sectors of the city. tendership
CommunJat
to keep thes Tasty of Bulgaria, in Kostov they Macedonian population refused to
cuts, which ren nu high as 15 per power stations going." announced accept Belgrade's candelates as
vent in some parts of Britain. Mr. Isaacs. lenders.
At dusk, some areas of Scotland and Northern England were still without current.
the dock today, was only one in chath KIT conspiraetor against the People's demoernctus conspiracies which began duine Tho war with the Churchill plan found their mun. Par a second front in the Balkan”
This plan w
carlised with Greece which hal lost its independence. the prosecutor
Y
their
to the
we
"The Yugoslave told me that should adopt State measures to make them accept their agents and answered that such
terrorist methods
were
Incom
satible with our waj of doing, things," the witness said.
"The Bulganun people want union between Dur brotherly entries but we want it to be an anti-Imperialist union, not a coup d'etal against
Soviet Union The But, he thundered, the Badinh¦
aus nubjection to the Anglo- and Alam want commands.
American imperialets." wanted to occupy other rountered
The greatest obstacle in the Balkans, scheding Yugo realisation of the plan of Laudan, slavia and Bulgar,
Hatod Dimitrov but
Washington and Belgrade. he prevented
ded only by the Red Army.
"Then they began cald, had been the late Bulgarian After the way they could not re- eunelle thenurlys to the loss of
Communist leader, Dimitrov, and struggle for power
reason why "they Macedonia that these countries to the imperalist was the
thest plotter against
more than tum, siunderest him and tried to drive
Fascist
he added occupation." s deuth"
He said that he was Toki by the Yugoslav leaders that "here
the way we
we do things whoever
F
system. They begin to plot agte the emirler.
"British Agents" Continuing, M. Georgiev
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He said that the nerused sandhan simple nationalist devietimaisis
that thene Powers could not stand but were proven traktors. by mi sue the constructi ur!
Socialism with the help of
Soviet Un1035
The prosecutor said that the the guilt of the serused Aggravated their "great intelligence and the the Irading positions they held in the Govertiments in Eastern Europe | Party, and the State apparatus."
All of the plots against
had been developed under the in structions of either
Aurionn
agents
British
Ot
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cher
the
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The nole pointed out that Yugoslavia did not recognise the Government of the German De- moeralle Republic, and added, as an aside, that the Yugoslav Min- sion has not yet received noti- ncation either
that the
of commuterk ir!
"Wo are confident that the House will concur in this action, The strikers expect the walk which is designed to protect es out to spread to other stationssential public service." Unlterl Lomncrow and forecast widespread | Press. Soviet
failures in the London
sector of Berlin is part of that Republic.
The Yugoslav noté finally ask-
ed the Russians;
1. To the police blockade of the batises in question so that the members of the Mission could collect their belongings and furuf- ture.
2. To grant the members of the Mission unrestricted move- Inent in Eastern Berlin.
wished to discuss the matter, t
-If the
Sovjet authoritter
He suit that Yugoslav Mece.send representatives of the Pro- dontin leaders hated Dem tocol Section of the Soviet Con- Dimitrov and constantly agitatef the German Democrație Re-
trol Commission and not official and plotted against him.
chau public of the City Government of
Berlin-Reuter.
"They accused him of
a false of vinism, No Claim For Mercy
attitude ward the Macedonian question "They knew very well what and of any slander
they "I must point out here." he they were doing. Treason
could said, "that the number of per greatest crime against the people i
in the think of, the witness concluded.
Further sons employed in the American unider the laws of our country ond
details of alleged and British Legations in Bulour constitutions,
relations sabotage of trade tween Hungary and Bulgaria were you also given today by witnesses who accused
varia
extraordinarily
"Ity the sentence
which
night Bulgarian public opinion is will band down you will give alt said that some of the saking. What are these people const
conspirators everywhere doing here, so many of them.
The
reactiosturias, had
Anglo-Americans
Il
be-
trade, one of the accused, was “ą. Kestov man".
An experts' commission on the sabotage of an electrification and water power project, also testifled that the necused, Stephanov,
a good hud dragged out negotiations for former Minister of Finance, and Ingeon, and make them think befour months and made the signing the former Minister of Construc- prosecutor charged that
fore entering into the service of of an agreement almost impossible when the conspiracies,
tion,
is not now Schularov, who 19 by foreign Powers against their own although the falled,
Hungarians had on trial, had been responsible for the people. atified
offered good terms and valuable the toss of 4,000,000,000 leva "There is no claims for mercy machinery for such products as through sabotage of electrifications for the accused Kostov. Step-tobucen.
It was also testified today that hanov, Tavtov, Petkov and Sev-
Nothing could be done against some of the accused had given ranov. You must punish them it at the time because the other economic secrets to the former with all the severity
their
agents within the leadership of various Communist parties whom they had successfest
many years ago.
In htting
in Bulgarin, hie saul, they placed
all their hopes on the elitef
rused, "Kostov and his group".
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The prosectuur began by giving
review of prosented at the trial since it be- gan last Wednesday.
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