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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.

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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

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their

to the

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"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

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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!

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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

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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

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The prosectuur began by giving

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