| Show Old Old O Ties Remain Tito Drafts Future Future t For Far Russ Alliance Editors Editor's note Tho The following analysis of ot the Ute Ut tenc s b bee be- t een Russia anti and Yu Yugoslavia Is th tho result of an till th cm-th on t 6 In n by the A Associated Press Plebe staff ft c correspondent who covered d. d th the recent Da conr conference in Belgrade By Alex Singleton LONDON St Sept t. t 3 GT Deep Deep In fn th tied rm's d doghouse gh Us Marshal Marshal Marshal Mar Mar- Tito and his Yugoslav g govern government V ment sun still plan on a future futuro tightly linked Russia In world worM affairs But Bu Just as M firmly they hava have hav a adopted opt d a no no no compromiso policy of Independence on domestic decisions de de- and and short of occupation by Russia they seem determined to stick to it t These conclusions ns are baaed based on first hand Information the sources of at which cannot b be Th They y yard ar are ard backed up by developments since the attacks by the Comin- Comin form orm Russian-Dominated Russian Communist planning and propaganda board on th the Tito it government Historic Departure If th the Yugoslavs get away with I their edged double d objective It will mark a historic departure from rom the Marxist concept of unswerving and unquestioning disciplined docility Yugoslav authorities In A Ii position position position tion to to know say this brought about the denunciation denunciation denunciation tion In the fear fea this single step toward domestic independence would lead to others on a worldwIde worldwide worldwide world world- wide basis As the tho reasoning goes in B Belgrade Belgrade Bel Bel- l- l grade Russia initiated the attempted attempted attempted at at- tempted purge o of S Yugoslavia's leaders in the frank fear they would move farther away fro from m Kremlin control to the point o of 01 f sl seeking neutrality In Jn the struggle e between tween east cast and west The Yugoslavs say ay they had n no nc 0 such thought that their loyalty to the Communist cause bas ha bu been proven They say they recognize the need of ot a supreme command in hi a common battle against what they term tenn the Imperialist world Riding Two Hones Horses Bu But strongly nationalist by tradition tradition tra tra- the tho Yugoslav leaders Insist they can prove their Communist solidarity while demonstrating their domestic independence What then are the prospects of ot Soviet viet action In the immediate future 7 1 The first first and and the one upon which the Yugoslavs believe the Russians will concentrate Is is propaganda propaganda propaganda prop prop- warfare and moral persua persua- sion The second is economic warfare The third Occupation by thed the Red d army along with a revolt by Tito anti factions Move No one faces difficulties partly because of ot the nationalistic background of ot Yugoslavia chiefly because the Yugoslavs themselves have a monopoly upon the tho Instruments instruments ments menu for making propaganda within their own border Pays Pay for Oil OU Economic sanctions might be easier euler Yugoslavia Is s dependent upon imported oil for tor its iu ambitious program of ot Internal development But It has been paying for tor that oil by a belt tightening belt export program program program pro pro- gram of food tood copper lead and bauxite Its It's obvious also alo that any at attempt attempt attempt at- at tempt to apply economic sanctions would push Yugoslavia into closer closet trade relations with the west and away from the system of ot Interdependence interdependence interdependence inter Inter- dependence which Russia has nurtured nurtured nurtured nur nur- in eastern Europe That leaves leave open the p possibility Russia Ruma will win use its lu most Important trump rump card card the the Red army army alter after first fire promoting a revolution With fingers crossed the Yugoslav Yugoslav Yugoslav Yugo Yugo- slav J leaders are gambling that Russia wont won't try occupation occupation-at at least cast not now They figure figure figure-as aa one of Dt them put it that It-that that the Reds would run across resistance just justas as the Germans did which would cost them more in prestige than the potential benefits However the Yugoslav hierarchy hierarchy hierarchy hier hier- archy privately acknowledge the Russians already have begun a a. fifth rUth column effort to upset the government from within |
