Show a Release Archbishop Yugoslavia Dec Dee Communist Yugoslavia gave Msgr l freedom making fear at r he could not with gov- gov nt approval resume his as Roman Catholic bf of f Yugoslavia official news agency Tano Tan- Tan o the spiritual lead- lead Yugoslavia's Cath- Cath rould live in a parish house native village of Krasic I the Croatian capital of b. b Msgr was sentenced five years ago to 16 years in prison He denied the charges of wartime collaboration with I the axis and postwar plotting to overthrow the regime of Premier Premier Pre- Pre I mier Marshal Tito The year old archbishop had spent the five years in a small two-room two cell in Croatia's lava prison The official statement referred to him as the former arch arch- bishop It said Official Statement U Alojzije former archbishop of the Catholic church in Yugoslavia has been conditionally released That decision has been taken by the Croatian minister of the interior Ivan Krajacic and was based on articles 67 and 68 of the law on punishment security and educational correctional measures will reside in his native town Krasic near ZaI Za Za- Za- Za I greb grebe He has decided to take residence in the local parish house I At his trial the archbishop repeatedly told the three-man three Communist court my conscience is clear In denying all the charges against him he condemned condemned condemned con con- communism and pointed an accusing finger at the court saying the trial was against the theRoman theRoman theRoman Roman Catholic church Offered Condition The Tito THo regime often had said it would gladly release Msgr l if he would leave the country never to take the archbishops archbishop's archbishops archbishop's archbishops archbishop's arch arch- bishops bishop's post in Yugoslavia I There has been increasing pressure pressure pressure pres pres- sure in the United States and elsewhere for the churchman's release Since the Tito regime began moving closer to the west westin westin westin I in matters of defense Several U U. S. S congressmen had pleaded See Page 6 Column 3 I Tilo Releases Jailed Clerk Cieri Continued from Pave Pac One with Tito THo to release e the cleric The arrest and trial aroused Catholic indignation throughout the world The last available comment from the churchman himself was made in an interview last April with an Associated Pre Press s correspondent correspondent corre corre- Alex Singleton Msgr l said then that the Catholic Church cannot be enslaved enslaved en en- slaved ed by any state but that he believed belie a compromise could and should be worked out between the thc church and the Communist state State Department officials in Washington o 0 obviously b v vi i o 0 U s sly l y pleased Wednesday by word that had been given at least limited freedom Whether this would put an end to the case as irritant in relations relations relations re re- re- re I lations between Titos Tito's government government govern govern- ment and the west remained to tobe tobe be seen however Vatican Support I I. I It was noted here that the I Vatican has been opposed or has supported in what it asserted to be his opposition opposition- to any limitation on his churchly duties once his freedom was regain regained re re- gain gained ad Some believe that perhaps the biggest factor in bringing about the decision by Tito to free the I prelate was steady American pressure exercised during the thc past two years During this period period period pe pe- the Yugoslav chief has become become become be be- come increasingly dependent upon United States assistance for his survival I Authorities said a recent arms aid agreement which Tito signed with this country specifically did not require release release- I that it was made by the United States with no strings attached Easy Answer Yet a succession of American officials and members of oC Congress Congress Congress Con Con- gress obviously impressed upon I Tito American disapproval of oC imprisonment Authorities Authorities Authorities Author Author- said he could figure out as aswell aswell aswell well as any official in Washington Washing Washing- ton that his aid funds had to come originally from congressional congressional ional action Tito THo was also motivated in his move it was suggested by deep concern over his relations with the Vatican and by the general state slate of western public opinion which he obviously hoped to tomake tomake tomake make more friendly now |