740.00119 EW/9–144
The Yugoslav Chargé (Frangeš) to the Secretary of State
The Yugoslav Chargé d’Affaires presents his compliments to the Honorable the Secretary of State and, acting under the instructions of his Government, has the honor to submit the following statement:
The Royal Yugoslav Government has examined the situation created by the withdrawal of Bulgaria from the war. The Government considers it urgent to submit to the Allied Governments the following demands which should be included, in the name of the [Page 387] Kingdom of Yugoslavia, in the terms of armistice to be presented to the Bulgarian Government:
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- That all Yugoslav territory occupied by Bulgaria be immediately and completely evacuated. That all military, civilian and other Bulgarian authorities withdraw immediately and entirely; likewise, that church authorities as well as any other Bulgarian personnel withdraw from the mentioned Yugoslav territory or any other part of Yugoslavia;
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- That all parliamentary’ resolutions or decisions from other Bulgarian authorities, including laws, rules and regulations of the Bulgarian Government, on the basis of which certain parts of Yugoslav territory have been annexed or in any other way appropriated by Bulgaria be immediately and formally revoked and annulled, and the same be followed by a solemn declaration of the Bulgarian Government that it renounce once and forever all aspirations in regard to Yugoslav territories which have been occupied by Bulgaria during the present war;
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- That all decisions, laws, regulations and measures enacted by the Bulgarian Government, regarding the unlawfully created situation in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia as the consequences of hostilities and war be invalidated;
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- That all public and private property and estates requisitioned, taken or acquired in any other way at the detriment of Yugoslav citizens, institutions, endowments and public foundations or Yugoslav authorities after the Bulgarian attack on Yugoslavia be restored as soon as possible in their entirety or damages paid;
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- That war criminals be turned over to the Yugoslav authorities;
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- To enact regulations which are usually applied in the conditions of armistice concerning disarmament, prisoners of war, civilian internees, war material, economic and financial clauses, financial agreements, bank balances, issuing of bank-notes, rolling stock and other transport material, and to return works of art etc.;
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- That the Kingdom of Yugoslavia be represented in the Commission of Armistice and in all other official bodies which will be established with the aim of controlling and putting into effect the execution of the conditions of armistice regarding Bulgaria.