740.00119 European War 1939/2476: Telegram
The Ambassador to the Yugoslav Government in Exile (MacVeagh) to the Secretary of State
[Received April 17—5:30 a.m.]
Yugos 92. See my Yugos 90 of April 14, 6 p.m. Lord Moyne advises me that Russian Ambassador asked to see him urgently this afternoon and informed him that 2 or 3 days ago he had transmitted to Moscow a suggestion of Stirbey that if Antonescu does not take action and if Maniu cannot overthrow him Maniu should transfer himself to Russian territory in Moldavia and establish a government in opposition to Antonescu, the same conditions being granted to Maniu in this event as those set forth in my Yugos 84 of April 8, 2 p.m. Novikov added that Moscow has now approved that this proposal be made to Maniu on condition that London and Washington also agree.