Belgrade, Mar. 21, A pact between Yugoslavia and Soviet Russia, similar to the accord which Yugoslavia has decided to sign with the Japan-Axis alliance, may be signed shortly whereby Soviet Russia would "super-guarantee" Yugoslavia's territorial integrity, "During the past few days, Soviet diplomatic activity in Belgrade has been ceaseless, and it is understood that the Soviet Minister to Sofia, M. Lavrentiev, came to Belgrade yesterday and conferred lengthily with Premier Dragisha Tsvetkovich, During the conference, M, Lavrentiev is said to have advised Yugoslavia on behalf of his Government to sign the tripartite pact, but added that Soviet Russia would not view favourably a passage of German troops through Yugoslav territory.
Reports from Yugoslav newspaper correspondents in Berlin indicated that the Soviet Ambassador to the Reich, M. Dekanosov, called on the Wilhelmstrasse on several occasions lately and it is beloved that his conversations with German officials bore upon the new trend being taken in German-Yugoslav relations.
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