The Archive · 1941

New Cabinet Formed

Belgrade, Mar. 28. The new Cabinet hás now been completed by General Simovitch, with himself as Premier. Three members who resigned from the former Cabinet as a protest against the signing of the "Tripartite Pact return -to office. They are: M: Kulovet2,-who becomes Minister of Public Works; M. TschubHlóvitei, who becomes Minister of Agriculture; and M. Budischlevitsh, Who resumes his office as Minister of throne. of the Interior.

The Croat leader, Dr. V. Matchek. becomes First Vice-Premier. Although lie was a member of the previous Cabinet and a party to adherence to the Axis Pact. be has always opposed Subserviencé to Germany. M. Yovanovitch, appointed Second Vice-Premier, was among those who earller appealed to Prince Paul against signature of the Axis Pact. -The Cab-fret includes feptesentatives of all leading Serb, Croat and Slovene parties.—Reuter-

Courageous Boy King London, March 28, "The manly, coufádéoüs fole played by boy-King Peter of Yugoslavia has caused fierce pride but not surprise among those in London who know híni'Best. Although kept in shadow by the former Regent, Prince Paul, and hear the German frontier but he was ihe group of pro-Axis politicians, the halted at Sisak; neat Zagreló, and was $óuthfül monarch' watched events turned back. Last night he was reclosely, with the ideals of the soldier-ported to be in the White Palace.

King, Alexander, his father, always At 930 pin. (as E Kay wes tele-before him.

this d from Belgrade '"He'hád not been a puppet in the recent dramatic events, but had been with peóple shouting "down with: tlie quietly awaiting his hour. The last pact,- down" with the ~Heinies éiplomatie bag to reach London from:...down - with' "Hitler!"—United Belgrade arrived here four weeks ago and contained a letter from. King Reply Awaited Peter to "one of his most intimate confidants in London.

Berlin, Mar. 28. may tow be revealed that in Politico] circles here yesterday ex-this letter King Peter wrote: "T am pected Germany would receive an waiting for the day when Yugoslavia answer by Friday noon (Saturday at väli decide against the' Nazis so that am. Shanghai D. S. T) to the I can take charge of the army." Government's urgent request that the Within less than one month. the hew Yugoslav Government should boy-King's noble ambition has been define its attitude toward the triparfulfilled—Reuiter. tite: alliance:

The same sources were confident Berlin Stupefied that the reply would be favourable to the Axis. Reports from Belgrade Said the new Government had informed the German and Italian püblié to yesterday's coup in Bel-Ministers in Belgrade that Yugoslavia grade," writes the Berlin correspond-relations for of the "Gazette de Leusanne." Belief in the diplomatic' invülnerabilly of the Three-Power pact spears received, to have been destroyed, he asserts. Slavia's future policy is defined, there The corr also declares will"be-no authorized sfetement$-or press dom rent on the Yügó- that the programme of the Japanese Foreign Minister's Visit to Berlin has slavian coup d'état; it- Was said.

Political circles admitted the Bel-ide situation still was Hot châr, but "that Germany's only" interest was whether Or not the few Yugo-May Not Ratify Pact Slav Government wotild continue to New-York, Mar. 28. Support the Axis, a5 the old Govern-High diplomatic sources close to the Yugoslav "Government revealed that Yugóslavis's "new Premier, General Dushan Simovitch, following an àll Proclamation "urging it Cabihet session, informed the place themselves at the City Govern-Minister, "Victor yoh Heeren, Merit's disposal ånd" preserve peace that the "Yugoslav Parliament. most ànd order,-said a despatch-here "from Nkely- would not ratify Yugoslavia's te. Belgrade of DNB, official German news è T $3 adherence to the Tripartite reports: arriving here from ^The' Setbian militia organization statéd.—Domel.

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