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Des Moines Register Article: "Attack on Slavs Means General War, Tito Warns"

BELGRADE, YUGOSLAVIA (AP) -- Premier marshal J. B. Tito told his elite guard troops in a speech broadcast Saturday that a Cominform invasion of Yugoslavia would cause a general war.
But he said his country would not seek arms from the west until such an attack was made.
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TITO.
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The independent Communist leader, bitter foe of Stalinist Communism, declared Yugoslavia's chances of withstanding aggression are better now than a year ago. 
Tito added that if invasion comes, his country (?) cry could put (?),500,000 men under arms -- about 10 per cent of the population.
Foreign observers her estimate unofficially that Yugoslavia (?)w has an army of up to 600,000 [deta?]ined men--one of the largest in [Eas?]tern Europe.
[[Bold]]Tito expressed the fear that [ac?]cepting western arms at [thi?]s time might provoke Rus[sia?} and her satellites to attack [ear?]lier than would otherwise [be?] the case.[[end bold]]
[Mo?]scow has vowed to oust Tito. [K?]remlin has argued the Yugo[slavic? pe?]ople to rise up against him [?]t in his place a pro-Russian communist leader. Having failed to instigate such a revold, the armed might of the sattelite nations virtually surrounding yugoslavia has been increased, causing grave concern that an attack might start.
Although this reluctance to accept arms aid from the west now "injures our defense efforts," said Tito, it was necessary to give Yugoslavia a clear-cut case against the Cominform "in case we became the victim of aggression."
[[Bold subtitle]]
"Situation Different."
[[end bold]]
The moment we see that an attack upon us appears inevitable," he declared, "the situation will be different."
Then, he said, Yugoslavia would just feel morally and politically justified in receiving weapons, as well as the economic help she is now getting from the west.
Tito's speech came at a time when the big western powers are debating joint measures to strengthen Yugoslavia and to deter a Cominform attack on her.
[[Bold]]The marshal said these discussions in the west were "helping us, because they show that the question of our security is of concern to other countries."[[end bold]]

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BELGRADE, YUGOSLAVIA (AP) -- Premier marshal J. B. Tito told his elite guard troops in a speech broadcast Saturday that a Cominform invasion of Yugoslavia would cause a general war. But he said his country would not seek arms from the west until such an attack was made. [[Photo caption]] TITO. [[end caption]] The independent Communist leader, bitter foe of Stalinist Communism, declared Yugoslavia's chances of withstanding aggression are better now than a year ago. Tito added that if invasion comes, his country (?) cry could put (?),500,000 men under arms -- about 10 per cent of the population. Foreign observers her estimate unofficially that Yugoslavia (?)w has an army of up to 600,000 [deta?]ined men--one of the largest in [Eas?]tern Europe. [[Bold]]Tito expressed the fear that [ac?]cepting western arms at [thi?]s time might provoke Rus[sia?} and her satellites to attack [ear?]lier than would otherwise [be?] the case.[[end bold]] [Mo?]scow has vowed to oust Tito. [K?]remlin has argued the Yugo[slavic? pe?]ople to rise up against him [?]t in his place a pro-Russian communist leader. Having failed to instigate such a revold, the armed might of the sattelite nations virtually surrounding yugoslavia has been increased, causing grave concern that an attack might start. Although this reluctance to accept arms aid from the west now "injures our defense efforts," said Tito, it was necessary to give Yugoslavia a clear-cut case against the Cominform "in case we became the victim of aggression." [[Bold subtitle]] "Situation Different." [[end bold]] The moment we see that an attack upon us appears inevitable," he declared, "the situation will be different." Then, he said, Yugoslavia would just feel morally and politically justified in receiving weapons, as well as the economic help she is now getting from the west. Tito's speech came at a time when the big western powers are debating joint measures to strengthen Yugoslavia and to deter a Cominform attack on her. [[Bold]]The marshal said these discussions in the west were "helping us, because they show that the question of our security is of concern to other countries."[[end bold]]