HC Deb 30 March 1944 vol 398 cc1552-3
46. Sir T. Moore

asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the B.B.C. broadcast during the nine o'clock news on Monday regarding the activities of the partisan leader Tito, he will cause an objective statement to be issued clarifying the attitude of the Government and the United Nations towards General Mihailovitch and Marshal Tito, respectively.

The Prime Minister

I have nothing to add to the very full statement I made about this on 22nd February last.

Sir T. Moore

Is the Prime Minister aware that many people in the country are both perplexed and confused with the conflicting accounts circulated about the activities of these two leaders; and would it not be wise to give them some account of the Government's views on this point?

The Prime Minister

We are in constant contact, both with Marshal Tito and the Royal Yugoslav Government, and our aim is extremely simple. We want to get as many as possible formed up together, in good agreement, in order to drive the cruel invaders from their native soil.