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Novosti News Service, Belgrade, Tuesday, 7 December 1943

The destroyer leader Zagreb departed the Irish port of Cobh today on the next leg of her journey of goodwill. With an escort from the Irish Naval Service she sailed westward towards the United States of America, where she will call at several ports before returning sometime next year.


Novosti News Service, Belgrade, Friday, 10 December 1943

Despite the onset of winter demonstrators continue their protests before the Italian legation, demanding an Italian withdrawal from the so-called Occupied Territories of Dalmatia and Slovenia. The protesters, seemingly operating in relays, have included university students, factory workers, farmers and even ordinary house-wives. The authorities have detailed police to assure that the protests remain peaceful, but to date there have been no incidents. Comments from the Foreign Office indicate that Government remains committed to the maintenance of the status quo, while indicating that it would enter into discussions on the subject should the Italian Government indicate its desire to do so.

Novosti News Service, Belgrade, Tuesday, 14 December 1943




Novosti News Service, Belgrade, Friday, 17 December 1943

The oceanographic research ship Pelikan recently visited the Antarctic continent on its extended voyage, and the latest newsreel taken on her voyage focuses on the fauna observed during its cruise along the Antarctic Peninsula. See in dramatic detail were the struggles of whales to escape the clutches of whalers, the frolicking of seals on the shores and nearby waters, the antics of the many penguins that inhabit the rookeries of the region and the many varieties of great birds that feed upon the sea life of the cold Antarctic Ocean. The public has reacted favorably to the newsreels shot aboard the Pelikan and they have heightened the awareness of the nation of its many connections to the sea.

Novosti News Service, Durrës, Monday, 20 December 1943

The Second and Fourth Striking Groups of the Royal Yugoslav Navy have begun a series of naval exercises in the Straits of Otranto and the Ionian Sea. It is expected that the exercises will last several days.


Novosti News Service, Mostar, Wednesday, 22 December 1943

A delegation of officials of the Polish Government and the Polish Air Force have arrived here for discussions with representatives of the Soko Aircraft Company. The purpose of the visit has not been announced.

United Press International, Belgrade, Saturday, 25 December 1943

Traditional Christmas observances were held today among the demonstrators gathered outside the Italian legation here. These hardy souls have braved the cold Yugoslav winter to maintain their vigil, and continue call upon Italy to withdraw from what they see as occupied territory in Dalmatia and Slovenia. The demonstrators have been here for a month now, and while there appears to be little overt support for them from the Yugoslav Government, sympathy demonstrations have occurred in several of the nations largest cities. The protesters vow to maintain their vigil until Italy departs from its trans-Adriatic provinces  an event held to be quite unlikely by most informed diplomats  but it remains to be seen if their resolve can outlast a winter which has already brought snow and freezing rain to Belgrade.


Associated Press, New York, Sunday, 27 December 1943

The Royal Yugoslav Navys destroyer leader Zagreb arrived in New York Harbor today, marking the first visit of a Yugoslav warship to American shores. She entered the Narrows on the morning tide, and exchanged salutes with Forts Hamilton and Wadsworth as she did so; she then proceeded towards the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where exchanged further salutes with the light cruiser Boise and four destroyers under the command of Admiral Knox. The Honorable Charles Poletti, Governor of New York, formally welcome the officers and crew of the Zagreb to the United States and presented the ship the keys to the city as a token of friendship. The Yugoslav vessel is expected to remain here throughout the New Years holiday and will be open for public inspection Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.