EASTERN EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79B00864A001200020069-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 21, 2006
• Sequence Number: 69
• Publication Date: September 8, 1972
• Content Type: STUDY

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EASTERN EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCER OCI #0964/72
8 Sept. 1972
State Dept. review completed
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 Yugoslav-Soviet Economic Ties Draw Closer
Yugoslav Vice Premier Jakov Sirotkovic returned from
Moscow Wednesday, concluding a twelve day official visit to
the Soviet Union. Speaking at Belgrade's Surcin Airport,
Sirotkovic said his talks with Soviet economic officials
resulted in a long-term agreement on cooperation, including
cooperation between the Soviet Gosplan and the Yugoslav
Federal Institute for Economic Planning.. Sirotkovic also
announced that negotiations for $1.3 billion in Soviet develop-
ment credits will open in Moscow sometime between 15 and 20
September.
The Embassy Belgrade reports, in connection with the
credits, that some 60 projects are envisioned--mainly in the
fields of power supply, ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy
and the chemical industry. Yugoslav enterprises will negotiate
directly with Soviet organizations for specific projects
under the credit agreement, and repayment will be primarily
Albanian Nationalism Scored 25X1
Kosovo party boss Mahmud Bakali has called for increased
vigilance against Albanian nationalism. Speaking to local
officials in Kosovska Kamenica on 7 September, Bakali wasted
no time echoing Tito's criticism of nationalists. Kosovo
was the one region in Yugoslavia where there was obvious
support for the Croatian position last December. Bakali's
quick response, therefore, may be intended as a signal to 25X1
Tito that the message has been received, and the party is on
guard against new outbursts of Albanian nationalism.
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