EASTERN EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79B00864A001200020084-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 3, 2010
• Sequence Number: 84
• Publication Date: August 15, 1972
• Content Type: STUDY

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#153 EASTERN EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCER
1 August
Yugoslav Bureaucracy To Expand
Premier Bijedic, in a letter to republic and pro-
vincial leaders, has proposed creation of new inter-
republic coordination commission. This body is designed
to come to grips with a basic problem in Yugoslavia's
decentralized political system -- "regulations concerning
expanded production, the taxation system and distribution."
The dispute over the taxation system and the distribution
of revenue played a major role in Croatia's demands for
economic autonomy last year. At the time Zagreb argued
that while Croatia had an obligation to contribute to
the development of under-developed regions, it balked
at having no say on how these funds were spent.
Failure to make progress in these three areas has
been a major stumbling bloc in the implementation of the
economic stabilization program. In making his proposal,
Bijedic indicated that the federal government is not
limited to playing a passive role in these disputes. He
expressed hope the new commission would clear up some
misconceptions about federal rights and authority, adding
that experience has shown the federal government must be
active in harmonizing divergent views.
Belgrade Suggests Institutionalization of Nonalignment
Yugoslavia reversed its previous position at the
nonaligned conference of foreign ministers in Georgetown,
Guyana last week, and suggested that steps be taken to
establish permanent nonaligned bodies. The suggestion
came in Foreign Minister Tepavac's address on 10 August.
The reason for the Yugoslav shift apparently was
Belgrade's determination to see that the interests of
small states were not shunted aside in the growing detente
between East and West. According to Tepavac, the nonaligned
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countries welcome "the initiatives of great powers to
secure world peace ... (but) rapprochement in Europe is
only one, albeit important, element in our endeavors for
peace to become universal. Therefore, we rightly demand
that peace in the world should become welcome as a uni-
versal condition and not a treacherous truce -- no one
has the right to demand that tranquillity in one part of
the world be paid for with suffering and wars in its other
parts."
Tepavac cited the need to end hostilities in Vietnam
and. for the complete withdrawal of US troops from south-
east Asia. More to the Yugoslav paint of view, .however,
was Tepavac's emphasis on the Middle East and the need
for peace in the eastern Mediterranean. Belgrade has been
lobbying for the inclusion of Mediterranean problems in
the CSCE agenda and the Tepavac speech only reinforces Yugo-
slavia's determination on this point.
The choice of Algiers as the site for the 4th non-
aligned summit in 1974 would seem to underscore the move-
ments emphasis on the problems of the Mediterranean (just
as the choice of Lusaka in 1970 led to an emphasis on the
problems of black Africa). There was no indication
whether or not the. foreign ministers plan to follow up on
the Yugoslav suggestion to institutionalize nonalignment.
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mot be done until..the'-.1974 summit..' (Past suggestions have
included a permanent secretariat in Belgrade as a tribute
to the movement's mentor -- Josib Broz Tito.l
Yugoslavs To Make Film of Terrorist Attack
Iva 5tivicic, a successful Yugoslav screen playright
and T.V. script writer, is preparing to make a new film
entitled, "Terrorist." The movie will tell the story
of the liquidation of the Us.tashi terrorists following
last month's guerrilla attack in western Bosnia. In
reporting Stivicic's plans, the Yugoslav news agency
Tanjug, states that internal security organzation documents
will be made available to 5tivicic. 5tivicic also says
he plans to spend a great deal of time interviewing people
who witnessed and/or took part in resisting the attack.
Belgrade apparently plans to get the most propaganda
mileage possible out of the incident. In the past, the
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threat of foreign meddling has sparked patriotism. Now,
with the Croatian crisis a vivid memory and the divisive
.farces of decentralization still at work, the regime
will do all it can to play on patriotic nationalist
sentiment resulting from Ustashi activity.
Yugoslavs Criticize Allende
The Yugoslav news agency, T:anjug, has taken a criti-
cal stance in connection with last week's incident in
Santiago between the police and workers in which several
people were injured and one man died. The agency criticizes
the police .for opening and .shedding civilian blood claiming
this will weaken the Chilean government at a time when the
opposition and right wing are charging Allende with "incom-
petence and irresponsibility."
Belgrade is not telling the Allende government any-
thing new. While the Yugoslav press can come out free-
swinging in its commentaries on foreign governments
(including socialist), it has in the past chosen to
ignore the shortcomings of the Allende regime. The
current commentary, therefore, is something of a de arture
from its ast Tess covera e on Santia o.
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Peron to Visit Romania?
A Romanian diplomat in Rome claims that Juan Peron
is angling for an invitation to visit Bucharest to
meet with Ceausescu prior to visiting China within the
next two months. The .diplomat-further claims that
Bucharest is in a quandry about how to handle the approach,
because it does not want to dismiss the possibility
that Peron may return to power in Argentina., nor does
it wish to risk offending the present Argentine government
with which political relations are good and commercial.
exchanges valuable.
Although Bucharest can be expected to agonize
briefly over Peron's efforts, we believe that the Ro-
manians will sacrifice him on the altar of political
expediency. As political realists, they recognize that
if he is to become a-bona fide candidate in the Argentine
elections, he must return to Buenos Aires by 25 August
and he i.s mast unlikely to do that. Thus they will
probably drag their feet until late August at which
time hosting a Peron-visit will entail less potential
for hindering the evolution of relations with Argentina.
Relations between Bucharest and Buenos Aires have
developed apace'th.is year. In February, the two countries
established diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial
level. Since then they have exchanged trade delegations,
and the Argentinian Foreign Ministry in early May invited
Bulgaria and Zaire Resume Diplomatic Relations.
Bulgaria announced its decision to resume. diplomatic
ties at the ambassadorial level on 13 August. The an-
nouncement noted that ambassadors will be exchanged
"in the very .near future "
Kinshasa suspended, but never actually broke, diplomatic
relations with Sofia in August .1969.
Mobutu ordere e u garian
am assa or an t ree of his staff to leave the country
for alleged involvement with dissident students, who
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later were tried and found guiltym Then as now, how-
e~rer, it appears that Mobutu, cast the hapless Bulaar
in the role of scapeaoats.
NOTE; THE VIEWS EXPRESSED ABOVE REPRESENT
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