SOVIET-YUGOSLAV RELATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79R00890A000400020061-4
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 6, 2003
• Sequence Number: 61
• Publication Date: October 27, 1954
• Content Type: BRIEF

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VIET-yUGOSLAN ItELAT TIONS
increase in Soviet efforts improve
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Yu from Stalin's death, but heretofore
Tune 53, ambassador appointed.
R. Satellites followed
suit,~also made shall trade deals.
C. Border incidents down.
D. Orbit anti-Yugo propaganda. down.
In last weeks, Moscow's approach to Yugo
surprising, new:
both
A. Started (mid-September) use selected
quotes from Yugo press, leaders
careful give Yugo support Soviet
policy.
B Anti-Tito clandestine radio off air
(29 Sep) ; jamming Yugo broadcasts
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parti:sanL first time since '48 break,
D. $5 n:i l t i.on deal between Moscow and
Belgrade trade agencies signed
l October. Yugo also agreed to talks
C. Last week (11.O1h pnniv..liberation
Belgrade), USSR cheered Yugo
on more formal trade deal (Orbit trade
now 5% Yugo total - could exceed
251, prewar figure).
E. Soviet "cognizance" Trieste settlement
partly reflection desire improve Yugo
relations.
III. Yugos not rejecting these moves.'
position--always willing normalize on
basis equality.
A. Plan exchange Soviet, Yugo movies--
would be first cultural propaganda
interchange in six years.
B. . 13.so okayed 4oviet commercial
overflights to Al6ania.
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IV. Tito, other Yugo leaders on record that
cooperation with West no bar to improved
relations with East. Hold view that
equilibrium... had been created" wherein
"East-West conferences" possibly fruitful.
A. Tito (16 October) stated will not
"go back to Moscow."
B. Yugos will eo:,tinue cooperation with
West for defense.
Yugos approve European unification,
even German rearmament. But
simultaneously believe in negotiations
with USSR, characterize Soviet policy
of relaxing tension in Europe as
"permanent. "
D. Yugos take stand that, as socialist
state, cannot join any organization
(such as NATO) which primarily anti-
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Soviet-Yugo 'quarrels and disagreements.
Tone of Yugo propaganda on USSR continues
ameliorate:
A. 14th anniv, speeches still gave most
credit to Yugo forces, mentioned
B. Had ceremony at Soviet-Yugo soldier's
cemetery, but was "pretty dismal."
YT. Soviet shift attributed to reevaluation
policy toward Yugos, attempt block
further Yugo shift West.
A. "Normalization" efforts of last year
gained little--new moves needed
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co,Anterbalance such West gains as
Balkan alliance, Trieste settlement.
B. 'Gestures fit conciliatory pattern
`,Soviet European policy, but also
Kremlin may think especially productive
for Communist Yugo; as test
"deviation:.st" regime's responses; as
preparation future offers; as easy means
inflatnlnn Western suspicions Yugo.
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C. Moscow may plan evettuall.yoffer Tito
some real bai
no signs yet.
First will continue
atmosphere.
ears bar return
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to East.
' western guarantee
Tito now hasvirtual
national security; plus military,
at hI cost to
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independence, internal autonomy
(Soviet control attempts were major
cause 48 break)
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