OIR CONTRIBUTION TO NIE 29: 'SOVIET-SATELLITE CAPABILITIES AND INTENTIONS WITH RESPECT TO ACTION AGAINST YUGOSLAVIA IN 1951'

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79R01012A000700040005-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 29
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 19, 2005
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: February 9, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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"Sov SSatellite Capabilities
and Intentions with Respect to
Action Against Yugoslavia in
1951"
February 9, 1961
I, SOVIET OBJECTI"S 'WITS REGARD To yUGOSTAVIA
The Soviet Union has demonstrated great sensitivity over the continued
survival of the Tito regime. end has made clear that it desires the replace-
ment of this regime by one subservient to Moscow.
Publicly, the Soviet Union has never suggested that it feels committed
in- any way to get rid of Tito or that it alms to bring about his overthrow
through the direct use of force. Instead the Zromlin?s announced position hoe
been that with the "unm"king" of Tito-by the Cominform, the Yugoslav people
can be expected to take appropriate action.
Confirmed Soviet and iatellite activity with regard to Tito so far has
been limited to (1) economloally and politically isolating Yug i1awia from
the Soviet orbit, (2) carrying on propaganda agitation for action by the Yugo-
'lay 'neorle, and (3) attempting to insulate the world Communist movement from
Titoiat Influences. Y1-ere have been unconfirmed reports that the Soviet
Union and its satellites have also nlantod agents in Yugoslavia, particularly
in Tugoelav Macedonia, and heve, actively -promoted scattered efforts at Pabotage.
There have been no reported instances of a Soviet.-satellite attempt to prectpi-
tat8 and give support to a guerrilla uprising.
Beyond this, the Sovtot Union and, more particularly, the satellites
have subjected the Tito regime to a war of nerves (1) directly thrr h be 8e x