SCHISM IN THE COMMUNIST PARTY

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003900490001-5
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 11, 2001
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: April 3, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
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SELi N-1' INForMAflQA
COUNTRY Yugoslavia
SUBJECT Schism in the Communist Party
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;. The directors of the leading Yugoslav communist newspaper Borba expect
a ecoup1? by Tito to free himself from the control of the Central Committee
of the Federation of Communists of Yugoslavia, BCY The Central Com-
mittee is divided into two distinct factions:
a. The first faction advocates the continuance of Tito communism with
Western support. Its members include Tito, Milovan Djilas, Mosa
Pijade, Vladimir Dedijer, Blagoje Neskovic and Djuric.2
b. The second group advocates pursuit of a Lenin - Stalin type of
communism. This faction includes the Slovene group of Edgard Kardelj,
Ales Bebler, Miha Marinko and the Groat, Vladimir Bakaric.
2. Although Tito enjoys the support of the Yugoslav Army, his coup is being
delayed until the outcome of the struggle in the state security forces
and the militia, since Alekeandar Bankovic, the former Minister of State
Security (UDB), is not yet committed to either faction.
3. Antagonisms between the Serb, Groat and Slovene members of the Central
Committee and the Party in general have never been so outspoken.
4. It is anticipated that Bankovic will commit himself during the Fourth Party
Plenum in late March. If he does not, Tito is expected to compromise him
and assume control over the secret police.
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5. Rankovic is next on the purge list.
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may have said or meant
2. Comment: The DJuric mentioned above probably refers
o ago a Djuric who was purged in late 1952 for making a wild
attack at the Sixth'Party Congress against Party immorality. All
those included in this category, assuming the acceptance of Blagoje
Djuric, except Tito and Pijade have been purged. Neskovic was re-
moved from his important Party and Government posts in 1952 for
allegedly displaying "softness towssrd Cominformism".
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