STATUS OF DJILAS MOVEMENT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007000480007-8
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 12, 2008
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: June 29, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Yugoslavia REPORT
Status of Djilas Movement
29 June 1955
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SOURCE EVALUATIONS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
1. Prior to his political liquidation, Milovan Djilas had numerous followers
among the intellectuals, not only in the Federation of Communists of Yugo-
slavia (FCY), but also among the general public. Party intellectuals
sympdtA.ized with-Djilast ideas because they hoped that, should these ideas
prevail, they would have a greater voice in Party affairs and have the
opporttmity of replacing the uneducated and incompetent ex-Partisans now
holding good Government positions. Leading personalities in the economic
sphere,.welcomed the ideas of Djilas because they saw in their adoption
the possibility of liberating the Yugoslav economy from Party and, police
interference and the elimination of inefficiency and incompetency.
Nationalists welcomed the Djilas theories because they considered them
the first step in the disintegration of the FCY.
2. Djilas,apperently'was supported by Aleksandar Rankovic at one time.
3. It was, not difficult.for Kardelj to liquidate the Djilas movement, since
even tlhe Party intellectuals regarded the Djilas program as vague and
confusod. 'Djilas, an-impractical theorist, did not have the time to
formulate his program clearly and to organize his numerous sympathizers
in they Party. "
4+. The situation in Yugoslavia now precludes any political activity on the
part of Djilas. However, the majority of his sympathizers still cherish
his ideas secretly.' They realize that Djilas lacks support from the West.
5. Edvard Kardelj is attempting to replace all District Committee members
who manifested sympathy for,the Djilas ideology at the time of its
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publication. DDilas sympathizers who have lost their posts include,-,
Xihajlo Svabic, Political Secretary of the FCY Belgrade City Cossnittee1.
and Zi*ota Piric, a eirmsn of the 1Croljeyo District Council.
C nt: Spaaoje Djokovic is listed as a member of the
Central oasRittee of the Federation of Cc, ugiists of Serbia.
,000102t: Nibe,lo Svabic is listed as a member of the
Central Ces ittee of the ICY, as well as the Central Committee of
the Federation of Cossswnists of Serbia.
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