CVETKOVICH ACTIVITES

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R000100790006-2
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 19, 2000
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: December 4, 1946
• Content Type: IR

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COUNTRY Yugoslavia
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10 Draeisa Cvetkovich, the 1938 Yugiiiiigi-Prine Minister and co-signer with Dr*
Vladko Macek of the pro-Axis pact of 1941, has recently arrived in Paris
travelling on a Royal Yugoslav paesport with a French visa. He had come from
nonetantinople via Rome by British plane. Two or three months ego, Cvetkovich
sent to former Prime Minister Bidault a detailed explanation and analysis of
his reasons for aiming the Vienna pro-Axis 'agreement in 1941. He obtained his
present French visa by direct application to the Quai D'Orsay without difficultyo
it is said that Cvetkovich plans permanent residence in Paris.
2, Cvetkovich has already had discussions with Macek who still values his abilities*
4e, expressed the following convictions to Macek:
Ae That the Monarchy is no longer acceptable to the Yugoslav people.
B. That there exists a desirability for a Bulgarian-Yugoslav union and for
the close collaboration beteeen the Bulgarian and Yugoslav peasant
orposition.
C. That Macedonia should retain autonomous status on a footing with the
other Federated Yugoslav Republics.
D. That the Yueoslav opposition should be founded within the framenork
of the present lational Front Governuent if poseible. If not, it
should be centered abroad and based on complete accord between Milan
Gavrilovich in London and Dragoljub Jovanovich in Belgrade.
E. That no political leaders non. in London have any support inside Yugo-
slavia exceob perhaps Micah Bobiole, the Serb Radical loader.
Ovetkovioh has not yet seen King Peter, who is still in Paris seeking a Swims
visa, nor other Serb leaders there. Ho will probably receive a very cool re-
oeption when he does see the King. It is thoueht that Cvetkovich hopes to estab-
'eish himself as the reoognised leader of the Serb Radical Party and to tie
himself closely to Mau* in order to recover his lost political prestige, Mean-
while Maoek is being advised strongly by his closest advisers not to make any
eommitments to Cvetkovioh which might endanger the success of the projected
eonversatione with the Serbs in London.
4. Male in Rome during the end of November, Cvetkovich held one or more meetings
with the Slovene leader Miha Krek peseibly with a view to forming a new Yugoslav
Committee in Paris to the detriment of the present London Committeee He also
eontaeted Dr. Ivan Parnar, General Enanasovich, former Yugoslav Military Attache
to RCO-J:8itla Adanja, former Belgrade lawyer, and Cyril Kotnik. Adahja stated
that he Was told by Cvetkovich that the latter signed the Axis pact only at the
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for a *Impair,* to whitewash Ovetkovich should the Mace oonferenoe indicate
the advisability of such a step,'
Veskoslav Ewer, a Slovene liberal, learned or Cvetkovioh's presence and
meetings in Rome, and informed the local and foreign press wh3oh apparently
interviewed Cvetkovich. Bucar also sent messages to London and switserland
in an effort to prevent a possible secret MSeek-Krek-Cvetkovich agreement.
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