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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R000200280001-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 10, 1998
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 30, 1946
• Content Type: IR

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP
INTELLIGENCE REPORT
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Dr< Srecko Silo ch$ Yugoslav, Ambassador
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l, Dr,, Sreclco Si .ovich9 recently appointed Yugoslav Ambassador t.) Brasil,,
is a 58 year old Croat and a Roman Catholic. He was graduated from the
medical faculty of the University of Zagreb and later studied in Vienna,,
He is a gynecologist with a good reputation,, Silovich prac';iced in
Zagreb and was for the last few years the chief of the gynecological
section of the 11Mor?kur11 aanatoriiue in Zagreb. In l942?, because it was
learned that he was to be arrested by anti-Communist forceshe went
into hiding in the woods around Zagreb,, After the formation of the
Tito government, he became Under-Secretary in the Ministry of Social
Welfare of the Croatian Governsment.
2 Before World War 11 Si.lovi.ch was a member of the Co rs?t Party in
Croatia. He has always been an ideological,, and never a;.,: active,
Co stunist ,a He is regarded as a. moderate Communist becaua;e he is
opposed to violent 'tactics. He is$ hooaever,, disaatiafiec. with the
present government in Croatia and therefore asked to be ,.,elieved of
his duties in the Ttiniatxy of S aial Welfare,, stating as his reason
his "inability to sustain the effort necessary to exercfale a public
duty at his age.,' -36 was relieved., but at the same time appointed
to the post in Brazil.
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