ACTIVITIES OF THE SOVIET SECTION OF THE PAN-SLAV UNION

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• Publication Date: October 30, 1947
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INTELLIGENCE REPORT
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Activities of the Soviet Section
of the Pan-Slav Union
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A reorganization of the Pan Slav Union, which resulted in the eyect:.on of a
new Central Co wittee, has been reported in This reF;rganization 25X1 A2g
apparently followed the July visit to Palestine of Evgueni Fixivigin9 Chief
of Propaganda at the Soviet Legation in Beirut, and reportedy responsible
for the proper functioning of the Soviet Section of the Pareiav Union in
Palestine.
Washington Note: Recent reports received now designate the Central Co itteis
of the aUnion as the General Committee of the Pan Slav Unions,
2, During his visit., Podvigin is reported to have gi.:~en the fo7".owing instructions
the Soviet Section of the Union:
a.: To intensify pros-Soviet propaganda through conferences
irraportant anniversary celebrations,, support of Soviet
press, and the study of the Russian language;
b, To maintain contacts with all anti-British organizations,
even if they are not pro-Soviet or communistic;
c... To increase efforts to establish relations with the Arab
League of National Liberation and its leader, File Via,
3.. s'. Mc. BalaGbatsov< 'resident of the General Committee, and X, 1.,: UedynC W,
Secr.?e`fary General and Treasurer of the General Committee, hacvre reportedly; re~:eived
LP 5DO (five hundred Palestinian pounds) to cover expenses in connection with
their activities This sum presumably will enable them to increase the pr
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S oviet propaganda of the Un:Lon,, In 11.ne with the reorganization of the Un io ,
Balat asov has been- reported as having given up his duties as aead of the
Jaffa-Tel Aviv branch of the Union. and has been replaced in that. capacity by
A, I. Gonczarow, Second Secretary of tho General, Co::amjttee:.
t~ Since his arrival in Augast 1.91 7, the Yugoslav Vice Consul i:-. Jerusalem., Sajo
':Tad; ibegovitch? is said to have shown much interest in the ac.-tiviti4is of the
an-Slav Union; balabasov, Medyncew and Oonczsrow have paid `aim formal ca.li z
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and Hadji'egovitch Ia reported to have received them courteously,,
stressing the fact that he, too v is a Slav of Moslem religion,
lie appears to have offered his services z,~7, an intezsi chary in
their relations with the Central Ccn nitte a of the SL?.T Union,
;ihich has its headquarters in Belgrade. Balabasov puz?portedly
indicated that though the Soviet Section of the Unioas is directly
under Moscow's jurisdiction, inaamuch as there is no Soviet
diplomatic representation in Palestine, he and his ccUeagues
would be happy to avail themselves of the help of the Yugoslav
Consulate in Jerusalem..
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