YUGOSLAV-BULGARIAN TENSION IN THE YUGOSLAV-MACEDONIA REGION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002000490006-4
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 23, 2011
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: November 9, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Yugoslavia
SUBJECT Yugoslav-Bulgarian Tension in the
Yugoslav-'iacedonia Region
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t. The Tito-Cominfonn rift and the ;rowing dispute between the Yugoslav and
Bulgarian Communist Parties over the pi!acedonian question are beginning to
have a profound effect on the population of Yugoslav ,Macedonia. These
people have a traditional Bulgarian outlook and coupled with the memories
of the Serb misrule, they gave been influenced by the recent Bulgarian
claims of Macedonian hegemony, especialy as they realize Bulgaria has the
support of the Cominform states behind it. Marshal Tito is taking the
strongest measures including deportations and mass arrests to deal with the
dangerous situation. As a result, a considerable number of Macedonians
have fled to Bulgaria.
2. Tito's one advantage is the war in Greece which is enough to justify his
keeping large military forces in Macedonia: and taking the strictest of
security measures without which revolt would have been sure. At the same
time, the Cominform and Bulgarians dare not take more active measures in
this area since a revolution and fighting in Yugos]avia-Macedonia would
imperil the Greek Rebel Army's position.
3. Tito recently sent General Svetozar (Tempo) Vukmanovic on a tour of-Yugo-
slav -Macedonia to use his influence in strengthening the hand of the
Macedonian Communist Party against Bulgarian sympathizers. Vukmanovic was
particularly active in the eastern part of Macedonia up to the Bulgarian
frontier and showed a great interest in NOF. He encouraged the recent
rapprochement between NOF and the Rebel Army since a continuation of the
Greek. Liar was one of the beat guarantees against internal trouble in
Yugoslav . tacedonia. Vulamanovic allegedly told close friends in Bitola
that if they really believed in Tito it was their duty to strike at all
manifestations of pro-Bulgarian sympathies and at the same time help the
Rebel Army.- According to Vukmanovic, if the Anglo-Americans succeeded in
establishing themselves on the southern Yugoslav frontier, 'Macedonia was
doomed and would speedily be swallowed up by Bulgaria. 50X1-HUM
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