RECENT ARRESTS IN SLOVENIA ATTRIBUTABLE TO OPPOSITIONS' PRE-ELECTION ACTIVITY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R004600410009-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 6, 2000
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: April 5, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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About k00 people were arrested by the X'u~;oslav police during the first two
weeks of lu~arch 1950 in the following commtenities of S~.ovenia: Postumia~,
Vipava, A~?dovscina, Ste Vid, Lo2-i.ce, Padxaga, 5v. Kriu, Vrhpolje, Budanje,
Slap, Plalnina, GoGB, Batuje; i?obravlje, Crnice, ~e1o,~ Rifemberg and
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silted of persons who were affilitated with, or favored participation of,
oppositl.an party candidates in the Yugoslav electionsP Upon the announco~
went. of the electoral larr for the 2b ;Rarch elections, they either attempted
to circul~::te or sign petitions groposin~;.candidates other than members of
the Peoplecs Frontu~
Since many of those. arrested have been ga.ven light punishment, regrirn,and;~
or from 3C~ to ~ days incarceration, many Slavenea in the areas are con
winced that thc: arrests wets made to serve as an object lesson tv foriaer
rnerubers of apgosita.an pa~rt3.ess particularly far the benefit of youths
who may entwrtain daviativnist tendencie3w Al. o, the arrests were cal-
culated. tc:~ take these elements oat of circulation during pre-election
ral],ies, ~#nd prevent their pa,rti~:ipatian in the elections on 26 l2arch 19~0~
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~ Corr.=mrnta Much of the misguided activity ~oA the oppo3ition occurred
e~causo m.~any persons assumed thhs..t the Un3.tod States tra.d induced Tito to
permit a:~1 parties to be represented an the 2b rQarch elections ae had
been ds~nQ in the elections held ixt 19t~5.,
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