A file containing documents relating to the domestic political situation in Yugoslavia. Subjects covered in the file include the complex relationships between the different nationalities, particularly between Serbs and Croats; a major political crisis over amendments to the constitution, which required firm action from the president, Josip Broz Tito; the appointment of a new twenty-two-member Federal Executive Committee; and rumours of Soviet troops massing on the borders of Yugoslavia. Other subjects discussed in the file include the replacement of Mitja Ribičič as prime minister by Džemal Bijedić; a months-long vacancy in the position of internal affairs minister; a political crisis in Croatia; and a dispute in Slovenia, referred to as "the action of the twenty-five deputies". Documents in the file include translated speeches by Tito; reports from the British embassy in Belgrade; and an organisation chart illustrating the new structure of the Yugoslav federal government.
- Collection ID
- FCO28
- Copyright
- Content from The Scotsman © The Scotsman Publications Ltd.; Content from Yugoslav Survey © Sluzbeni Glasnik RS.; Every effort was made to contact the rights holder for Komunist. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this items to contact us.; Content from Politika was created by the government of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and has been reproduced in accordance with copyright law exceptions applying to government material.; The rights holder for Mladost could not be identified. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this item to contact us. Content from The Scotsman © The Scotsman Publications Ltd. Content from Yugoslav Survey © Sluzbeni Glasnik RS. Every effort was made to contact the rights holder for Komunist. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this items to contact us. Content from Politika was created by the government of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and has been reproduced in accordance with copyright law exceptions applying to government material. The rights holder for Mladost could not be identified. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this item to contact us.
- Countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Kosovo Macedonia Montenegro Serbia Slovenia
- Department Reference
- ENU 1/4
- Document Type
- Correspondence Press and Media Reports Speeches and Public Statements Visual Media
- File Reference
- FCO 28/1628
- Identifier
- 10.1080/cwee.fco28.001628
- Key Events
- Croatian Spring
- Note
- The following items have been removed from this file due to copyright restrictions: BBC Monitoring, 17 July 1971, Yugoslav-Bulgarian scientific-technical cooperation; Borba, 02 June 1971, Changes of the constitution in the concluding phase; Borba, 04 November 1971, Smederevo: LC Members accompany the priest in singing; Borba, 09 September 1971, Greek undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Palamas in Belgrade; Borba, 17 July 1971, "Geomasina" winning American Market; Borba, 17 July 1971, Federal Administration; Borba, 21 May 1971, Political Chronicle: where do the roots of anti-communism lie?; Borba, 22 June 1971, How to organize the Federal Government; Borba, 22 June 1971, Imports: foreign exchange for consumer goods; Borba, 23 April 1971, Preparations for the conference 'World peace through law'; Borba, 23 April 1971, Proposal of the coordination committee of the socialist alliance of the working people of Vojvodina; Borba, 27 May 1971, Meeting of the Presidium of the Student federation of Yugoslavia; Borba, 30 July 1971, The State summit of the Federation; Borba, 30 July 1971, Unknown title; NATO, 10 November 1971, President Tito's visit to the United States; NATO, 29 November 1971, President Tito's visit to Canada; NATO, 30 November 1971, Amendements à apporter au document C-M(71)63 proposés par la delegation Italienne; NATO, 30 November 1971, Visite du Président Tito en Iran, Inde et RAE; Politika, 04 November 1971, Yugoslav Red Cross Delegation in Canada; Politika, 04 November 1971, Yugoslav-Swedish commission meets; Politika, 09 September 1971, The president of the Republic in Zagreb; Politika, 11 September 1971, Tito in Varazdin and Ludbreg; Politika, 12 September 1971, Two guests; Politika, 16 July 1971, Republican and Provincial Delegations; Politika, 17 April 1971, The president of the republic visits Toplica and Niš; Politika, 27 May 1971, The president of the Federal Executive council proposes Nikola Ljubi?i? as state secretary for national defense for the next four-year term of office; Politika, 29 May 1971, Meeting of the emigrants' center of Croatia; Politika, 29 May 1971, Meeting of the Presidium and EC of the Slovenian SAWP; Politika, 29 May 1971, Yugoslav-Hungarian cooperation; Tanjug, 23 June 1971, Yugoslav assembly; The Economist, 16 January 1971, Not as docile as they look; The Economist, 16 January 1971, Zagreb's Cicero.
- Pages
- 362
- Persons Discussed
- Džemal Bijedić Thomas Brimelow Terence Garvey Edvard Kardelj Mitja Ribičič Dugald Stewart Mirko Tepavac Josip Broz Tito
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Subject Countries
- Yugoslavia
- Themes
- Domestic Politics
