Yugoslavia: Visit of Blagoj Popov, Prime Minister of Macedonia, to UK, December 1978

A file of correspondence concerning Anglo-Yugoslav relations, focussing on a visit to Britain by the prime minister of Macedonia, Blagoja Popov. The documents cover the arrangements for the visit; details of the Yugoslav delegation; and the programme for the visit, which included visits to places of interest, receptions, and meetings with the British Secretary of State for Trade, John Smith, and the minister of state Goronwy Roberts. Discussions during the visit covered the history of Macedonia; Anglo-Yugoslav relations; Anglo-Yugoslav trade; the situation of national minorities in countries neighbouring Yugoslavia; the situation in Albania; and the Final Act of the Helsinki conference on European security. The file also includes personality notes on the Yugoslav delegation; a draft speech to be delivered by Roberts at an official lunch; and briefs on the internal situation in Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav economy, Yugoslavia's federal system of government, Yugoslav foreign policy, and Anglo-Yugoslav relations.