Yugoslavia: Earthquake in Montenegro, Yugoslavia, 15 April 1979: Co-operation in Reconstruction

A file containing documents relating to the earthquake that struck Yugoslavia on April 15, 1979. The principal subject covered in the file is a visit to the United Kingdom by a Yugoslav delegation in December 1979 to discuss reconstruction. Aspects of this subject discussed include the composition of the delegation, consisting of business and political leaders; the inclusion of the president of the Yugoslav Federal Committee for Energy and Industry, Stojan Matkaliev; meetings with British politicians and business leaders; the view of the British government that no more money could be given, and that future cooperation would have to come from British businesses and banks; and the apparent Yugoslav difficulty in understanding the workings of the British Export Credits Guarantee Department. Other subjects discussed in the file include the generous offers of economic aid to Yugoslavia from several other countries.