Yugoslavia: Internal Economic Situation in Yugoslavia

A file of correspondence and reports concerning the economic situation in Yugoslavia. The documents cover meetings of the five main Western creditors convened to discuss the economic situation in Yugoslavia; British and American policies towards aiding Yugoslavia; and discussions on the political, strategic, and economic importance of supporting Yugoslavia's non-aligned status. Other documents in the file cover an International Monetary Fund programme for Yugoslavia to curtail personal consumption, increase interest rates, curtail domestic transactions in foreign currency, and encourage a more active exchange-rate policy. The file also includes a paper on the "Yugoslav economy and options for the West", examining the background to the current economic crisis, Western interests in preserving the political and economic stability of Yugoslavia, the implications for the British government of a proposed assistance loan; and the implications of rescheduling Yugoslav debt to U.K. banks.