YUGOSLAV MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND ITS SOURCES

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79T00429A001100010022-0
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 13, 2006
• Sequence Number: 22
• Publication Date: January 22, 1963
• Content Type: MEMO

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Office of Current Intelligence
22 January 1963
SUBJECT: Yugoslav Military Equipment and Its
Sources
1. Sometime in late 1961, Yugoslavia began to
purchase Soviet military equipment for the first
time since the bloc ceased delivery of military
equipment in 1948. In the 1962 May Day parade, Bel- 25X1
grade exhibited a few T-54 tanks and SU-100 assault
guns; we now belier they have 60 of the for
15 of the latter.
_rYd-g-o-slavia wouiLd pur-
chase a limited. number of ?MIG-19 and MIG-21 aircraft. 25X1
Although delivery of these aircraft is not confirmed,
We a so nave unconrirmea repor s a -
gra a has purchased Soviet radar equipment for its
air defense system.
2. Although Yugoslav military equipment is a
mixed collection of US, Soviet, British, German,
Italian, Czech, Hungarian, and Yugoslav types (the
Italian and German equipment dates from World War
II), the bulk of Yugoslavia's more important mili-
tary equipment is of US origin (see attached annex).
Yugoslavia has an inventory of 405 US jet fighters
and fighter-bombers (F-86D, F-86E, and F-84G). Of
its tanks, 310 are Soviet (T-f34 and T-54) and 860
are US (M4A3 and M-47). All its armored and scout
cars and most of its trucks are of Western manufac-
ture.
3. Military grant aid to Yugoslavia was halted
by the US in 1957. The agreement providing for this
aid was officially terminated in 1959 in order to
permit the two countries to sign an agreement for
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"Sale of Military Equipment, Materials, and Ser-
vices." In April 1962 Belgrade was advised it should
not seek to purchase new equipment in the US until it
had exhausted the possibilities of'purchases from US
stocks in Europe. Such requests would be considered
on a case-by-case basis. The sale of spare parts to
Yugoslavia, however, was not affected.
4. Cessation of spare part sales to Yugoslavia
by the US would presumably reduce Belgrade's military
capabilities by requiring cannibalization of US equip-
ment for use as spare parts. Faced with this prospect,
Belgrade, which is already concerned over the growing
obsolescence of its military equipment, would probably
accelerate the replacement of eguipment with more
modern t es from the bloc
25X1 any substantial in-
ases could require a
swing in Yugoslavia's trade from West to East.
Attachment: Yugoslav Air Force Aircraft Inventory;
Ground Forces Inventory of Arms and
Equipment
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YUGOSLAVIA
YUGOSLAV AIR FORCE (YAF)
AIRCRAFT INVENTORY
Jet Prop
FIGHTER
All-Weather F-86D (US) 130
Day F-86E (US) 123
Fighter-Bmr F-84G (US) 152
RECONNAISSANCE
RT-33A (US) 19
T-33A (US) 19
TRANSPORT
C-47 (US) 27
DC-6 (US) 2
CRATE (I1-14) (USSR) 1
Ju-52 (Ger) 3
HOUND (Mi-4) (USSR) 20
H-5 (US) 2
Whirlwind (5-55) (US) 21
H-23 (US) 2
TRAINER
T-33 (TV-2 (US) 70
Aero 2/3 (Yugo) 175
Type 213 (Yugo) 96
Type 214 (Yugo) 7
Type 522 (Yugo) 34
Anson (UK) 2
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GROUND FORCES INVENTORY OF ARMS AND EQUIPMENT*
Mortars: 81- and 82-mm (U.S.S.R., Yugo, Ger) 1,800
107-mm (U.S.S.R.) 190
120-mm (U.S.S.R.,.Yugo) 500
Rkt & Rcl 57-mm Rcl Rifle, M18, M18A1, (U.S.) 340
Weapons 75-mm Rcl Rifle, M20 (U.S.) 720
(A' 2.36-in Rkt Lchr, M9A1 (U.S.) 470
80-mm AT Gren Lchr, RB-49 and RB-57 (Yugo) unknown
3.5-in Rkt Lchr, M20 and M20A1B1 (U.S.) 3,900
Arty: 75-mm Pack How, M1A1 (U.S.) 25
75-mm How (Czech) 35
76-mm Gun (U.S.S.R.) 470
76-mm Mt How (Yugo) 1,000
76-mm Gun on M18 Mtr Carr (U.S.) 220
90-mm Gun on M36 Mtr Carr (U.S.) 370
100-mm Mt How (Czech) 70
105-mm How (Ger) 140
105-mm How (Yugo) 350
105-mm How, M2A1 (U.S.) 270
105-mm How, M2A1 on M7 Mtr Carr (U.S.) 50
122-mm Gun and How (U.S.S.R.) 495
150-mm How (Ger) 20
152-mm How and Gun-How (U.S.S.R.) 230
155-mm How, Ml (U.S.) 250
155-mm Gun, M2 (U.S.) 60
8-in How, M2 (U.S.) 24
37- to 50-mm AT (Misc) 230
57-mm AT, Ml (U.S.) 190
57-mm AT (U.S.S.R.) 420
75-mm AT (Ger) 260
88-mm AT (Ger) 140
20-mm AA (Ger, Yugo)
25-mm AA (U.S.S.R.)
37-mm AA (U.S.S.R., Ger)
37-mm AA M15A1 (U.S.)
40-mm AA Ml (U.S.)
40-mm AA L60 (U.K.)
76.5-mm AA(Czech)
85-mm AA (U.S.S.R.)
*Based on accurate information as to types, but
U.S. items are largely estimates.
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280
380
380
20
360
47
140
140
quantities of non-
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Arty .
88-mm AA (Ger)
90
TC-ont'd)
90-mm AA (U.S.)
90
3.7-in AA Gun (U.K.)
295
Armor:
Med Tk, T-3.4,(U.S.S.R.)
250
Med Tk, T-54 (U.S.S.R.)
60
Med Tk, M4A3 w/76-mm Gun (U.S.)
560
Med Tk, M-47 w/90-mm Gun (U.S.)
300
Misc Tks (Ger, U.S.S.R., U.S.')
75-mm Asit Gun (Ger)
GS5
35
SU-100 Aslt Gun (U.S.S.R.)
15
Armored cars, M8 (U.S.)
125
Scout cars, M3A1 (U.S.)
125
Armored & scout cars (U.K., Ital)
125
Tank-recovery vehicles, M32, M74 (U.S.)
45
MT:
Trucks (U.S., Czech, Yugo)
7,000
Trucks, 2k-ton 6x6 cargo, all models (U.S.)
7,200
Trucks, mist (U.S.)
1,700
Jeeps (U.S., Yugo)
2,000
Tractors, M-4 and M-5 (U.S.)
900
Light prime movers, K-800 (Hung)
78
Note Since Yugoslav naval equipment consists of war prizes and
Yugoslav-built vessels only, it is not considered herein.
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