PREPARATION FOR CELEBRATION OF TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF LIBERATION FRONT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R009200510003-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 15, 1999
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: November 8, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL IN ELL1t~ OE A aE Mt?? REPORT NO.
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COUNTRY Free Territory of Trieste
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DATE DISTR. t; i ove t.ber 1951
SUBJECT Preparations for Celebration of Tenth Anniversary NO. OF PAGES 2
of Liberation Front
NO. OF ENCL.
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SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO. 25X1 X
1. The Central Committee of the pro-Tito (Rabic) Communist Party of Trieste had
requested the District Committee of the Yugoslav Communist Party (CPY) of
Koper to send a large number of Party members of Slovene origin to attend the
celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Liberation Front, which was to be
held in the village of Crogle near San Dorligo della Valle in Zone A, Free
Territory of Trieste on 6 and 7 October. The Central Couiaittee requested
specifically that 60 Party members attend the celebration on 6 October and
150 on 7 October. Anton Ukmar, of the Central Committee of the pro-Tito Party,
was in charge of the organization of Party members of both Zones during the
celebration.
2. Upon receipt of this request, the District Committee of the CPT in Koper
immediately ordered the Regional Committees of the CPT in Koper and Rule to
organize for the attendance of over 100 Party members. The following reason
for the necessity of attending the celebration was given to individual
Party members:
"You must attend because the celebration of the tenth anniversary
of the Liberation Front is a very important matter. We must aid
the Party in Zone A. where the Cominformists are attempting to
squash our organization. If followers of the pro-Cominform (Vidali.)
Communist Party should attempt anything, they must be smashed and
frustrated."
The chief organizers for. the Regional Committee of the CPT in Koper were Rado
Pisot who is. known as "Rado"; a certain Hrvatin; and Mario Vuk, leader of the
Communist Youth of Koper. During the period 5-7 October, Vuk and Hrvatin had
at their disposal the automobile of Julij Beltram, Political Secretary of the
District Committee of Koper; in it they called upon Party cells and leaders in
villages throughout the Koper area.
4. On 6 October, Party members coming were driven by special bus from Koper to
the Zone B-Zone A blockpost at Scoffie in Zone A. inch person attending the
celebration was given between 300 and 600 lire by Vuk and Hrvatin, which money
the latter obtained from the Regional Party Committee of Koper.
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5o In preparation for this occasion, the Central Committee of the pro-Tito
Party had organized a special squad composed of 30 of the most trusted
Party members, led by Danilo Turk known as "Joco". This squad was fully
prepared to take immediate action to suppress any Cominfonnist attempts
to interrupt the celebration.
6. A total, of 23 Party members from Zone 8 attended the celebration, Among
the most important figures present.were the following individuals. from
Zone B:
ao Mario Babic, a member of UDB,,
be Mario Vuk, Communist Youth leader from Doper.
c, Arturo Saul., a well-known terrorist,
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