REASONS BEHIND FRANC LESKOSEK'S REMOVAL FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF YUGOSLAVIA

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 28, 2011
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: January 28, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INI LL G NEC GENC ICH REPORT
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO,
r'OUNTR' Yugoslavia
SUBJECT' Reasons Behind Franc Leskosek?s Removal
from the Federal Government of Yugoslavia
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1q The Slovene leader,?Franc Leskosek, was reportedly removed from the Yugoslav
Federal Government and forced to return to Ljubljana because of dissention
caused by ideological and tactical reasons in the Yugoslav Politburo between
the Slovene group on the one hand, and the Serbs and Croats on the other.
2. Slovene Communists who. stand solid behind Lesko~uek nominated him as Minister
of Industry in the Slovene Republic. He is, however, virtually prevented
from assuming office by the UDB of Ljubljana, who have practically forced
him to enter a clinic for "reasons of health". As a result, a delegation
of leading Slovene Communists travelled to Belgrade where a very agitated
meeting of the Politburo took place, The final decision is allegedly pend-
ing the return of Slovene Communist delegates who are currently attending the
United Nations meeting of the General Assembly in Parise Leskosek is almost
a prisoner, held under strict surveillance.
Comment: The UDB is pI T:o outing Leskosek because of a typewritten
memorandum circulated by him to leading Yugoslav Commun":~:.-s, stressing
that financial policies of the Federal Government were damaging to the
Party and contrary to Marxist teachings.
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