ACTIVITY OF SERB POLITICIANS IN PARIS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R000300660003-7
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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 11, 1998
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: February 25, 1947
• Content Type: MEMO

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CENTRAL INTEL GENCE GROUP
tNTELLJGENC EPORT
COUNTRY Yugoslavia
r*UBJECT Activity of Serb Politicians in Paris
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A,. There is also another Serb group in Paris called "Akoioni Odbor" (Action
Committee), ostensibly nonpolitical, but with the primary function of
serving as a front for the fikitovich group which cannot approach Rachek
openly becmwm of the political past of Its mombere. As yet this '"Action.
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A determined effort is being made by Serb political emigre leaders to select
a representative who would present himself to Dr. V. Machek as spokesman for
the several Serbian political parties seeking to settle whatever differences
exist between the Serbs and the Croats. This action on the part of the Serbs
is prompted by the fear that, if Machek should suddenly die, it would become
an impossibility to negotiate with his likely successor, Jura;, Krnjevich,
known for his anti-Sarb feelings.
2. The Serbs have not yet been-able to agree on one personality who would both
enjoy the confidence of all their factions and be able to negotiate with the
Croats without Jeoperdiaing Serbian interests. Aorrever, it appears that
Oas3.av Nikitovich, who other than a3rving 36 hours in the Cvetkovich pre-war
government is politically unknown, has formed a group of Serb politicasae
in Paris in an effort to unify the Serbs and select a leader for the negotia-
tions. This group has been financing trips and supporting Serb politidans
who have been coming to Paris from various parts of Europe, Nikitovich claims
contact with Prince Paul who is reported to have reentered political life and
to be in touch with King Peter and Doshidar Purich, a former Prime Minister
of the Yugoslav Government-in-Exile,
3. Dragisha Cvetkovich, who is persona grata with Maehek, is also a member of this
Paris group which conatts largely of members of the Radical Party. The Inde-
pendent Democratic Party will be represented by its leader Dr. Adam PrIbiehevieh,
who recently arrived in Paris from Italy,
~ e It is interesting to note thnt Sava Kosanovich,
ambassador to Washington, is the secretary of the Indepen-
dent Democratic Party, Although. the IDP has announced that it does
not recognize Kosanovich as a representative of the Party in the Tito
Government, it is reported that he will return to Yugoslavia to as-
sist in bringing the IDS into the National, Front.)
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Committees has not been. aetive exee rt in M1#ara work4
(For further roference aeet WFJIM Proposal of the 31ovenc
Resistance Groups for a Yugoslav Federal Group, 18 February
.1947; Dr. Y. ldachekto Future Plana, 13 February 1947;
and, Reaction to Yugoslav Opposition in France and An
Yugoslav Cirolea Abroadr 21 January 1947.)
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