Memorandum, State Department Summary of Telegrams

NCT(NAVAL AIDE 427 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 WASHINGTON State Dept. Guidelines, March 6, 1982 P By DE B NLT, Date 9-10-85 November 13, 1952 TOP SEGRET SECURITY INFORMATION SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS YUGOSLAV MIL. The Yugoslav Minister of Foreign Affairs has ITARY TALKS informed the British, French and US Ambas- sadors at Belgrade that after serious study the Yugoslav Govern- ment regretted it could not concur in the allied proposal to inform the North Atlantic Council of the forthcoming Allied-Yugoslav military talks. The Yugoslav Government's reasons were: 1) that secrecy was of utmost importance, especially with regard to the substance of the talks, and 2) that the false impression might arise that Yugoslavia was establishing, at least indirectly, some NATO link. Minister Kardelj further stated that if the three powers felt their obligations to NATO made it necessary for them to inform the North Atlantic Council of the existence of such conversations, the Yugoslav Government wished to make it clear that such Gov- - ernment itself had no obligation of any kind in this regard. He emphasized that the fundamental Yugoslav reason in this matter resulted from its expectation that the forthcoming military talks would have practical results and that the Yugoslav Government wished to avoid any psychological handicap for those engaging in the talks. In terminating the conversation the American Ambassador said that Kardelj could take it for granted that the three governments would inform the North Atlantic Council of the fact that the talks would take place but that the notifications would probably not be made prior to November 16. GERMAN-ISRAELI General Naguib has advised Ambassador REPARATIONS Caffery that the Arab League Political Com- AGREEMENT mittee had delegated him (Naguib) to en- deavor to persuade Ambassador Caffery to recommend to the Department of State that the US Government counsel the Bonn Government not to ratify the Israeli agreement. Caffery informed TOP SECRET SECURITY INF ORMA TION