Telegram from Cavendish Cannon to Secrertary of State Dean Acheson

INCOMING TELEGRAM DEPARTMENT OF STATE-DIVISION OF COMMUNICATIONS AND RECORDS TELEGRAPH BRANCH 9N x Action: EUR Info : SS Control 8548 G NEA Rec'd September 22, 1949 UNA 12:11 a.m. EURX DCR FROM: Belgrade TO: Secretary of State the ARCHIVES "NATIONAL RECORDS AND NO: 966, September 21, 4 p.m. Other topics mentioned by Tito were, (MYTEL 964 Septem- ber 21). Internal situation: Tito is calm and confident aid seems sure of army and administration. Also believes Cominform have made no progress among industrial workers and consequently he does not expect much sabotage. I tried to draw him out on this because we here had surveyed failure Cominform tactics thus far and concluded only remaining recourse short of assassination or military incursion would be stepped up frontier incidents and large-scale sabotage probably in combination. He admitted some "minor sabotage" and said government taking precaution but not greatly worried. On general economic situation he said credits are indeed essential and record of Yugoslav people for hard work economy sobriety and disciplines should be demonstration that maximum use would be made of help from abroad. Since various recent Yugoslav statements had seemed 3omewhat garrulous I took occasion to say I had been wondering whether Yugoslav Government had been over- rating capacity of Yugoslav people for further privation and toil; they are admittedly admirable in their stur- diness but after nine weary years they might find limit to their endurance and hard winter this year might be DECLASSIFIED severe test, E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) Dept. of State letter, 2-15-75 By NLT- HC , NARS Date 9-10-76 INFORMATION COPY